Beat Saber

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Summary

Beat Saber is a unique VR rhythm game, where your goal is to slash the beats (represented by small cubes) as they are coming at you. Every beat indicates which hand you need to use and also the direction you need to match. The game can be easily described as a mashup of Guitar Hero and Fruit Ninja in VR. All the music is composed to perfectly fit the hand made levels. Our goal is to make players almost dance, while cutting all the cubes and avoiding obstacles. Each cut is strongly supported by great sound and visual effects to emphasize the rhythm.

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History
The development started in 2016 when we found out there is no great rhythm based game on VR. The game was showcased on many places and almost 700 people tried it so far. The response is overwhelming positive.

Features
Unique gameplay with a great feel - Beat Saber combines the satisfying feeling of cutting with emergent perception of rhythm.
Handcrafted levels & music - All the basic levels and music in the game will be handcrafted to emphasise the music rhythm. The results are incomparable to similar games with generated content.
Game longevity - The game can be played in short (few minutes) sessions in quick play mode or for many hours in career mode.
Game accessibility - Anyone can understand basic game principles and play the game in just a few seconds.


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Beat Saber Reviews & Ratings

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Review by EveryLevel [user]
January 25, 2022

If you enjoyed DDR or just slicing ♥♥♥♥ with swords you'll enjoy this one. 1st VR game I played and I can't get enuff. The Basic game is good.If you enjoyed DDR or just slicing ♥♥♥♥ with swords you'll enjoy this one. 1st VR game I played and I can't get enuff. The Basic game is good. The 10 songs it comes with are nicly done. Only one song pissed me off.The game becomes Great once you Install all the mods from Beatsaver. Once you Download 200+ edited songs and new layout with you're color That you like.Well then it Becomes a Party.

90
Review by Cubed3
January 6, 2021

Beat Saber feels like the title that has propelled VR gaming into the mainstream and its effect on inspiring a whole host of other developers to enter this space cannot be underestimated. The core gameplay loop here is one the whole family can get involved in and it is not an over exaggeration to say this game can consume hours once it gets its hooks in. The BTS tracks are a welcome addition and if there is one band whose music seems to fit perfectly with this, it surely has to be theirs. Energetic, bombastic and addictive - prepare to be replaying Dynamite a lot to perfect its tough beat map. While some will argue the game itself and subsequent packs are ever so slightly overpriced, with multiplayer now active and the ability to add as many custom songs as one desires, for any VR owner this is simply a must-buy.

90
Review by AnalogousPants5 [user]
March 30, 2020

Very fun game, great intro to show your friends and family how fun VR can be.There are some caveats to this positive review:1. ThisVery fun game, great intro to show your friends and family how fun VR can be.There are some caveats to this positive review:1. This game studio has since been bought by Facebook, and this likely gives a vague sense of unease to many people, including myself.2. The included songs are great and the developers have semi-regularly been releasing paid DLC packs of more songs to play, but custom maps are required to take this game from a solid chunk of time to near infinite playability. The custom songs can be a bit hit-or-miss, but some of them are just unbelievably well-made and the sheer number of them helps to support the relatively small number of original songs included in the game. Plus, no matter how good the original songs are, most people who play this game will have more fun playing songs they recognize rather than Eurobeat EDM #7.If you're ok with those caveats, you'll have a great time and get a great workout from this game and it'll probably help you convince all your other friends to go out and buy a VR system of their own.

90
Review by crazymurdock [user]
August 30, 2019

Thought this was great on my Rift, but now on my Valve Index with the better sound, and 144Hz enabled, it is an amazing experience.P.S.Thought this was great on my Rift, but now on my Valve Index with the better sound, and 144Hz enabled, it is an amazing experience.P.S. Audica is an even better RA game, that I would, and will give 10 as soon as it is out of Early Access.

50
Review by azgoodaz [user]
August 9, 2019

Note: For Windows Mixed Reality Players, first install 'Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR' on Steam, if not Steam VR standalone won't detectNote: For Windows Mixed Reality Players, first install 'Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR' on Steam, if not Steam VR standalone won't detect your headset or controllers.VR headset I used to review this game: HMD Odyssey+Beat Saber is priced at $30, I would recommend it just because it's fun, but at the same time I wouldn't recommend it because it has limited free songs and no Steam Workshop support. If you try to import song titles, it's a hassle, you have to go through a community made mod program.Campaign is cool to get practice for the harder challenges, the songs are decent, but very limited and no Steam achievements. Depending if you like these type of games, it can make you sweat which is a good thing.Songs that you pay for are licensed which means they most likely have a cut-off point in which after x amount of years you won't be able to buy that song anymore (unless they renew the licenses).Very ballsy of the developers to price this game at $30 for how much is has to offer (I bought it at $30 for my first VR game) and I could have bought something else.

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Game Information
Release Date May 21, 2019
Publisher Hyperbolic Magnetism, Beat Games
Total Rating 85%
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Player Perspectives First person, Auditory, Virtual Reality
Genres Music, Sport, Indie
Themes Action, Science fiction, Party, Kids
Platforms Windows Mixed Reality, SteamVR, PlayStation VR, Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Oculus VR, Meta Quest 3