Beatwave

PLEASE READ BEFORE PLAYING:

• We recommend that after pressing play for the first time, you adjust the audio in the in-game menu (opened by pressing tab) so you can clearly hear the weapon sound effects over the music.

• Menus are only navigable with the mouse, but the gameplay has controller support.

• Please post your high scores or beats in the comments! We'd love to see them :)

Beatwave is a twin-stick shooter about music composition!

Compose the firing pattern of your weapons as a musical beat, complimenting the soundtrack and evolving with each new weapon.

Like any twin-stick shooter, Beatwave plays best on gamepad!

Controls:

Move - WASD or Left Stick

Aim - Mouse or Right Stick

Menu - Tab

Gameplay Overview

Beatwave is a twin-stick arcade shooter where your weapons fire automatically. The firing pattern of all equipped weapons can be created in a beat-composition menu after each stage is complete. You can click on the slots to add beats to a weapon, and weapons can be repositioned by clicking and dragging them in the positioning menu at the bottom of the screen. New weapons are awarded after each stage, with unique functions and sounds- use them to expand and improve your beat!

Made by GrayZone and yemáko for GMTK Game Jam 2025

Programming by GrayZone and yemáko

Music by Centurion_of_war

Timing system inspired by GrahamT