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Javier Lianes García · Published by TrueColor Games, Javier Lianes García · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (29 reviews) · 45 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A roguelike where every lyric triggers unique effects. Choose your instrument, survive waves of lyric-powered enemies, and import your own songs. Your music. Your weapon.
£4.99
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Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
Embark on a musical adventure where every lyric becomes a weapon. Choose your instrument and face waves of enemies in this indie RPG that lets you import your favorite tunes for battle.
About this game
A rhythm survivor where every lyric becomes an effect on the battlefield.
Choose your instrument, survive waves of enemies that move to the beat, and import any song you want.
Your music. Your weapon.
Every lyric changes the game.
Tied to the Beat is an arena survivor where the lyrics of each song trigger real-time effects on the battlefield. When a word appears, something happens. FIRE rains flames. THUNDER calls lightning. RAIN slows enemies. SHADOW plunges the arena into darkness. Over 200 lyric effects already, with more arriving every update.
The music is your weapon, and your loudest enemy.
Import YOUR music
Drop any MP3 into the game. Tied to the Beat reads the lyrics for you and maps them to gameplay effects. Play with any song, in any language. Your favorite song becomes a level.
Features
200+ lyric effects.
40+ songs included (50 at full release). Browse them in the retro Videoclub.
Import your own music. Any MP3, any language. Lyrics line up on their own.
8 playable instruments.
4 themed worlds. Evergreen Forest, Neon Desert, Snow Aurora, Volcano.
70+ enemy types and musical bosses. Giant DJ, Bass Cannon, Synth Lord.
Roguelike progression. Upgrades, relic roulette, talent tree.
"Just enjoy the music" mode. Auto-upgrades that let you focus on the song.
3 difficulty levels plus Endless mode.
Global leaderboards.
Keyboard, mouse and controller support.
Your music. Your weapon.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GT 1030 / AMD RX 550 / Intel Arc A380
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 8192 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1650 / AMD RX 6500 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Supported Languages
Latest news
Community & EventsOfficial
Tied to the Beat is live at the Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest
Tied 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 harder at low HP. Piano fires on downbeats. The final chorus of every track turns into a Hell wave built from the real structure of the song. Custom MP3 support: drop in any track and the game reacts to its lyrics. The demo is free. Try it while you watch, and if you like what you see, the full game is right here. Everything you see is my own work, engine included, written from scratch in TypeScript.Read full article on Community Announcements (Lianes8)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.0.4 | New icons and smoother performance
Hi everyone, We've given the whole game a visual pass with this one: - New icon set across the entire game. Every upgrade, relic and path choice now has its own icon, designed so you can tell what it does at a glance. - All 45 achievements have new art. Each one is now a vinyl record with its own design inside. Worth a look at your collection. - Performance improvements in the busiest late-game moments, so the frame rate holds up when the screen gets crowded. - Various smaller fixes and polish.Read full article on Community Announcements (Lianes8)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.0.3: smoother loading and stability
This update focuses on loading behavior and stability. - The loading bar shown when returning to the menu now reflects the real progress of the reload. Previously it filled up early and stayed at 100%, which made the game look frozen. - Reduced the frame hitch that could happen while a run starts, when visual effects are prepared behind the curtain. The pause is around 20% shorter, with no visual changes. - Fixed a rare issue where the game could stay at very low FPS after recovering from a crash during a run. - Fixed an internal error that caused a failed file request on some runs. Thanks for playing and for reporting issues.Read full article on Community Announcements (Lianes8)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.0.2 | Discord Rich Presence and bug fixes
NEW Discord Rich Presence: your current run, song and mode are shown on your Discord profile while you play. FIXES Fixed a defeat being able to count as a win and completing the daily wins challenge. Fixed the draft reroll being able to return the same offer that was just rerolled. Fixed the victory menu clipping its actions on some resolutions. Thanks for the reports. If you find an issue, please share it on our Discord and it will be addressed in an upcoming patch.Read full article on Community Announcements (Lianes8)AnnouncementsOfficial
We are live, thank you
We are live Tied to the Beat is out. After five years on my own, people I have never met are playing it right now, and that is a very strange and very good feeling. Thank you. I am reading everything. Discussions, reviews, Discord, every bug report that comes in. If something is broken for you, post it, and be specific about your machine and what you were doing. That is the fastest way to get it fixed. We are in Early Access, and I mean that literally. I am going to be working through the problems as they show up. Some will be quick, some will take a few days, but nothing gets ignored. When something is fixed you will read about it here. I am also streaming on the store page for the next two weeks if you want to watch me play it badly. It is 3.99 USD until August 14, 20% off, if you are still deciding. Thank you for being here on day one.Read full article on Community Announcements (Lianes8)
