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BPM: Bitcrushed pixelates the rhythmic rock-and-roll action of roguelike FPS BPM: Bullets Per Minute for another high tempo genre mashup

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BPM: Bitcrushed still has the same rhythmic shooter action but in a new format

BPM: Bitcrushed key art with Future Games Show logo
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From the creators of 2020's BPM: Bullets Per Minute, BPM: Bitcrushed is a two-dimensional spiritual successor, reformatting the roguelike FPS into a new retro-inspired dungeon-crawler, revealed at the Future Games Show at Gamescom.

Made by developer Awe Interactive and published by Kwalee, BPM: Bitcrushed is a top-down, pixel-art roguelike dungeon-crawler that uses the same rhythm-based mechanics as BPM: Bullets Per Minute – everything you do needs to be in time to the beat of the music, whether that's blasting enemies, reloading, jumping, and evading attacks.

Dungeons are procedurally generated, featuring a mix of verdant forest terrain and gloomy, candle-lit castles, but all feature a whole host of instruments of destruction to bash enemies with. The reveal trailer shows off spears, bows, machine guns, shotguns, revolvers, and even a golf club. Enemies will, of course, fight back with bullet-hell attacks of their own – just make sure you don't panic and stick to the beat.

Speaking of beats, BPM: Bitcrushed also lets you customize your battle tunes. While BPM: Bullets Per Minute also had customizable music, it required a bit of finagling with the game's files to get working. Now it looks like you'll be able to upload your own a bit more seamlessly and slay to the songs you want.

BPM: Bitcrushed is still a way off, with the trailer revealing that it'll launch in 2026, but there isn't a concrete date outside of that year. However, when it does come out, you'll be able to play it on PS5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

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Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer
Guides Editor, GamesRadar+

Will Sawyer is a Guides Editor at GamesRadar+ with over five years of experience in writing online guides, news, and features, and has a BA (Hons) in Journalism. Starting as a freelancer, Will contributed to startmenu and Game Rant before joining the GamesRadar+ team in August 2021. Since then, he has written hundreds of guides about a huge range of games, with shooters and action games being his areas of expertise. Outside of writing about games, Will hops between multiplayer shooters with friends, such as Darktide and Helldivers 2, and delves into whatever has been on his backlog for far too long. He also tries to get through his never-ending Warhammer pile of shame of grey Tyranids, Aeldari, and Chaos Space Marines.