Bass Invaders

About this game

Bass Invaders is a rhythmic fusion of classic shoot 'em up and live audio analysis.

Battle to the other side of the galaxy on a mission to save the Earth in a campaign mode with a genre-spanning soundtrack, or load literally any song and experience your favourite music in a new way.




Play using any song you like, loading from your own files or using online video. Any track, any time. No limits.


High scores and ranked leaderboards for every song. Fill your ship energy levels to unleash power mode. Nail that perfect run and show your skill.


Five difficulty levels so you can just enjoy the music or really challenge your skills.


Launch into a galaxy spanning campaign mode as Ace and PZO-116 battle to save the world from alien invaders. Enjoy every level with its own custom song from a genre-spanning soundtrack.


Two-player local co-op in every game mode (requires at least one controller). Battle through the campaign with your best friend. Play winner-stays-on with your mates and your favourite music.

• Custom colours
  
• Colourblind modes
  
• Simplified backgrounds
  
• Enemy outlines
  
• Gameplay assists
  
• Button hints
  
• Key rebinding

Latest news

• Announcements·13 Aug 2024Official

  v1.1.1 Release Notes

  Content changes: New level "I'm Dreaming of Home". On the other side of the galaxy with only PZO-116 for company, Ace imagines what the celebrations would be like if they were to ever make it back to Earth. Bug Fixes: Fixed youtube streaming
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• Announcements·31 May 2024Official

  Bass Invaders Demo - Out Now!

  I have made a demo so you can try out the game for free. Here's what you get: The first couple of campaign levels and songs All the tutorials Full two-player co-op support Save files carry over to full game Restricted to three custom songs No leaderboards No achievements (any progress-based achievements will be unlocked when you upgrade to the full game) Semi-annoying nag screens asking you to buy the full game If you like the demo and want to move to the full game, I'd say around the end of June or beginning of July would be an excellent time to do it...
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• Patch Notes·31 May 2024Official

  v1.0.3 Release Notes

  - Startup check for achievements that may have been attained in the (forthcoming) demo. - Minor bug fixes to audio processing, garbage collection.
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• Announcements·27 Mar 2024Official

  Bass Invaders Soundtrack Now Available

  You can now enjoy the Bass Invaders soundtrack without having to worry about fighting off an invasion. You can get the soundtrack as a standalone purchase or in a discounted game bundle. If you already own the game the bundle discount should get automatically applied. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891530/Bass_Invaders_Soundtrack/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39727/Bass_Invaders__Soundtrack_Bundle/
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• Announcements·21 Mar 2024Official

  Bass Invaders Steam Deck compatibility

  The headline: Bass Invaders works on Steam Deck The detail: With some help from friends (thanks Em & Sina!) I've been able to test Bass Invaders on the Steam Deck. It basically works (if you knew how some of the backend worked you'd be as surprised as I am). There are a few caveats and recommendations for the best experience. At the default resolution (1280x800) some of the menu elements overlap a little bit. It looks best at fullscreen 1280x720 resolution, which you can change in the Options menu. Performance is generally good. The game runs on high settings at around 60fps. There don't seem to be any issues with sound or input latency. All of the text and button hints etc are readable. Using the game's web browser to search for new music works ok but is a little clunky. The game has a built in virtual mouse, or you can use the Deck touch screen, but to use any text boxes (e.g. search box) you'll need to manually bring up the Deck virtual keyboard (Steam button + X). I'm looking into what I might be able to do to improve the text box behaviour in a future update.
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