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Beat Saber

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Beat Saber
Beat Saber cover
Developers
Beat Games s.r.o.
Engines
Former Unity 2018[Note 1]
Unity 2019[Note 2]
Unity 2021[Note 3]
Release dates
Windows May 21, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 93
OpenCritic 87
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Gestures
Genres Action, Music/rhythm
Art styles Abstract
Beat Saber on HowLongToBeat
Beat Saber on IGDB
Beat Saber guide on StrategyWiki
Beat Saber on MobyGames
Beat Saber on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).

Beat Saber is a action music/rhythm game for VR made by Beat Games. It continues to be one of the most popular VR only titles, still garnering thousands of players on daily basis.

Game first released for early access in May 1st, 2018[4] with full release following year later in May 21st, 2019 on Steam, Oculus and PSVR. Games developer was bought by Facebook and continue to work on the game under Oculus studios brand, but has promised that all the currently supported platforms will get updates simultaneously and that the developer remains independent.[5] The v1.29.4 update, which updated the Unity engine build to 2021.3.16f1, replaced OpenVR with OpenXR for the Steam version of the game.[3]

Even after release, the game has been updated consistently with new free and paid content, and new features. In addition, there is a large modding community and dedicated websites for downloading custom beatmaps.

General information

Steam Community Discussions
Beat Saber Modding Group Wiki
Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
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Windows
Oculus Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Additional levels/tracks.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Aero Chord - "Boundless" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Pegboard Nerds - "Emoji VIP" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Tokyo Machine - "EPIC" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Muzzy - "Feeling Stronger (feat. Charlotte Colley)" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
RIOT - "Overkill" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Rogue - "Rattlesnake" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Stonebank - "Stronger (feat. Emel)" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Kayzo - "This Time" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Tristam - "Till It's Over" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Feint - "We Won't Be Alone (feat. Laura Brehm)" Part of Monstercat Music Pack Vol. 1 bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Bad Liar" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Believer" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Digital" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "It's Time" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Machine" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Natural" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Thunder" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Warriors" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Imagine Dragons - "Whatever It Takes" Part of Imagine Dragons Music Pack bundle
Windows
Panic! at the Disco - "The Greatest Show" Part of Panic! at the Disco Music Pack bundle
Windows
Panic! at the Disco - "Victorious" Part of Panic! at the Disco Music Pack bundle
Windows
Panic! at the Disco - "Emperor's New Clothes" Part of Panic! at the Disco Music Pack bundle
Windows
Panic! at the Disco - "High Hopes" Part of Panic! at the Disco Music Pack bundle
Windows
Tokyo Machine – "PLAY" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Stephen Walking – "Glide" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Slushii – "LUV U NEED U" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Tokyo Machine – "ROCK IT" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Dion Timmer – "Shiawase" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Slushii & Dion Timmer – "Test Me" Part of Rocket League x Monstercat Music Pack bundle
Windows
Green Day - American Idiot Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Father of All... Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Holiday Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fire, Ready, Aim Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Minority Part of Green Day Music Pack bundle
Windows
Sid Tipton & Timbaland - Has A Meaning Part of Timbaland Music Pack bundle
Windows
Kaydence & Timbaland - Dumb Thingz Part of Timbaland Music Pack bundle
Windows
Wavezswavesz - While We’re Young Part of Timbaland Music Pack bundle
Windows
Nash Overstreet, Karra & Common Strangers - What I Like Part of Timbaland Music Pack bundle
Windows
Bruno Martini & Timbaland - Famous ft. Jake Davis Part of Timbaland Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Bleed It Out Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Breaking the Habit Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Faint Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Given Up Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - In the End Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - New Divide Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Numb Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - One Step Closer Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Papercut Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
Linkin Park - What I've Done Part of Linkin Park Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Blood Sweat & Tears Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey) Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Burning Up (Fire) Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Dionysus Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - DNA Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Dope Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Dynamite Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - FAKE LOVE Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - IDOL Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - Not Today Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
BTS - UGH! Part of BTS Music Pack bundle
Windows
OneRepublic - Counting Stars Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
Kendrick Lamar - DNA. Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
The Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
Limp Bizkit - Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle) Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
Maroon 5 - Sugar Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape ft. Akon Part of Interscope Mixtape bundle
Windows
Skrillex - Bangarang (feat. Sirah) Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex, Starrah & Four Tet - Butterflies Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex, Justin Bieber & Don Toliver - Don’t Go Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex - First of the Year (Equinox) Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex - Ragga Bomb (feat. Ragga Twins) Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex - Rock ‘n’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain) Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Skrillex & Wolfgang Gartner - The Devil’s Den Part of Skrillex bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - all the good girls go to hell Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - bad guy Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - bellyache Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - bury a friend Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - I Didn't Change My Number Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - NDA Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - Oxytocin Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown Part of Billie Eilish bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Alejandro Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Born This Way Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga, Colby O’Donis - Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis) Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Paparazzi Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Poker Face Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande - Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande) Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - Stupid Love Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga, Beyoncé - Telephone (feat. Beyoncé) Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory Part of Lady Gaga Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - Centuries Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - I Don’t Care Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - Immortals Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - Irresistible Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fall Out Boy - Thnks fr th Mmrs Part of Fall Out Boy Music Pack bundle
Windows
Marshmello - Alone Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Martin Garrix - Animals Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (feat. Rob Swire) Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Madeon - Icarus Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Darude - Sandstorm Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Zedd - Stay The Night (feat. Hayley Williams) Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Rudimental - Waiting All Night (feat. Ella Eyre) Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Pendulum - Witchcraft Part of Electronic Mixtape Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - About Damn Time Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Cuz I Love You Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Everybody's Gay Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Good As Hell Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Juice Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Tempo (feat. Missy Elliot) Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Truth Hurts Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
Lizzo - Worship Part of Lizzo Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - How Do I Make You Love Me? Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming (Feat. Daft Punk) Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Pray For Me Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Sacrifice Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Starboy (Feat. Daft Punk) Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - Take My Breath Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
The Weeknd - The Hills Part of The Weeknd Music Pack bundle
Windows
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
KISS - I Was Made For Lovin' You Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows
Foo Fighters - The Pretender Part of Rock Mixtape bundle
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Hyperbolic Magnetism\Beat Saber\settings.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/620980/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Hyperbolic Magnetism\Beat Saber\*.dat
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/620980/pfx/[Note 4]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game graphics settings 1/2.
In-game graphics settings 1/2.
In-game graphics settings 2/2.
In-game graphics settings 2/2.
In-game room adjustment settings.
In-game room adjustment settings.
In-game smooth camera settings.
In-game smooth camera settings.

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Field of view is dependent on headset.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen is always borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at headset's refresh rate.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.
In-game player settings 1/2.
In-game player settings 1/2.
In-game player settings 2/2.
In-game player settings 2/2.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Launching the executable with the command-line argument "fpfc" enables mouselook and WASD-controlled camera for navigating menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types
Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts
Additional information
Haptic feedback

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game other settings.
In-game other settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, menu and effects. Effects volume under player settings.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
Hot seat
Party mode. After each level, you enter the name of the user to keep track of the score on the local leaderboard. This score is not posted on the public leaderboard.
LAN play
Online play
5 No cross platform.

VR support

This game requires a virtual reality headset.
Headsets State Notes
OpenXR
OpenXR support had replaced OpenVR in the v1.29.4 update for the Steam version.[3]
SteamVR
This game might be playable through SteamVR's support for the OpenXR API, or the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Oculus version of the game support the Oculus SDK. Support has been removed from the Steam version.[3]
Windows Mixed Reality
This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or OpenXR for Windows Mixed Reality.
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
See Input for details.
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 200 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.4f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2019.4.28f1[2]
  3. Unity engine build: 2021.3.16f1[3]
  4. 4.0 4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/620980/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (620980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-11-09
  2. Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-09-21
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Beat Saber v1.29.4 With Updated Unity Version Released - Steam community - last accessed on June 15, 2023
  4. Steam news: Beat Saber - Beat Saber released! - last accessed on 2021-03-27
  5. Welcoming Beat Games to Facebook - last accessed on 2021-03-27
    "Are you going to be slowing down updates for non-Oculus platforms and prioritizing development for Oculus?
    No, Beat Games will continue to ship content and updates for Beat Saber at the same time across all currently supported platforms.
    "