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24 alternatives to Just Shapes and Beats
A trippy space avoider with an amazing soundtrack
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Just Shapes and Beats launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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This is an web audio experiment I've been wanting to do for a long time. Basically an ambient music composition, but all the sound elements are laid out in space, and that musical space can be explored freely. It's definitely inspired by in-world music that sometimes appears in games. I basically took that concept, keeping the music aspect, and dropping the entire "game" aspect. I also turned it into a more "traditional" non-interactive album, but since I started with code, why not program the whole thing? Had a blast making the entire album from code, the complete source for the album is…
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Dashy Square▲68A rhythm platformer with 21 soundtracks from 16 song artists
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