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Beat Saber (2018)

Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism

Meta Quest 2 · Meta Quest 3 · Oculus Quest · Oculus Rift · PlayStation VR · PlayStation VR2 · SteamVR · Windows Mixed Reality

4.27 from 1336 ratings · #158 top rated on Grouvee

3013 members have it in their collection · 243 playing now · 370 backlogged · 368 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h · with extras 54h · 100% 68h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

Beat Saber is an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before! Enjoy tons of handcrafted levels and swing your way through the pulsing music beats, surrounded by a futuristic world. Use your sabers to slash the beats as they come flying at you – every beat indicates which saber you need to use and the direction you need to match. With Beat Saber you become a dancing superhero!
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Details

Developers
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
Publishers
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
Genres
Arcade, Indie, Music, Sport
Themes
Action, Kids, Party, Science fiction
Events
PlayStation Showcase 2023, PlayStation Showcase, The Game Awards 2019, PlayStation E3 2018 Showcase
Steam
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Release dates

  • May 01, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Oculus Rift
  • May 01, 2018 (Early Access) (Worldwide) Windows Mixed Reality
  • Nov 20, 2018 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation VR
  • Mar 07, 2019 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation VR
  • May 21, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Oculus Quest, SteamVR, Windows Mixed Reality
  • Oct 13, 2020 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Meta Quest 2
  • May 24, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation VR2
  • Oct 13, 2023 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Meta Quest 3
  • Aug 23, 2025 (Offline) (Worldwide) PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2

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Rating distribution

5 stars
625
4 stars
487
3 stars
192
2 stars
23
1 star
9
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killerstar

Status killerstar Jul 9, 2023

The first time I played the game I tried to play Reach for the Summit from Celeste and it was so hard. I never managed to play the whole 11 minutes. I remember being exhausted and felt like it was the hardest thing.

The other day I noticed that I still had it on my list of songs and gave …

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The first time I played the game I tried to play Reach for the Summit from Celeste and it was so hard. I never managed to play the whole 11 minutes. I remember being exhausted and felt like it was the hardest thing.

The other day I noticed that I still had it on my list of songs and gave it a go. It felt easy, almost trivial, and I beat it almost with full combo. It felt awesome. A very concrete evidence of how I had improved.

Before I didn't download custom songs with only Expert or Expert+ difficulties --why bother if they are just too hard for me to play. Today I can get through most Expert and some Expert+ songs on my first try just by sight reading.

I'd say it's pretty on-message with Celeste 😁

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 30, 2023

I feel that I haven't posted anything about games for a while because I've been playing Beat Saber almost exclusively for a few weeks. I almost what to post reviews of specific maps that I liked.

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 20, 2023

It had been a while since I'd played and I hadn't seen the new "arc" and "chain" notes. The arc notes feel fantastic when playing Lindsey Stirling songs, which usually plays with sustained violin notes and strong percussion.

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 19, 2023

Out of curiosity I looked into the various DLC songs and I was surprised to see that most of them have very bad reviews on Steam. They say that the maps are badly synced or that they don't match the feel of the song at all. One of the songs apparently is even badly mixed and you can barely hear …

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Out of curiosity I looked into the various DLC songs and I was surprised to see that most of them have very bad reviews on Steam. They say that the maps are badly synced or that they don't match the feel of the song at all. One of the songs apparently is even badly mixed and you can barely hear it over the game's sound effects.

Has anyone played them?

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 18, 2023

I've been practising one song in Expert+ for weeks and today I was able to finish it at 85% speed, which is such a great feeling.

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El_Diegote

Status El_Diegote Feb 13, 2023

In my crusade to make the wife like videogames, I got this which in theory has everything she likes: movement, music, light sabres. I think it was a success and joins the fairly short list of games that she actually and actively wants to play from time to time (joining the overcooked franchise and the first 4 stages of super …

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In my crusade to make the wife like videogames, I got this which in theory has everything she likes: movement, music, light sabres. I think it was a success and joins the fairly short list of games that she actually and actively wants to play from time to time (joining the overcooked franchise and the first 4 stages of super mario 3, for some reason).

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 29, 2022

My experience using AirLink vs Link cable further cemented my general opinion disdain for wirelles technology. Just use a friking cable, people. No need to faff about with signal strength, battery issues and all that bullshit.

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killerstar

Status killerstar Jun 16, 2022

Well, my girlfriend went to the USA for a conference and I decided to take advantage of it and get an Oculus Quest 2, mainly to experience Flight Simulator 2020 in VR. But I also decided to try this one, which is perhaps the main entrypoint for VR. And it's pretty good! Having to move around makes it not an …

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Well, my girlfriend went to the USA for a conference and I decided to take advantage of it and get an Oculus Quest 2, mainly to experience Flight Simulator 2020 in VR. But I also decided to try this one, which is perhaps the main entrypoint for VR. And it's pretty good! Having to move around makes it not an everyday game, but it's super fun. The standard music that comes with the core game is, as it's common with rhythm games, not to my liking, though.

I'm quite surprise of how well VR works. There are lots of little details that go a long way in improving the experience. I like the fact that you can see a simulation of your hands in the controllers that actually change posture according to the buttons your fingers are touching.

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peterwooley

Status peterwooley Jan 26, 2021

I had nearly 500 hours into the early access Steam version using the HTC Vive before I finally gave up after another patch came up and wiped all the scores and reset the leaderboards. I’m not sure why the team did this but I’d had my fun and was happy to let it go.

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With …

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I had nearly 500 hours into the early access Steam version using the HTC Vive before I finally gave up after another patch came up and wiped all the scores and reset the leaderboards. I’m not sure why the team did this but I’d had my fun and was happy to let it go.

SMASH CUT to present day.

With an Oculus Quest 2 on my face I wondered if spending the money on Beat Saber again would be worth it. I went with my gut and bought it again.

Wow! That was a good decision. The campaign is great (and challenging!). The new songs and Expert+ best maps are awesome. And the multiplayer is (against all odds) fluid, fast, and fun.

Let’s see if I can get another 500 hours into the Quest version.

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