ooooo you want to play this game so bad oooooooooo
beatblock is an arcade-style rhythm game developed by bubbletabby and published by sky hour works. the demo released on itch.io and steam on may 28th and june 21st 2024 respectively, and early access dropped on september 26th 2025!! gameplay is simple: you control a little circle guy called cranky, you spin and hit blocks. you beat them, perhaps (i am booed off the stage)
if the game sounds interesting go check it out!! like i said the game is both on itch.io and steam. there's also the official discord server and cranky's customs discord server if you want to play custom levels the community made (some of them are truly incredible i'm not exaggerating)
mechanics
the game has many different note types which i know seems like a lot but they're easy to get a hang of
blocks and holds - the primary note type. when it comes to blocks you simply hit them with your paddle, and with holds you have to... well. hold them. keep in constant contact
taps - taps have two versions: either paired with notes (gives them a special outline) or standalone (enclosing around cranky). they just have to be hit at the right moment
sides - sides need to be hit with the side of your paddle and require pretty good timing. i suck at them though so i play with side timings set to lenient lol
triangle - they bounce against your paddle!! they need to be hit multiple times (added in early access)
inverses - inverses are notes you have to hit with the back of your paddle. they're kind of hard to master and even though i personally am neutral about them there are a few inverse haters lol
mines and mine holds - mines are the opposite of blocks and holds. don't touch em
levels i like
these aren't in any specific order, i just add them as i go. i'm also gonna share gameplay videos if they exist
camellia - seimeisei syndrome (charted by himych)
(CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS)
am i good at this level. no. do i still have tons of fun playing it. yeah.
frog96 - letter to the black world (charted by mawbit)
the black bars are so cruel lmao. song is absolutely bangin' though
big giant circles - sevcon (charted by dawnandnight)
from what ive seen this one is considered like. the baseline of good levels. absolutely deserved its so fun even after dozens of plays
camellia - +erabyte connec+10n (charted by dawnandnight and tetraminus)
(CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS)
the newest demo level!! and the catalyst for my love of camellia's music. it's hard as shit and i suck at it but i'm getting slightly better with each play. my best record is 93 misses
dot96 - make it funky (charted by cytruss)
do i have to say anything. just look at it. i didn't even know you could mess with cranky's size like that lmfao
to conclude, i find this game really, REALLY fun. it very quickly became my main rhythm game (sorry osu) and i'm looking forward to the eventual full release :D i've been playing since june 29th 2024 (a week after the steam demo dropped) and to whoever reblogged a post about it onto my tumblr dash that one faithful day: thank you because if not for you i wouldn't be here talking endlessly about it lol
endless appreciation for everyone who makes custom levels, thank you for not letting me get bored of the game lol. i made two levels myself and they took a lot of work so i'm forever impressed by people who make levels regularly y'all are insane (in a good way <3)
go play the game thank uuuuu heart emoji