Just Shapes & Beats 2018

Is it still worth playing?

You move a colored shape and dodge pink hazards timed to the music in this 2018 musical bullet hell for Windows and Switch. You have no attack, only a dash that makes you briefly invulnerable, and the hazards include shapes, lasers and spinning saws. The tracks are chiptune and electronic, by artists such as Nitro Fun, Danimal Cannon and Pegboard Nerds. Up to four players can join, each a different shape, and a downed player can be revived. The modes are story, playlist, challenge and party. The story has 24 songs, with boss fights that have no checkpoints but give you extra health, a Casual toggle adds more health, and party mode removes the penalties. It is still a rhythm dodging game you can share today, with one stick, one dash button and room for four.