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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 297 sampled Steam reviews (270 positive / 27 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Music & audio7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Music & audio19% mention it
- Bugs & crashes11% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
86%
69 reviews
5-15h
94%
62 reviews
15-40h
89%
75 reviews
40-100h
100%
50 reviews
100h+
88%
41 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 86 | 16 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 95% | 90 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 86 | 40 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 88% | 82 | 235 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 16, 2026) · 196 reviews sampled · 235 total reviews in window · weighted 137.4 up / 17.9 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (44)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 90
“Beat Saber feels like the title that has propelled VR gaming into the mainstream and its effect on inspiring a whole host of other developers to enter this space cannot be underestimated. The core gameplay loop here is one the whole family can get involved in and it is not an over exaggeration to say this game can consume hours once it gets its hooks in. The BTS tracks are a welcome addition and if there is one band whose music seems to fit perfectly with this, it surely has to be theirs. Energetic, bombastic and addictive - prepare to be replaying Dynamite a lot to perfect its tough beat map. While some will argue the game itself and subsequent packs are ever so slightly overpriced, with multiplayer now active and the ability to add as many custom songs as one desires, for any VR owner this is simply a must-buy.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beat Saber is a thrilling rhythm game that makes ideal use of virtual reality to envelop you in an enthralling tour down the coloured highway, time after time. We suspect it’s the kind of game that will resonate with just about anyone, VR sceptic or not, and it’s an essential addition to any PlayStation VR owner's library.”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Beat Saber on PSVR is exquisite. Overall it’s a more polished, feature-packed, and expanded version of the Early Access PC title, while still retaining the core of what made it a viral sensation in the first place. I rarely missed the better tracking afforded by the Rift, Vive, and Windows VR platforms and actually found myself enjoying the crisp visuals and appropriately shaped PS Move controllers throughout it all. The new tracks are almost all excellent, the campaign mode is a great addition, and it overall feels like a complete game now.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beat Saber is as good as you imagine it to be no doubt there and has joined the ever-growing list of must-play games on PSVR.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beat Saber is an exhilarating rush and an exhausting game to play in the best way.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Fresh, fun, addictive, and easily accessible must have VR rhytm game. ”
read full review ↗ - 100
“A stone cold VR classic and a game every PSVR 2 player should own. Even five years on from its original release, Beat Saber is worth every penny.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Imaginative use of VR to make one of the best new music games of the generation, and which also manages to be the best Star Wars game never made.”
read full review ↗ - 89
“Beat Saber's signature VR rhythm gameplay feels solid on PSVR, even at the highest levels of difficulty. This is a highly active game that not only creates a great sense of embodiment, but can also be a decent workout. The new Campaign mode adds surprising life to the game, and modifiers combined with objectives can bring new meaning and challenge to songs you thought you knew forwards and backwards. A roster of 16 quality songs is a good start, and the company plans to add more over time, but how much additional songs will cost and whether or not they come quickly enough to keep players satiated in the long term is still up in the air. ”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Beat Saber is, to put it simplye, one of the best VR games we have ever tried so far, and one of the coolest and most rewarding music games ever. The soundtrack is overall very good, but unfortunately a little bit limited for a game of its kind, and we could also regret the absence of an online VS mode, but no good reasons shall turn you away from this fantastic rhythm game, which is an instant classic for virtual reality.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Beat Saber is an awesome VR game that should be in everyone's collection. However, a fairly limited official song collection keeps it from being as good as it possibly can be.”
read full review ↗ - 95
“Slicing to the beat anywhere you want is an incredible time.”
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Push Square
FingerGuns
GameSpot
SECTOR.sk
TheSixthAxis
Metro GameCentral
Gameblog
TechRaptor
NoobFeed…and 32 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Beat Saber Update v1.45.0 with Hip Hop Mixtape 2Aug 27, 2026
- Beat Saber Update v1.44.2 — Universal Render PipelineJul 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber URP Beta Update v1.43.100May 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Update v1.42.1Jan 29, 2026
- Beat Saber Update v1.42.0 with Coldplay Music PackDec 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Update v1.41.1 with OST 8Dec 2, 2025
- OST 8 (v1.41.0) on Steam delayedNov 26, 2025
- Beat Saber Update v1.40.13 with Halloween DropOct 30, 2025
- Beat Saber Hotfix v1.40.12Sep 29, 2025
- Beat Saber Updated Unity Version 6000.0.40f1Aug 21, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Beta Branch: Beat Saber Updated Unity Version 6000.0.40f1Jul 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Update v1.40.4Apr 1, 2025
- Beat Saber Hotfix v1.40.2Feb 8, 2025
- Beat Saber Update v1.40.1Jan 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Hotfix v1.39.1Nov 20, 2024
- Beat Saber Update v1.38.0 with Britney Spears Music Pack ReleasedOct 8, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Update v.1.37.3 ReleasedAug 19, 2024
- Beat Saber Update v.1.37.2 With 2022.3.33f1 Unity Version ReleasedAug 6, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Update v1.37.1 ReleasedJul 11, 2024
- Beat Saber Update v1.36.2 ReleasedMay 6, 2024
- Beat Saber Update v1.36.0 with Hip Hop Mixtape releasedApr 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Beat Saber Hotfix v1.34.6 ReleasedFeb 16, 2024
- Beat Saber v1.34.5 Update ReleasedFeb 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
…and 54 earlier patch announcements.