Backbeat is a rhythm game where you're the drummer! Play the snare and kick drums along with the beat, and stay in time to ace the level. With 150 beats across three difficulty settings, can you three-star them all?

Controls

	Kick drum (or snare if lefty)
	Snare drum (or kick if lefty)
	Free Play only: Left for crash, right for open-hi, up/down to cycle hi-hat patterns.
	Scrolling UI, adjusting BPM in Free Play mode.

Features

• 150 levels and three difficulty settings: Slow, Normal and Fast.
• Daily Jam: Play the same six levels as everyone else and see how you stack up!
• Practice mode: Master any beat in the game with no time limit.
• Mic Mode: A just-for-fun experimental mode where you can play by tapping on your desk!
• Radio Mode: Disables auto-lock if you want to just listen to all the beats on the main menu.
• Free Play Mode: No transcription, just play whatever you want!
• 20 achievements to earn.
• Five different drum kits to play with.
• Righty/Lefty control options.

Demo vs. Full Version

	Demo	Full Version
Levels	20	150
Difficulties	Slow, Normal, Fast	Slow, Normal, Fast
Drum Kits	Acoustic & Compact	Demo kits plus Electronic, Jazz & Tight
Practice Mode	✅	✅
Mic Mode	✅	✅
Radio Mode	✅	✅
Free Play Mode	❌	✅
Daily Jam	❌	✅
Achievements	❌	✅

Accessibility

This game requires audio, and a high degree of dexterity with multiple button presses per second. There are flashing patterns, but these honor the device-wide "Reduce Flashing" setting.

The default button mappings can be swapped in Settings if you prefer it the other way around.

With thanks to ...

Clara, Emre, Kate, Don, Dylan & Rae.

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How to Install the Game

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