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Beatlords

A punishing cyberpunk rhythm game with a brutal original OST — drum & bass, neurofunk, synthwave and industrial rock. Read tight 16ms windows, chain combos and climb the leaderboards as three antiheroes burn down a megacorp in 2196. Master the rhythm or die trying.

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Teonix Studios
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About the Game

Wishlist now — get into the October 2026 Playtest.

A limited group gets early access to the Beatlords Playtest in October 2026. Every Playtester keeps an exclusive Vandrik "Founder" holo-skin in the full game — never sold, never re-released. Wishlist to request your spot and get notified the moment it opens.

  • Community goal: when Beatlords hits 10,000 wishlists, everyone unlocks a bonus skin at launch.

Master the rhythm. Burn down the system.

Beatlords is a fast, punishing cyberpunk rhythm game built on an original soundtrack — drum & bass, neurofunk, synthwave and industrial rock. Every note is an input. Every chart IS the song. No filler, no stock loops: the OST is composed in-house and engineered to be played, not just heard.

Why rhythm players stay.

  • An OST that hits. Original DnB, neurofunk, industrial rock and synthwave by Teonix Studios. The music isn't background — it's the game.

  • Charts that punish. 16ms hit windows, 12 note types and a difficulty curve built for players who came from osu!, DJMAX, Sound Voltex, Rift of the NecroDancer and Rhythm Doctor.

  • Three difficulty tiers. NORMAL to learn the system, HARD to bleed, BEATLORD for those who've mastered every beat.

  • Climb the leaderboards. Fight, fall, retry. Chase the score and prove the weakest can break the system.

  • 25 hand-drawn levels. Each stage a one-of-one painting — Wave City night markets, Intralight server farms, rooftop chases, in the spirit of 90s OVA cels.

Three antiheroes. One megacorp to burn.

In 2196, the Intralight Corporation owns every resource, every frequency, every human breath. Three outcasts fight back with the only weapon they can't ban — the beat.

  • VANDRIK — the blind DJ. He can't see the corp. He can hear exactly where to hit.

  • LUCIUS — the one-armed devil. The corp took his arm. He'll take their tower.

  • HIKOMI — the perfect infiltrator. She built the cage. She'll break it from the inside.

Each one plays differently. Between battles, a branching comic-book story with multiple endings deepens the lore. Follow it or skip it — the rhythm never stops.

Made by Teonix Studios

A small studio out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with its own hand-drawn art direction and a fully original score. If you live in Rift of the NecroDancer, Rhythm Doctor or Stray Gods, you'll feel right at home.

Feel the rhythm. Achieve it... or die trying.

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