Just Shapes & Beats (2018)

A chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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Plot-driven, spare, relentless and unpretentious.

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Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Berzerk Studio
Publisher: Berzerk Studio
Released: May 31, 2018
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Unity
Time to beat: 6 h main story · 24 h completionist

IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 40 ratings.

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