Afterbeat (2026) - Player Count

About

On Steam, 96% of 2,535 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 28 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 43 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck.

A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.

Story

Set in 207X, a mysterious disease called "LNNS" has been ravaging the world. A lone AI researcher, Anna Schroeder, attempts to find the cure with her trusty supercomputer companion HAL. Stumbling upon various “Projects,” the duo decides to investigate the efficacy of a cure using a pulse/rhythm-based interface.

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Media

Releases

Platform

Date

PC (Microsoft Windows)

October 8, 2026 (early access from June 14, 2019)

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum

Recommended

Windows 10 (64-bit)

Windows 10/11 (64-bit)

Processor

Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Memory

8 GB RAM

16 GB RAM

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 560

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

DirectX

Version 11

Storage

5 GB available space

Additional Notes

For the level editor computer's of this kind can sometimes suffer

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 31, 2026.

Afterbeat player count

concurrent players on Steam

28playing now5h ago

28peak today

4330-day peak

43highest we have seenOct 30, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Afterbeat achievements

21 achievements on Steam

Rarest

[ Completionist ]

0.3%

[ I Chose to Live ]

0.4%

[ False Loop ]

0.6%

[ Nuclear Option ]

0.7%

[ Missed you, Hal ]

[ We Sink With the Ship ]

1.4%

All 21 achievements by how many players unlocked them

Wait is the sound off?

1.5%

[ True Loop ]

1.8%

[ Hashi ]

[ Hama ]

2.7%

[ Torai ]

3.1%

[ Hebi ]

View the credits!

4.3%

[ Para ]

5.1%

At least we finished... Get a D rank in any level.

12.5%

Hello, fellow researchers. Join the Discord community.

18.1%

Perfection~ Get a P rank in any level.

18.2%

Create your own story! Mess around in the level editor.

20.9%

Play your own story! Play a custom level from the workshop.

33.4%

[ Fatal Exception ] Start the campaign.

34.8%

[ Nanobot Model ]

37%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

Afterbeat 2026