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Downsample

Games that use
your music.

Downsample analyzes tracks from your library to generate rhythms and attack patterns for three game modes.

Live beat analysis from your own music
iOS and Android
Ship upgrades and equipment loadouts

Beat analysisGPU renderingMobile

Downsample website

Beta coming soon

Game modesActual gameplay

Downsample’s Drift mode with colored notes and Overdrive active — DriftRhythm lanes / Overdrive

Pulse spacecraft dodging colorful orbital projectile arcs — PulseOrbital arcs

Arena spacecraft firing the Dawn Lance through a boss encounter — ArenaDawn Lance

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Development

Technical details

01

Beat analysis

Audio analysis detects beats, tempo, and frequency changes in each track. The game uses them to generate note patterns and attacks.

02

Game modes

Drift uses rhythm lanes. Pulse is a bullet-hell mode with attacks timed to the music. Arena adds boss encounters.

03

Ships and equipment

Ships have different handling and equipment loadouts. Weapons and upgrades draw from a power budget.