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DrumBeats VR cover art

DrumBeats VR

Marcel Eissens · MESHm · 2024-12-20

SteamPlayStation Store

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Auditory, Virtual Reality

Releases: Feb 01, 2019 (SteamVR), Nov 29, 2021 (Meta Quest 2), Nov 29, 2021 (Meta Quest 3), Mar 06, 2026 (PlayStation VR2)

DrumBeats VR is a drumming music game for VR. Play on iconic drumkits and play in epic scenes! With your driving rhythm you become the backbone of every song you play. With a setlist of 21 songs and more on the way, you can play along to your favorite tunes and feel like you're part of the band

68%
positive of 145 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
3.67★
PlayStation Store rating (48 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 100% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 30% of 48,370 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.9k–6.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 145 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2020-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320192025Week of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$5.992019-02-022026-10-082019-02-02 — best price $7.992019-02-08 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $6.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $6.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $6.492022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-09-16 — best price $6.992022-09-19 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $6.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-11-26 — best price $14.992023-12-27 — best price $8.992024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-08-19 — best price $8.992024-08-26 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $10.492024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $5.992025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $10.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $7.042025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-21 — best price $8.992026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $8.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
9.1%
earned "Eager to learn!"
0.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DVR6DOFDarkMusicRhythmSportsEducationRealisticFast-Paced

Census log

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

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