About

Just Shapes and Beats is a rhythm bullet-hell game developed by Berzerk Studio. In the game, up to four players can occupy a screen wherein their character navigates a series of animations and bullet attacks in rhythm with the game's electronic soundtrack composed by Danimal Cannon. The player cannot attack, only survive until the song is over. The game has been well-received by critics and players.

History

Just Shapes and Beats debuted at PAX 2016,^[1] with an initial release date of later that year. However, the game underwent several delays before releasing for Windows and Nintendo Switch on May 31st, 2018.^[2] It was released for the Playstation 4 in the US on May 10th, 2019, and Europe, Russia and Australia on May 30th. The same day, a "hardcore" mode for the game was announced.

Reception

The game was very positively reviewed, gaining a score of 83/100 on Metacritic.^[2] Critics praised the game's visual style and score. Nintendo Life^[3] said of the game, "It injects pure joy into the oppressive, pulsing panic of Super Hexagon and creates a celebratory explosion of the audio-visual in video games."

Online Presence

The game has a modest online presence, with over 1,600 likes on Facebook^[4] and 450 Reddit followers.^[5] Videos of gameplay have done well on YouTube, however. An S-rank playthrough of the game's levels by Octal-plus has gained over 1.1 million views (shown below, left) and an S-rank boss run by selpix gained over 5.5 million views (shown below, right).

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