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Just Shapes & Beats cover art

Just Shapes & Beats

Berzerk Studio · 2018-05-31

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 26, 2019 (Linux), Feb 26, 2019 (Mac), May 31, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 31, 2022 (Xbox One), May 31, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 30, 2020 (Google Stadia)

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

Just Shapes & Beats is an Action and Indie game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 26118 reviews) and an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners.

76
playing now
98%
positive of 26k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (4.3k downloads)
4.64★
PlayStation Store rating (3,823 ratings)
88/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend · from 24 critics
6h
to beat · completionist 24h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Just Shapes & Beats is a music-based bullet hell video game developed and published by Canadian indie team Berzerk Studio. It was released on May 31, 2018, for Windows and Nintendo Switch, February 24, 2019, for macOS and Linux, May 10, 2019, for PlayStation 4 in the US, and May 30, 2019 for PlayStation 4 in Europe, Russia, and Australia. It was also released on June 30, 2020, for Stadia, and on May 31, 2022, for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. In the game, players control a coloured shape and dodge pink shapes that move to the beat of background music.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 76 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,077 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~260/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 653k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,118 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2024-12-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 9 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70370320182026Week of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 523 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 425 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 309 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 417 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

122292026-09-15 12:00 — 66 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 77 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 39 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 59 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 100 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 56 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 36 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 51 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 68 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 48 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 56 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 49 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 80 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 102 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 58 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 77 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 56 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 90 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 122 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 53 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 40 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2020Apr 2017Aug 2026Apr 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jul 2018 — avg 44 · peak 90Oct 2018 — avg 65 · peak 162Jan 2019 — avg 83 · peak 197Apr 2019 — avg 60 · peak 124Jul 2019 — avg 136 · peak 282Oct 2019 — avg 66 · peak 134Jan 2020 — avg 130 · peak 269Apr 2020 — avg 97 · peak 159Jul 2020 — avg 135 · peak 232Oct 2020 — avg 89 · peak 174Jan 2021 — avg 135 · peak 266Apr 2021 — avg 87 · peak 158Jul 2021 — avg 182 · peak 918Oct 2021 — avg 102 · peak 254Jan 2022 — avg 119 · peak 239Apr 2022 — avg 84 · peak 168Jul 2022 — avg 104 · peak 174Oct 2022 — avg 76 · peak 152Jan 2023 — avg 93 · peak 188Apr 2023 — avg 81 · peak 161Jul 2023 — avg 106 · peak 191Oct 2023 — avg 83 · peak 208Jan 2024 — avg 72 · peak 141Apr 2024 — avg 73 · peak 165Jul 2024 — avg 80 · peak 133Oct 2024 — avg 66 · peak 152Jan 2025 — avg 71 · peak 154Apr 2025 — avg 103 · peak 253Jul 2025 — avg 151 · peak 283Oct 2025 — avg 95 · peak 198Jan 2026 — avg 128 · peak 285Apr 2026 — avg 83 · peak 189Jul 2026 — avg 91 · peak 144Aug 2026 — avg 72 · peak 176
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$11.992018-05-312026-10-102018-05-31 — best price $17.992018-12-20 — best price $14.992019-06-01 — best price $12.992019-10-28 — best price $14.992019-11-26 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $14.992020-05-31 — best price $12.992020-10-29 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $14.992021-06-24 — best price $14.992021-07-23 — best price $13.992021-11-24 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-05-31 — best price $13.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992024-02-12 — best price $14.992024-04-18 — best price $13.992024-06-27 — best price $12.992024-08-19 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $12.992025-02-05 — best price $11.992025-03-24 — best price $11.992025-06-27 — best price $11.992025-08-24 — best price $11.992025-10-07 — best price $11.992026-02-17 — best price $11.992026-04-02 — best price $11.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-09-26 — best price $19.992026-10-10 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

119352026-05-31 — 119 pageviews2026-06-04 — 83 pageviews2026-06-08 — 85 pageviews2026-06-12 — 68 pageviews2026-06-16 — 53 pageviews2026-06-20 — 57 pageviews2026-06-24 — 54 pageviews2026-06-28 — 49 pageviews2026-07-02 — 54 pageviews2026-07-06 — 91 pageviews2026-07-10 — 65 pageviews2026-07-14 — 72 pageviews2026-07-18 — 44 pageviews2026-07-22 — 48 pageviews2026-07-26 — 62 pageviews2026-07-30 — 58 pageviews2026-08-03 — 68 pageviews2026-08-07 — 53 pageviews2026-08-11 — 48 pageviews2026-08-15 — 59 pageviews2026-08-19 — 49 pageviews2026-08-23 — 42 pageviews2026-08-27 — 61 pageviews2026-08-31 — 54 pageviews2026-09-04 — 51 pageviews2026-09-08 — 55 pageviews2026-09-12 — 50 pageviews2026-09-16 — 64 pageviews2026-09-20 — 51 pageviews2026-09-24 — 61 pageviews2026-09-28 — 58 pageviews2026-10-02 — 59 pageviews2026-10-06 — 40 pageviews2026-10-09 — 72 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
75.7%
earned "It's Over"
21.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Polish…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-05-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,8249%26
PS4 (PlayStation)2,75615%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5885%26
Switch (Nintendo)3600%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opIndieMusicActionRhythmDifficultFast-PacedBullet HellLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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