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Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)

Vitamin Games, Kwalee

A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.

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About This Game

"Afterbeat" is a musical bullet-hell in which all things beautiful are deadly. A cacophony of lights, music, pulses and blocks, Afterbeat 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.

STORY

Set in 207X, a mysterious disease called "LMNS" has been ravaging the world. A lone Chiral 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.

CURRENT FEATURES

  • Complete Story Mode: Over 20+ hand-crafted, heart-pounding levels interwoven with an engaging story with multiple endings.

  • Dodge The Beat: Stages consist of mesmerizing, musically timed scenes, each one telling a story. Feel the rhythm and feel your way around the hazards! Anna will judge how you do.

  • Challenge Your Friends: Up to 4 players supported in local co-op mode.

  • Robust Level Editor: A carefully designed level editor allows users to create their own levels and challenges using whatever music they wish.

  • Huge Community: A Wealth of user-created content exists, fully integrated into the game through the usage of the level editor and user-made levels. Already, 2000+ community levels have been uploaded, and more are being made daily.

This game was previously named "Project Arrhythmia."

Community Activity

  1. Afterbeat Update v26.10.8

    Changelog (all stuff since launch) Added Radio mini-game: a short blip sfx now plays the moment you land on a signal. Radio mini-game: status shows SIGNAL FOUND (3–5 cells),…

  2. 1.0 Bundles!

    Have you been eyeing one of these games? Get it, along with Afterbeat, as a bundle and receive a neat discount. We’ve partnered with these studios to bring you the very best of…

  3. AFTERBEAT 1.0 IS OUT

    Did you think it would never come? Wrong! 1.0 is here and it’s available for you to play right now – whether you’ve been here since the start of early access or stumbled upon…

  4. Want To Win A Steam Gift Card?

    Excuse me, just pausing your gameplay to show you this giveaway we are running to celebrate the launch in 2 weeks! 2 Winners will receive $50 Steam Gift Cards – all you have to…

  5. Content Playtest

    Timeline Entries End: September 2nd, 2026 Playtest Starts: September 4th, 2026 Playtest Ends: September 10th 2026 Details You must own the game and be willing to give feedback at…

  6. NEW Release Date

    Researchers, the 1.0 release date has been rescheduled to October 8th 2026. This is NOT a delay in the sense of something being awry, but instead a date change so that the full…

  7. Updated Release Date

    Warning: this is an older post. The release date is October 8th 2026 Date Recalibrated: Afterbeat 1.0 will launch on September 1st 2026 A minor change, but a necessary one!…

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