Fit check
Is BEAMS worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy searching open worlds for hidden collectibles
- Groups seeking mini-games with changing rules
- Players who prefer varied challenges over one repeated gameplay system
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single, deeply developed gameplay mechanic across the whole game
- Players who prefer a tightly linear campaign instead of open-world searching and collection
- Players looking for a focused battle royale or conventional hide-and-seek format
Our take on BEAMS
Rather than building around one established action or adventure mechanic, BEAMS makes its challenges change from tape to tape. Exploration leads to a television-based collection of mini-games, with each cassette potentially altering the way play works.
What is BEAMS?
BEAMS places players in an open world containing hidden tapes.
The main objective is to locate the complete tape collection and uncover its secrets. Found tapes can be played on a television through a set-top box, which starts a mini-game connected to the tape’s location. Players can divide into teams, compete alone against everyone, or play together with friends. Each tape presents a distinct mini-game, and the rules may change between games rather than following one central mechanic. Tapes can be concealed in different parts of the map, making exploration part of the collection process. The game combines mystery, varied challenges, and moments of laughter and terror across its hidden worlds.
How BEAMS plays
- 01Open-world searching
- Players explore locations across the map to locate tapes hidden in different places.
- 02Television challenges
- A found tape is used with a set-top box to launch its associated mini-game.
- 03Changing game mechanics
- The mini-games can alter how play works instead of sharing one central mechanic.
- 04Flexible multiplayer
- Challenges support team play, solo competition against other participants, and sessions with friends.
BEAMS compared to similar games
BEAMS centers on locating tapes in an open world and using them to start different mini-games, while Peekaboo focuses on two teams in a hide-and-seek match with players disguised as objects. The listed alternatives do not describe the same tape-collection and television-based structure.
BEAMS: platforms & release
Is BEAMS worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy searching open worlds for hidden collectibles. Skip it if: players seeking a single, deeply developed gameplay mechanic across the whole game.
Where can I download BEAMS?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens BEAMS's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is BEAMS on?
Windows only.
