BlasterBeat

BlasterBeat launched into Steam Early Access on June 9, 2023 as a free-to-play multiplayer rhythm shooter. Through October 2024, Muted Games shipped a steady stream of updates — new maps, new tracks, a custom track editor with Steam Workshop integration, competitive modes, leaderboards, UI reworks, and a Halloween seasonal event. After that, the game went silent for roughly nine months. On July 31, 2026, the developer broke that silence with a significant announcement: they are working on a new game called SnowJob, a cooperative horror game. In the same post, they openly acknowledged the long quiet period and explained that game development is not the team's primary occupation. They expressed a hope that if SnowJob succeeds commercially, it would allow them to resume contributing to BlasterBeat — specifically mentioning the track editor and general functionality. They also noted they are "heavily investing" their time, effort, and money into SnowJob to make game development their full-time work. This means BlasterBeat's future development is explicitly conditional: the developer has communicated intent to return to the game, but only if their new project is successful. The game remains in Early Access with no 1.0 release date or completion roadmap announced. This is an uncertain situation — there is a stated intent to continue, but it is tied to an external commercial outcome that has not yet materialized.