Game update26 Aug 2026Update 0.0.4 | New icons and smoother performanceHi everyone, We've given the whole game a visual pass with this one: - New icon set across the entire game. Every upgrade, relic and path choice now has its own icon, designed so you can tell what it does at a glance. - All 45 achievements have new art. Each one is now a vinyl record with its own design inside. Worth a look at your collection. - Performance improvements in the busiest late-game…
NEW · Discord Rich Presence: your current run, song and mode are shown on your Discord profile while you play. FIXES · Fixed a defeat being able to count as a win and completing the daily wins challenge. · Fixed the draft reroll being able to return the same offer that was just rerolled. · Fixed the victory menu clipping its actions on some resolutions. Thanks for the reports. If you find an is…
We are live Tied to the Beat is out. After five years on my own, people I have never met are playing it right now, and that is a very strange and very good feeling. Thank you. I am reading everything. Discussions, reviews, Discord, every bug report that comes in. If something is broken for you, post it, and be specific about your machine and what you were doing. That is the fastest way to get i…
Tied to the Beat launches today Five years of solo development. It goes live in five hours, in Early Access. When · Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Warsaw: 17:00 · London, Lisbon: 16:00 · Moscow, Istanbul: 18:00 · New Delhi: 20:30 · Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta: 22:00 · Beijing, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila: 23:00 · Tokyo, Seoul: 00:00, August 1 · Sydney: 01:00, August 1 · Auckland: 03:00, August 1…
Watch the Developer Play I am streaming Tied to the Beat here on the store page for the next two weeks. Five years of solo development, and the whole thing runs on lyrics. Every word that plays changes what happens on screen. FIRE rains flames. FREEZE locks enemies in place. DARK cuts your visibility down to almost nothing. RAIN floods the ground and changes how everything slides. Drop in your…
Good news for the band. Tied to the Beat runs natively on macOS and Linux now, and it's Steam Deck ready. Wherever you sit down to play, your songs are ready to become levels. Give it a spin on Windows, Mac, Linux or your Deck.
Hello players! The rhythm-action roguelite Tied to the Beat is officially participating in the Steam Next Fest ! Our free Demo is now available for download on the store page! 【About the Game】 This is an action survival game that combines rhythm, roguelite mechanics, and lyrics-driven gameplay. Every lyric line transforms into real-time battlefield effects. What's more, you can import your favo…
Update of the Tied to the Beat demo. Survive a rhythmic arena where song lyrics turn into real gameplay effects: FIRE, FREEZE, RAIN, DARK and dozens of tags trigger attacks, shields and events in real time. 8 playable instruments, 4 maps, 80+ enemy types, 50+ songs with synced lyrics, 30 languages supported. Free demo on Steam. Tune in to the live stream.
Plays on Steam Deck Tied to the Beat is ready for your Steam Deck. Pick up the Deck, press play, and the game just works. Full controller support, native 1280x800 screen, no extra setup. A free demo is available now so you can try it on your own Deck. What you get on Deck · Full controller support out of the box. Every menu and every action mapped to the Deck's buttons and sticks. · On-screen k…
Launch of the Tied to the Beat demo. Survive a rhythmic arena where song lyrics turn into real gameplay effects: FIRE, FREEZE, RAIN, DARK and dozens of tags trigger attacks, shields and events in real time. 8 playable instruments, 4 maps, 30+ enemy types, 23 songs with synced lyrics, 30 languages supported. Free demo on Steam. Tune in to the live stream.
Hey music fans and survivors! On April 27 the Tied to the Beat demo drops on Steam, and we will be officially taking part in the Eastern Game Fest 2026 (April 27 to May 5, 2026). 🎙️ How the combat actually works Every song ships with a time-synced lyrics file (.lrc). As the track plays, each lyric line is matched against a glossary of 755 tagged triggers. A match fires an effect live on the ar…
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