AudioBeats

Worth the price tag. There's a fair amount of tracks and it plays pretty well. Has multiple difficulty levels for whatever mood your in.

This game is actually very good! The problem I was having at first was due to the alignment. Recommend playing it standing up. Music is very good!

It has a really good promise, but i feel it lacks higher drums as when it adjusts to your height, you can't see the drums unless you crouch a bit. Plus since the drums are very close to eachother, i then can't get a good score cause i then end up hitting the other which cancels the combo.

and what would make it easier is to hear each drum, aswell as a force feedback in the controllers when i hit the drums.

I like the game for what it is, but those small details makes me not able to recommend it as i struggled to hit the right drum or managed to hit 2 at once because of how close they are and not being able to see them when standing up straight and looking at the highway of the dots..

Great game. One of the most unique techniques I've seen for a music game.
What I mean is, there is a great deal of variety in the way you must respond to the beats.

We are all familiar with hitting beats, check.
We are all familiar with holding a long beat, check.
But wait, sometimes those long beats MOVE! yeah, u have to move your controller to follow it while still hitting other beats
There are also linked beats (two hits at the exact same time).
And my absolute favourite, 'cast' beats. u have to hit the beat, it attaches to your controller and you have to 'cast it away' ie fling it a certain direction (if the beat is a left arrow u hit it then flick ur controller left). It adds so much flare to the game.

You truly feel awesome when you nail a song in this game. It is really on the same level as DDR or other very mainstream music games.

I only have 3 criticisms for this game.
1. Only 6 songs available, and it is not clear if they are adding more to this version or not.
2. No steam leaderboards (highscores). I like the challenge of trying to improve my rank, which this lacks
3. The 4 drums really should be colour coded, sometimes it's hard to tell if notes are top row or bottom row until they get really close

Keep your eye on this game, it could be the breakaway winner of the vr music genre

Got it on sale and glad I did. I never really got into (or tried) many rythm games, yet it's one of only a few games I have gone back to after the first try on the Vive.
I am pretty bad at it, as the commands become overwhelming even on easy for 5 out of the 6 tracks. I'm sure (at least I think) that if I keep at it, I will improve.
One thing obviously lacking is the tactile response of actually hitting the drums or whatever they are. That's just a limitation of VR, though, and I don't hold it against the title especially considering the price. If someone was willing, it wouldn't be too hard to set up some real-life props to correlate to the drums!
I enjoy the artwork, just wish there was even more crazy stuff popping up besides the chick at every 100-combo interval- even if it probably would take my attention away from the commands. I also like the songs especially the darker sounding ones with hints of dubstep in them.

As an amateur drummer, I find this game enjoyable.
It's not perfect, but I think it's currently the best VR rhythm game.

From a player who own audioshield, holodance, soundboxing, thumper and vRhythm:

Really enjoy this one but want dev add stepmania support as soon as possible.

7/10 now, 10/10 with updates.


This game has HUGE potential. Each song is captivating and has the different ways hit the notes are engaging. There is 3 mechanics to the game: Hitting the notes like a regular drum, Blocking the notes in the form of a moving laser beam continually as a run-on note, and directional hits that you must hit the pad(s) in a direction to not miss the note.

If they added maybe one ore two more ways to score such as star mode, combo hits, or some kind of drum solo mode it would have enough features to last into 2nd or 3rd VR generations

It has only 6 songs at the moment, but I got it on sale for $6 so as long as it has updates for more songs I will be very happy with my purchase and

recommend it to all VR owners.

This game is well produced featuring an excellent UI and the environment and drums all look good.
But to be honest, don't buy this game if you are over 30 :). I think it's more suited for teens with very fast reflexes. It makes Audio Shield feel like a game for the elderly. ;) Even the tutorial was too fast for me.
Also, I don't think you'll like the music if you're over 30. ;)

Are you a Bemani fan? IIDX? SDVX? GFDM? Pop'n?

The mechanics are nice. A suggestion I would have is to have an option to put all the 4 notes on the same horizontal level, rather than having the two side buttons elevated. Because the relative positioning of notes is very important to timing, having the two side buttons be on different levels is very confusing.

I love this game. Its great. The 6 tracks it comes with have really good rythym to them. The game runs really smooth and is surprisingly easy and difficult all rolled into one.

My only slight annoyance is the inability to pause the song or go back to the menu. Also not being able to adjust the height of the platforms outside of a song is annoying. But being able to adjust it at all is a huge plus.

Overall great game, well worth the cost and I will definitely be playing it more (can't wait for new tracks).

This is great, although there are only six songs right now, they are awesome and challenging. 3 difficulties for each one, the game is super polished and the controls feel really tight. Highly recommend for how cheap it is.

A very nice Rythem Game!
It reminds me a lot of TapTapRevenge, which is a good thing.
+ good mechanics (you need to keep up with the moderate difficulty, but target detection is very fair)
+ good visuals
+ music is not too exotic, which I was afraid of in the beginning; most tracks are actually quite good
- only 6 music tracks at the moment
- learning curve is high if you do not have some experience to begin with

I was a bit wary about this game after seeing comments about how difficult it was, not the most co-ordinated and suspect my reflexes aren't as sharp as they used to be. Worrying too was that not only do you have to hit one of four drum pads correctly in time to incoming 'beats' but some you have to hold and even 'flick' in the direction of the arrow.
First effort and i was scoring 'B' (on easy level) for the songs i tried, no doubt i'd crash and burn on harder levels but it's fun. Different enough to Music Inside, Holodance and Happy Drummer to make Audio Beats a buy.

Pros:
+Price, $6 at the moment!
+Crisp visuals
+Only 6 tracks at the moment but they're well matched and have a good beat.
+You have to really concentrate but it's not a great deal harder than similar games of its type.
+not a big download and doesn't hang on exit.

Cons:
-There's a decent enough hit area but if you move you'll start to miss. It's not like Music Inside where you're watching the drum set itself - you're attention is more occupied by the incoming notes.
-no leaderboards (yeah, i can dream...)

Rating: 9/10

Fun rythm game that reminds of the japanese arcades. There's not many songs and the difficulty ramps up quite fast, but nevertheless I had fun on all songs and on all settings.

AudioBeats is as polished as any typical non-VR release*.

*there are some spelling mistakes (or are they?) in there that brings down the professionalism of the game as an english release - such as; "Original Cracks 1" instead of 'Original Tracks, Vol. 1' - but that's just been nitpicky, and is a largely forgiveable flaw given the current small state of the market meaning it's often difficult to justify additional professional translation expenses.

Currently features 6 tracks and 3 difficulties for each. Pleasant asian pop music (the game is made by a chinese developer).

The beats are hand crafted (which is a vitally important point of difference from more procedurally oriented beat/rhythm games) allowing the gameplay to be a lot more interesting and dynamic feeling (as in the transitions between each beat feel a lot more interesting and challenging).

The only flaw is not really its fault - it's the lack of tactile feedback. I found that while standing, I'd slowly drift downwards as the game got more and more intense, so I had to pull up a chair which allowed me to be more consistent.

It is a fairly hard game though... difficult ramps up quickly, and by the end of the first song on basic mode, you're already approaching the difficulty level found on moderate hard songs in medium to hard difficulty in Rockband/Guitar Hero (although it's been a while since I played those games).

If you like asian music, or even if you dont' mind it and you're a fan of the rhythm music genre this one is for you.

TLDR: For anyone that can keep up with Asian music rhythm games, and if you're okay with currently 6 music pieces (with 3 difficulty levels each) then grab this, it's a highly polished experience that uses VR to deliver uniquely engaging mechanics.

Fun game! Reminded me a lot of the Japanese rhythm arcade games. I didn't recognize any of the songs but they are catchy and fun to play. The game offers many different levels of difficulty so people new to rhythm games should be able to pick it up fairly quickly and veterans can get a real challenge. Some improvements would be more songs and better feedback if a note is hit or missed.

TL;DR: Get this game. Support its developers. We need more of this. It's an amazing concept for only 10 dollars, and this could seriously grow into a hit.

• Absolutely great concept. I would play this for hours trying to get a high score.
  
• Amazing aesthetic and design choice.
  
• Great song choice for first 6 songs.
  

• Needs more songs. (Currently only 6)
  
• Steam Workshop support. With a good mapping tool, this game could make itself within the community.
  
[*](opinion) Color code the 4 hit bars. It would make realizing what notw is coming down which lane a lot easier, without disparaging the difficulty.