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Project Heartbeat cover art

Project Heartbeat

EIRTeam · 2020-03-26

Steam

IndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Mar 26, 2020 (Linux), Mar 26, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Project Heartbeat is the ultimate cute community-driven rhythm game, featuring music from top artists of the Eurobeat genre made popular by the Initial D anime and manga.

Project Heartbeat is an Indie and Early Access game released in 2020, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 413 reviews).

2
playing now
90%
positive of 413 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 89% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.3k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 413 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.29 at Steam (2026-07-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620202026Week of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
61Apr 2020Aug 2026Apr 2020 — avg 1 · peak 2Jun 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jun 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.292020-03-262026-07-272020-03-26 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $10.192020-09-14 — best price $11.992020-11-25 — best price $8.392021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-03-26 — best price $8.392021-07-08 — best price $11.992021-10-28 — best price $7.792021-12-01 — best price $11.992022-01-27 — best price $7.792022-04-13 — best price $11.992022-06-23 — best price $7.192022-08-01 — best price $11.992022-10-24 — best price $7.192022-11-29 — best price $11.992023-03-16 — best price $7.192023-04-30 — best price $11.992023-08-15 — best price $7.792023-10-02 — best price $11.992023-12-21 — best price $6.592024-02-12 — best price $6.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-28 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $3.492026-07-27 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
69.2%
earned "My community!"
16.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller Support

2 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6794%6

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

Player tags

AnimeIndieMusicRhythmModdableCompetitiveMultiplayerEarly Access

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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