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 own MP3 and the game turns it into a level.
Come and ask me anything. Watch me get killed by my own soundtrack.
Out July 31 in Early Access. 3.99 USD for the first two weeks, 20% off the regular 4.99.
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PRE 1.0 Update: 1,122 new lyric effects, four rebuilt worlds, 144 fpsHi everyone, This is the biggest update Tied to the Beat has ever had. Over the last month I rebuilt almost everything you see while you play: the lyric effects, the four worlds, your character and the engine underneath. I am calling it PRE 1.0 because this is the game you will get on October 9, when we leave Early Access. Until then I want to see how it runs on your machines, so every report c…Live all week at devINITIVE Showcase 2026Tied to the Beat is part of devINITIVE Showcase 2026 and the game is playing live on this page all week, from September 16 to 23. Hit play and you will see a full session: the lyrics fly across the arena to the beat, each word sets off its own effect and the world changes with the song. What you are watching · Every lyric is a weapon. When a word shows up, the arena reacts to it: fire, rain, sn…Tied to the Beat is live at the Steam PvE Survival Crafting FestTied to the Beat is part of the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest, running from August 31 to September 7. To celebrate it, the game is live on this page for the whole fest and beyond. What you will see on stream: · Songs where the lyrics are the weapons. Each word triggers its own effect on screen: fire, rain, love, all of it. · 8 characters, each with a hidden stat tied to the rhythm. Drum hits…