Beat Hazard 3

Beat Hazard 3 turns a personal music library into a twin-stick shooter where every song dictates the action. As a track rises and falls, so does the intensity on screen: quiet passages thin out the enemy waves, while a peak in the music makes your weapons flare and tears through fighter squadrons.

Beyond loading local files, the game listens through an upgraded Open Mic system, so audio from streaming services can drive a run just as well. Whatever you play becomes a level, and the entire collection maps onto a large galaxy you can explore song by song.

This installment adds a 3D procedural system that generates ships, plus a new fold ability for slipping past incoming fire and concentrating your firepower into a single tight beam.