- ByteRockers' Universe: Our 1st Publisher Sale! - 15 July 2026
Hi Punks,Is it also incredibly hot outside where you live? What better incentive to stay inside and play games all day than the full concentrated power of the sun 🌞To get started, take control of the weather for a change and combat nature’s corruption in our just-released Dark Fantasy Deckbuilder Solnox – Grimoire of Seasons!While we set this surprise drop devilish low price as is, for a limited time you can pick up Solnox with a launch discount at under 5 EUR/USD.That’s not low enough? If you’re reading this between the 15th of July (19:00 CEST) and the 17th of July (19:00 CEST), you can an grab our 4-player game of tag Catch Me! for free to keep forever; you just need to claim it within these 48 hours.These goodies are all part of our very 1st Publisher Sale. As an indie studio that just expanded into supporting other developers, it would help us a lot if you would check out the page…
- 1.5 Anarchy Patch - 18 November 2024
With this patch, we want to say goodbye to the Beat Slayer year 2024 with a bang. In addition to a new upgrade type, we also have something new for the Beat Slayer veterans among you. New Upgrade Type: "Tanzschock Upgrade" Unleash rhythmic destruction with the all-new Tanzschock Upgrade! Trigger its powerful effects every time you reach 10 Beats on your Beat Meter and at every 20 Beat interval thereafter (10, 30, 50, 70...). Choose from the following versions: Tanzschock Taser Effect: Stuns all enemies for one tact. Tanzschock Laser Effect: Activates four laser beams for one tact. Tanzschock Barrage Effect: Fires a barrage of projectiles around you. Tanzschock Repulsor Effect: Knocks back all enemies around you. Tanzschock Explosion Effect: Deals damage in a large area around you. New Game Mode: Anarchy In the previous difficulty levels, you may have noticed that some enemies only appea…
- 1.4 Hazard Patch Notes - Beat Slayer - 19 August 2024
The Steam Rythm Festival is coming round the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a big patch for Beat Slayer :D In this patch we have prepared a few things for you to make Mia's journey through Berlin even more varied and to provide more "destruction". New Hazard: Laser Walls Some Levels in Act 3 now have Laser Barriers that turn on and off to the beat. Getting caught in the beam will hurt you, but enemies take even more damage from it! Destructibles You can find destructible objects (like Crates and Vases) in most levels. Destroying them has a chance of granting you some Currywurst and other Powerups! Be Careful - many levels also have explosive barrels that, when destroyed, do massive damage to anything nearby! Enemy Spawner Improvements We tweaked the enemy spawning system, allowing enemies to use the whole level to determine where to spawn. Enemy spawns are now less "c…
- Community Patch | Patch Notes - 27 June 2024
Hey everyone! As announced last week, the first Patch for Beat Slayer drops today! Here’s an overview of the new changes: Beat Streak Upgrades: Try out new Beat Streak Upgrades from Donna: Beat Streak Upgrades are combat stat increases that get stronger the longer you stay on beat. Key Bindings Change your preferred key bindings for your keyboard or controller! New Community Goodies: Added new Steam Trading Cards. Collect Mia, Dietrich and the others to unlock cool profile backgrounds and emoticons and decorate your profile with a cool badge. Steam Deck Verification: The verification of the Steam deck is on its way to you. Unfortunately, it still takes a little while on the part of Steam. As soon as they give us the green light, we will publish the verification. A little hint: Beat Slayer is already playable on the Steam Deck, so give it a try! Why not check them out in the game yoursel…
- Roadmap 2024 - 20 June 2024
Hey everyone! We hope you’ve all been enjoying your Time with Beat Slayer so far! We have some exciting news for future updates for you today. Take a look at our Roadmap for 2024 below: We’ve got 3 main patches coming over the remainder of the year, with the first going live one week from now! This is what you can expect: Community Patch - 27.06. new Steam Community Goodies unlock new Beat Streak Upgrades from Donna Change some of your Key Bindings Steam Verification Hazard Patch - August Destructibles Objects around the levels new environmental Hazards in Act 3 Improved Enemy Spawning Behaviour Hammer Gameplay (QoL for Hammer) Donna Balancing (Balancing) Anarchy Patch - November New hard Gamemode: Anarchy This will be an all-new, extreme gamemode that will challenge even the most seasoned Botslayers! Look forward to much stronger enemies that will make your journey as difficult as rhyt…
- 1.2 Patch Notes - 17 April 2024
Hey guys, Thank you for playing Beat Slayer. We appreciate every message from you here or on Discord and try to consider your wishes and suggestions. But first and foremost we want to fix the bugs that happened to you :D That's why patch 1.2 is all about bugfixing and polishing. Bugfixes Fixed a bug where Mia did not get an upgrade after a canceled utility upgrade. Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash after defeating the second boss. Fixed missing ground in some levels. Fixed a bug that did not increase the probability of upgrade families after Donna upgrade. Fixed Narrative bugs Fixed a bug where some Steam achievements were not unlocked. Fixed a bug where the shield bot was not distributing shields. Quality settings on the Steam Deck are now available. Balancing Robot spawn rate has been revised Total life of the second boss has been slightly reduced Miscellaneous Various small a…
- Beat Slayer Demo live and Beat Slayer OST out NOW! - 12 April 2024
After almost a week since the release of Beat Slayer, we would like to thank all the players who have already taken a look at it. Your interest and feedback mean a lot to us. We appreciate every single review and are open to your suggestions and opinions. Please also visit our Discord server, where we are active every day and happy to exchange ideas with you: Discord . Today we have two exciting news for you: First of all, the demo of Beat Slayer is available online again. Unfortunately, there were a few technical problems with the release. But now it's live again and if you're curious and want to test your sense of rhythm, you can now test the entire first act of the demo. Secondly, there is another small release today. The official Beat Slayer soundtrack is now available on all major streaming platforms. We are very happy that the music has made its way onto Spotify and Co. Take a loo…
- Beat Slayer is out NOW! - 4 April 2024
Our game Beat Slayer is finally out! 🎉 Almost 3 years have passed since we developed the first prototype of Beat Slayer. We showcased the game at over 20 conventions, exhibitions and fairs all over the globe. We got covered by several gaming news sites and streamers such as IGN and HandofBlood . Despite hurdles such as the stealth release of "Hi-Fi Rush", we kept on going and turned that hurdle into a guidepost to a game that's different and unique. Beat Slayer is not only the first rhythm-based hack n' slay roguelite, but also our most ambitious project to date! We still can't believe that this moment has finally come. Thanks to everyone who helped us along this way! We're very proud to announce that you can get your very own copy of Beat Slayer on Steam now
- Beat Slayer @ Dinos vs Robots Fest & Baltic Showcase - 28 February 2024
Hey everyone! We're part of the "Dinos vs Robots Fest" (February 26 - March 4) and the "Baltic Showcase" (February 27 - March 5)! We've heard that you guys love friendly and nice robots like Botty, but what about evil robots? Noone likes those, right? Right? Yeah, we thought so. Help Mia free the city of those nasty automatons in Beat Slayers demo today!
- Steam Next Fest Livestream #2 - 7 February 2024
Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n’ slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There’s only one rule: Stay on beat! If you have feedback or encounter bugs, you can join the specially created Discord where you can get in touch with us developers. Otherwise, feel free to follow us on Twitter(X) and Instagram, where we regularly post new updates about Beat Slayer. Or check out the community tab on Steam here. There's even a TikTok account that we're trying out right now. Feel free to check it out there. Thank you for playing and stay tuned!
- If HiFi Rush and Fallout had a baby, it'd be this Steam roguelike - 7 February 2024
If there's one thing I am a little too obsessed with, it's rhythm games. One of my favorite PC games ever made is Metal Hellsinger, and before that I spent far too much time on Riot Forge's Hextech Mayhem. This Steam Next Fest, though, my attention has turned to Beat Slayer , a new indie that channels the gritty, gloomy dystopian setting of Fallout and the on-beat combat and comic book style of HiFi Rush. If two of the best Bethesda games had a baby, it'd be this game. Read the rest of the story...
- Demo Hotfix #1 - 6 February 2024
Hey guys, Thank you to our community of players for helping us to identify these issues swiftly so we could get them patched up! Bug fixed, where missing localization texts were caused by the system language. If you have feedback or encounter bugs, you can join the specially created Discord where you can get in touch with us developers. Or check out the community tab here on Steam. Thank you and stay tuned!
- Steam Next Fest Live Stream - 5 February 2024
Beat Slayer is a roguelite hack n’ slay game like no other. Instead of just being in the background the music takes centre stage. Join Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer, as she battles hordes of robots in a dystopian 90s inspired Berlin. There’s only one rule: Stay on beat! If you have feedback or encounter bugs, you can join the specially created Discord where you can get in touch with us developers. Otherwise, feel free to follow us on Twitter(X) and Instagram, where we regularly post new updates about Beat Slayer. Or check out the community tab on Steam here. There's even a TikTok account that we're trying out right now. Feel free to check it out there. Thank you for playing and stay tuned!
- Demo Update and a new Trailer! - 31 January 2024
Check out the exciting new trailer for Beat Slayer, for the Steam Next Fest! Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience the updated beta-demo, featuring even more content, like new robots and even a boss fight. Grab your headphones, train with Botty in the ring, upgrade Mia's fighting skills to travel further and further into the center of Berlin. Thank you if you have read this far. How do you like the new beta-demo? If you have feedback or encounter bugs, you can join the specially created Discord where you can get in touch with us developers. Otherwise, feel free to follow us on Twitter(X) and Instagram, where we regularly post new updates about Beat Slayer. Or check out the community tab on Steam here. There's even a TikTok account that we're trying out right now. Feel free to check it out there. Thank you for playing and stay tuned!
- Dreamhack Beyond Game Awards Live Stream - 15 December 2023
We are very excited to be part of the Dreamhack Beyond Game Awards event. To show you a bit of the game, we asked a Beat Slayer pro from the team to show off his moves. Enjoy the gameplay and stay tuned!
- Pre Alpha-Demo out now! - 11 October 2023
Some of you may have already noticed that we have quite a lot going on with Beat Slayer. From Gamescom Asia in Singapore to GDC, Nordic Game and Gamescom in Cologne, we've been on a world tour with Beat Slayer. In this post, we'd like to give you a little update on the current state of the game and the future of Mia's adventure. First things first: We are still working hard on Beat Slayer and are looking forward to introducing you to new levels and enemies, as well as one or two new weapons 😉. Here's a sneak peek at some of the levels from the first act. In order to be able to offer you a comprehensive and above all breathtaking demo, we have decided to wait until Steam Next in February 2024. However, in order to not leave you completely empty-handed, we are releasing a demo here on Steam today, which we have already presented at numerous trade shows and events, and which has made many…
- Gamescom 2023 x Beat Slayer - 29 August 2023
In the time from August 23-27 the Gamescom 2023 took place in Cologne. Armed with Mia's axe, we were at the start of this year's Home of Indies with Beat Slayer. And what can we say: It was awesome! We hit the show floor with a new version of Beat Slayer with new playable levels and new upgrades. And your feedback was fabulous. Thanks to everyone who came by and tried Beat Slayer. An additional big thank you goes to everyone who also wishlisted on Steam to see this little news here. ːsteamhappyː In addition to the game, we used a kill counter to count all the destroyed robots that were turned into scrap metal during the course of the trade show. Thus, no less than 50,000 bots were destroyed during the entire Gamescom. We are very pleased that you enjoyed the gamescom demo so much. And for all those who were unfortunately not at the fair, do not worry. We are looking forward to presentin…
- Beat Slayer @ GDC23 - 3 April 2023
Last week we've attended the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco. It was an amazing and astonishing experience, not only because it was our first time there, but also because we let players play a very early demo of Beat Slayer for the first time ever. Getting our first direct feedback for the game and meeting new people made this event more than worthwhile. We gave out brochure with informations about all our games. We spend 8 hours a day talking to all kinds of trade visitors and took lots and lots of pictures of people holding our stunning flamethrower axe replica. Every single ByteRocker, who's been there gave 100% and it shows. Hearing "this is definitely the best game here" motivates us even more to deliver the most awesome game we could possibly develop! Thanks a lot for everyone who visited us at our booth and also to everyone who wishlisted Beat Slayer! If you're interes…
- Creating your own symphony of destruction @GDC2023 - 21 March 2023
"We are thrilled to announce our new game: Beat Slayer, a rhythmic roguelike hack n’ slay game. We will be attending the Game Developers Conference 2023 in San Francisco to showcase our progress and get your feedback. Beat Slayer is a game that combines rhythm and fighting in a unique way. You have to match your moves to the beat of the soundtrack, while using crazy weapons like the flamethrowing axe to destroy hordes of robots. The game is set in a dystopian 80s inspired Berlin, where you play as Mia, a badass music lover and crafty tinkerer. We are excited to let you try our demo at our booth. You will be able to experience some of the locations, challenges and tunes that we have created so far for Beat Slayer. You will also be able to see one of the weapons that we are planning to add in the future. If you are interested in Beat Slayer and want to support us, you can wishlist it now…
