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Arc System Works · Published by Arc System Works
Positive — 80% positive (30 reviews) · 15 achievements
Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Drop colored blocks in a match-3 style to the background music’s rhythm with perfect timing to send blocks to your opponent’s screen!
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Action, Casual · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Send blocks flying and sync your moves to the music in MAGICAL BEAT, a rhythmic match-3 action game by Arc System Works.
About this game
Magical Beat remixes the puzzle genre by adding in a beat! Drop colored blocks in a match-3 style to the background music’s rhythm with perfect timing to send blocks to your opponent’s screen. Charming 8-bit characters and menus guide you through stages with different BPMs for unique challenges and combo possibilities. Magical Beat features an original Vocaloid soundtrack created by Nico Nico celebrity and prolific sound creator Kikuo, and also popular soundtracks from various works developed and published by Arc System Works, including tracks from "GUILTY GEAR" and "BLAZBLUE" series!
◆Puzzle Dropper meets Rhythm!
Drop the color blocks a.k.a. beatons at the soundtrack's beats and connect 3 or more beatons of the same color to eliminate them! You can then send greyed-out beatons to disrupt your opponent depending on the score obtained from eliminating your beatons.
Clear the beatons on your side faster before they can stack, and send your opponent into beaton hell!
If you missed the beat when dropping the beaton, you end up dismembering the block into pieces and they fall randomly, thus disrupting you from your desired outcome. Pay heed to the Beat Synchro Gauge at the side of the block map, and feel the music!
◆CHAIN time!
The beatons do not get eliminated immediately upon connecting 3 or more of the same color, and remain on the field for a period of time. Use this time to connect even more beatons of the respective color to clear even more at one go!
◆Popular soundtracks from new series including "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-" and more!
Over 100 soundtracks are available for this game! Including popular entries from "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-", "GUILTY GEAR Xrd", "BLAZBLUE", "RIVER CITY" series, and more from other Arc System Works titles!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows10(32bit/64bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 550Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
[July 25, 2025] Update Notice v1.06.00
The final batch of "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes" songs, a total of 30 songs accumulated now available for play in this update!We have added the following 5 new songs in today's update: Rebirth, Immortal Advent（Kuon Theme） Pandemonium Party（Uzuki Theme） Fierce battle? No way（Ogre Theme） Blood Drain -Again-（Eltnum Theme） Battle Begins -Again-（Akatsuki Theme） Ⓒ FRENCH-BREAD / ARC SYSTEM WORKS Ⓒ SUBTLE STYLE Core System Reworks and Audio ImprovementsWe've undertaken a significant rework of some core game components to address a major timing issue. We discovered that the vastly increased processing power of modern computers, compared to when the original game was developed, was causing the game to load too quickly before the audio could properly sync. This resulted in a mismatch between the metronome and the song's beats. To resolve this, we've implemented the following: ●Audio Calibration Setting: You'll now find an "Audio Calibration" setting within the "Sound Settings" section of the options menu. - We've also relocated all volume settings here for a more streamlined audio configuration. - The new Audio Calibration sub-menu allows you to fine-tune the playback delay. You can test against the background music and adjust the value from -5 frames to +5 frames to find the optimal setting for your system. ●Standardized Song Start Times: Alongside the Audio Calibration, we've manually aligned all songs to a consistent, unison timeline. - Additionally, several songs have had their BPM (beats per minute) slightly adjusted to more accurately reflect their intended rhythm. Finally, we've made minor alterations to the background image of "MAGICAL GREETING."Read full article on Community Announcements (ArcSystemWorks)Patch NotesOfficial
[July 18, 2025] Update Notice v1.05.00
The 5th batch of new songs from "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes" is now available!Extreme Stream (Enkidu Theme)Icefield White Knight (Londrekia Theme)Incompatible Relation (Wagner vs Londrekia Theme)Keep on Shining! (Tsurugi Theme)Tearing Bullet (Kaguya Theme)The last batch of songs will be in next week! Ⓒ FRENCH-BREAD / ARC SYSTEM WORKSRead full article on Community Announcements (ArcSystemWorks)Patch NotesOfficial
[July 11, 2025] Update Notice v1.04.00
The 4th batch of new songs from "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes" is now available! Beat Eat Nest (Byakuya Theme) Sound of Night Wind (Phonon Theme) Mutual Situation (Hyde vs Seth Theme) Forceful Step (Mika Theme) Flame & Destiny (Wagner Theme) STILL more to come! See you next week! Ⓒ FRENCH-BREAD / ARC SYSTEM WORKSRead full article on Community Announcements (ArcSystemWorks)Patch NotesOfficial
[July 4, 2025] Update Notice v1.03.00
The 3rd batch of new songs from "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes", engage! Walk Like a Lily (Yuzuriha Theme) Relatively Despair (Hilda Theme) Erudite Eyes (Chaos Theme) Cross Thought (Gordeau vs Chaos Theme) Gallant Girl "Sora yori Nagare, Hasiru Kaze" (Nanase Theme) - Fixed some other minor bugs. There is still more to come! See you next week!UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes, now on sale till July 9th, 2025! Ⓒ FRENCH-BREAD / ARC SYSTEM WORKSRead full article on Community Announcements (Shini)Patch NotesOfficial
[June 27, 2025] Update Notice v1.02.00
New songs from "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes", 2nd clause! ・Purity & Strictly (Orie Theme) ・Rushing Heart (Gordeau Theme) ・Unseen Entities (Merkava Theme) ・Snow Sisters (Vatista Theme) ・Monochrome Memory (Seth Theme) Other bug fixes have also been implemented with this patch. - Fixed a bug where other beatons get cleared erroneously when placed at the same time next with disappearing beatons - Balanced the volume levels of certain BGMs. - Fixed some other minor bugs and text mistakes. We will STILL be continuing to add more "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes" songs over time. Stay tuned for the next update! Ⓒ FRENCH-BREAD / ARC SYSTEM WORKSRead full article on Community Announcements (ArcSystemWorks)
