Beat Hazard 2

Beat Hazard 2

Released Oct 2019

Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

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Evaluation

Beat Hazard 2 is a fully released music-driven arcade shooter from solo developer Steve (Cold Beam Games) that has continued to receive updates well after its October 2019 launch. The developer has maintained an active relationship with the game, shipping feature updates and new content across 2023, 2024, 2025, and into 2026. Most recently, on April 14, 2026, the developer pushed a "Happy Birthday" update adding stereo sound support for the Open Mic feature on Windows 11. On September 24, 2025, a free update added 6 new licensed music tracks (from Shirobon and Future Funk Squad) to coincide with the PlayStation launch of Beat Hazard Arcade. On June 9, 2026 — just 18 days before today — the developer posted about Beat Hazard's presence in Steam's Bullet Fest sale event and announced that Beat Hazard Arcade is coming to iOS and Android on July 7, 2026. The developer is clearly still engaged and active. No statement has been made that Beat Hazard 2 development is complete or that no further updates are planned. The developer's pattern shows periodic feature and content updates (roughly every few months to annually), and the most recent communication is from June 9, 2026. While no specific future content for Beat Hazard 2 has been named, the developer's sustained activity and very recent engagement make it clear this game continues to receive attention.
Evidence
16th Birthday update shipped: added stereo SFX support for Open Mic (Windows 11 via WASAPI). Developer described this as fulfilling one of the most-requested community fixes.
news post · Apr 14, 2026 source content shipped
high
Free update shipped 6 new licensed music tracks from Shirobon and Future Funk Squad, tied to the PlayStation launch of Beat Hazard Arcade.
news post · Sep 24, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Cold Beam Games
Achievements
62
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game


Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter.

Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Beat Hazard 2 seamlessly mixes the love of gaming and music. Together they become greater than the sum of their parts.

Beat Hazard 2 improves on and ramps up the awesome zen feeling of battling to your own music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepower. Unleash hell on the enemy ships when you max out with weapon pickups!

Premium music streaming services will be supported via an 'Open Mic' system that can listen in to any music source. Now the music world is your oyster, play to Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, YouTube, or any other provider!



Pushing the boundaries of music powered gameplay, the sequel includes procedurally generated boss ships. Each track will create a unique archenemy ship for you to vanquish.

Each track you play will also creates a unique player ship, anything from a tiny 'Mosquito' ship to a huge 'Brute' battle ship! Created ships are consistent, if you discover an awesome ship tell your friends so they can unlock it too!



Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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