Hacker's Beat
TEAM TANDS PLUS · September 25, 2015 · Typing, Rhythm, Arcade, Cyberpunk, Surreal
Buy Hacker's Beat from Steam at $1.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
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Hacker's Beat price by region
Hacker's Beat costs £1.39 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.19 in Canada, NZ$2.39 in New Zealand, A$2.90 in Australia, R$3.99 in Brazil, $6.99 in Georgia (USD) and zł7.19 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £1.39 −80% | £1.39 | — | 1 |
 United Statesyour region | $1.99 −80% | $1.99 | — | 1 |
 Europe (EUR) | €1.99 −80% | €1.99 | — | 1 |
 Canada | CA$2.19 −80% | CA$2.19 | — | 1 |
 New Zealand | NZ$2.39 −80% | NZ$2.39 | — | 1 |
 Australia | A$2.90 −80% | A$2.90 | — | 1 |
 Brazil | R$3.99 −80% | R$3.99 | — | 1 |
 Georgia (USD) | $6.99 | $6.99 | — | 1 |
 Poland | zł7.19 | zł7.19 | — | 1 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Hacker's Beat
2016/Jun/17: EDIT mode fixed + New songs!
EDIT mode bug fix is done.Also "Doodle Ninja" and "Croixleur Sigma" songs are added!
2016/May/24: EDIT mode!
We implemented an "EDIT mode" so that you can import your song and create your own game!Also, a manual for the EDIT mode is available from "View the Manual" at the right of this store page, or from the Steam client.
Important notice:
- Make sure to place your song file inside the "wav" folder of the local game folders:
C:Program FilesSteamsteamappscommonHacker's BeatEditwav - Only wav format is usable
- Only the songs shorter than 3mins are usable
Once you place the song, there are two types to make you own game; place each notes one by one manually, and place the notes by typing while you play (You cannot place the long-notes in the latter method).
We recommend you to put the notes by typing at first, then edit them later to fix the position or add the long-notes.
You can change the position of those notes later.
Of course you can play your own song, but moreover, you can share your newly created songs with friends! (You cannot share the music data hoever)
To share, you need to save the project and EXPORT it.
Please see a manual for more information.
Game Concept: Rhythm Game + Hacker Theme
I'm sure you've experienced this at some point... You're tapping away at your keyboard at a blistering pace, the clattering of the regular keys intermittently interrupted by the nuanced sound of the Enter key.
Play out your dangerous hacker fantasies with this clever rhythm game.
It's easy enough to get the hang of. All you have to do is hit the "notes" that appear on-screen in the general area of the keyboard that it corresponds to.
Just in the general vicinity is close enough, so rhythm ends up being more important than accuracy.
Welcome, to the Hacker's World...
We started off by researching music games, and found the most important thing that makes music games fun is hitting the right button at the right time, timing your hits to the rhythm of the music.
Next, we went to Japanese video arcades and examined actual music game machines. A commonality between these games was that they came off as looking incredibly difficult, but as a result also really intriguing.
Timing your hits with the music's rhythm and the perceived difficulty level are the main attractors. We incorporated these two points into a "hacker" theme and made it so that the hits don't need to be as precise.
We combined "hacking" and "music" games into a single: Hacker's Beat.
Hacker's Beat — game info
- Platforms
- Windows
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
A rhythm game without precision. Doesn't really work, it turns out, though the idea behind this game strikes me as something that should work. Perhaps if the button spamming was less vague and the HUD gave a clearer image when the buttons aline with the virtual keyboard, it all could work much better. As it is, however, it's not really worth a try.4 found this helpful
Just a button mashing game disguised as a rythm game.3 found this helpful
The concept was great, execution was hot garbage. For starters, the only options I was given for resolutions were 3 box resolutions and they were all small and the images in game still looked stretched lol. Poor visualizations too.3 found this helpful
I may be in the minority but I love this game. Its a interesting concept having the entire keyboard be the controller and I dig it. The music in this game is great and the ability to make your own charts is great too. For 10 bucks its a bit underwhelming but if its on sale I recommend picking it up.1 found this helpful
Please keep in mind that I only recommend it if these pros outweigh the cons for you. Pros: - Unique idea. Just having your hands on the keyboard as your fingers go lose to the music is a neat idea, and they don't punish you too much for not bring precise, so long as the timing is solid. - Custom song tracks. Love it when music/rhythm games allow you to make your own tracks to your favorite songs. Just takes a while to get familiar with how it all works. Thankfully there's manual. Cons: - The tutorial does its job to warm you up, but then the songs aren't organized in difficulty, and most are WAY more overwhelming than anything the tutorial has prepared you for. I wonder how the devs played these to know what they want me to do exactly. - Lots of waiting. There's slightly long load times for everything, and the hud in the beginning of each track takes forever before the song can finally start. - No options for adjusting. Audio is way too loud, and it can't reach my monitor's resolution of 1080p. Thankfully there's fullscreen mode. For me, the sale for being 2 bucks, and the custom tracks mode, where enough to overlook the massive problems to enjoy this unique approach. If you're…
I reallly like this game! The graphics are really nice and the gameplay is fine. But it's pretty expensive, so wait for a sale.
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