The Game Census
BEAMS cover art

BEAMS

Rainbow Affect · 2024-03-08

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 08, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

BEAMS — a challenge for the brave! Can you unravel the mysteries of hidden cartridges? Each one is a portal to a unique world filled with insane mini-games where laughter meets terror. But remember: only the most attentive and determined will find all cartridges and uncover their secrets!

53%
positive of 58 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$7.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 69% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 71% of 12,802 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 58 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120242026Week of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$1.592024-03-092025-10-062024-03-09 — best price $6.392024-03-15 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $1.592024-07-11 — best price $7.992025-10-01 — best price $5.032025-10-06 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Player tags

PvPFunnyComedyColorfulRelaxingAdventureEmotionalOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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