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A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.
Best games like Afterbeat
The best games like Afterbeat are Just Shapes & Beats, Soundodger+, Rhythm Doctor, Project Heartbeat, and Neon Echo. GAMESLIKE ranks these alternatives using shared gameplay metadata, Steam review sentiment, and similarity signals. Evidence includes 96% positive across 2k Steam reviews, Steam genre and tag overlap across Action, Strategy, Indie, platform support for Windows, and $11.99 pricing signal.

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This game features full Steam Workshop integration for custom levels!
"Project Arrhythmia" is a musical bullet-hell in which all things beautiful are deadly. A cacophony of lights, music, pulses and blocks, Project Arrhythmia features tight bullet-hell style gameplay where up to 4 players in local co-op must navigate their way through evolving scenes and obstacles, all timed to the beat.
Set in 207X, a mysterious disease called "LNNS" has been ravaging the world. A lone AI researcher, Anna Schroeder, attempts to find the cure with her trusty supercomputer companion HAL. Stumbling upon various “Projects,” the duo decides to investigate the efficacy of a cure using a pulse/rhythm-based interface. Work in progress.
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