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Just Shapes & Beats is a music/rhythm based shooter game made by Berzerk Studio.
It was initially released May 31st, 2018 for Windows on Steam and for Nintendo Switch. OS X and Linux versions were released February 24th, 2019, with official release happening at March 1st, with Playstation 4 and Stadia releases later on.
Game has been updated a lot after release, which includes a lot of technical fixes, but also new free content updates. Mixtape #1 releasing in November 15, 2018,[4] Shovel Knight themed Mixtape #2 in December 20, 2019[5] and Mixtape #3 in May 31, 2020.[6]
New free story update called "The Lost Chapter" is dated to launch in July 23rd, 2021.[7]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
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Steam |
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- All versions require Steam DRM.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
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Windows |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Berzerk Studio\JSB\ |
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Save game data location
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Switch Pro Controller buttons.
Steam input, Generic controller and Xbox 360 controller buttons.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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4 |
Co-op
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LAN play |
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Online play |
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Co-op Only one local player allowed. Platform specific multiplayer. Not available for Story Mode. |
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit | ARM |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
| Intel Core i5 3.5GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
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Other |
64-bit OS required. | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.11 (El Capitan) |
10.14 (Mojave) |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz
| Intel Core i5 3.5GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL compatible graphics card 512 MB of VRAM
| OpenGL compatible graphics card 1 GB of VRAM |
Other |
64-bit OS required. | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 16.04 |
Ubuntu 18.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz
| Intel Core i5 3.5GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL compatible graphics card 512 MB of VRAM
| OpenGL compatible graphics card 1 GB of VRAM |
Other |
64-bit OS required. | |
Notes
References