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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, VR, Music, Rhythm.

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Beat Ninja is a rhythm based VR game that has you cutting up music like never before. Slice through the music notes as the fly at you from all angles while a tower defense mini-game plays out to your actions. Works with your own music library and supports user and auto-generated beat maps.

Reviews: 9 user reviews — 33% — of 9 reviews
Released: 2016-07-12
Developer: Xelphyre Games
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive81% of 2,738 reviews2016
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    93% matchVery Positive88% of 562 reviews2016
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    89% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2020
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    88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive95% of 268 reviews2016
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    71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2017
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    66% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    70% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2018
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    68% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2018
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    67% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2022
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    69% matchMixed70% of 77 reviews2016
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    67% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2017
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