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Beat Sneak Bandit – Music Game Review
Beat Sneak Bandit is a Music/Puzzle game from Simogo AB, first launched in 16th February 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 50+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Beat Sneak Bandit Stand Out
RHYTHM. STEALTH. PUZZLE.
When all the clocks in the world are stolen by Duke Clockface and the world is in chaos, it'll be up to the Beat Sneak Bandit to steal them back!
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Rhythmadelic controls: Everything in this game moves rhythmically, just like the simple controls: Tap to the beat to sneak!
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Stealthalicious gameplay: Sneak past patrolling guards, security lights, trapdoors and all the other freaky stuff and contraptions the creepy Duke's got in store for you!
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Puzzletastic levels: Watch, listen and learn the rhythm patterns to figure out how to solve all of the sneaky puzzles!
Winner of Best Mobile Game in the Independent Games Festival 2012
Winner of Best Audio Design 2012 in the Edge Awards 2012
Winner of Best Gameplay at the Unity Awards 2012
Winner of Best Mobile Action in Jayisgames.com Best of 2012 Awards
Winner of Best Mobile Puzzle Games in IGN's Best of 2012 Awards
Nominated for Audio Achievement at BAFTA 2013
Nominated for Excellence In Innovation at International Mobile Gaming Awards 2012
Nominated for Excellence In Gameplay at International Mobile Gaming Awards 2012
Nominated for Best Mobile at the Golden Joystick Awards 2012
Finalist at Indiecade 2012
Chosen by Apple as iPad Game of the week
9/10 – Edge
9/10 – IGN
5/5 – TouchArcade
9/10 – Pocketgamer
5/5 – Appspy
9/10 – Videogamer.com
5/5 – Hookshot Inc.
4/4 – Slide to Play
5/5 – TouchGen
5/5 – Gamezebo
"It's rare to find a game that does something so original so well, with every element of gameplay and design falling into place. Simogo has pulled it off with Beat Sneak Bandit. In my books it's a must buy, and such a shame it would be to miss out." – TouchArcade
"It's impossible not to fall in love with this funky little number." – Videogamer.com
"Beat Sneak Bandit is polished, challenging, wholly original and a heck of a lot of fun. It’s a great example of how presentation, control and design can come together to create a cohesive and extremely fun package. Don’t miss it!" – IGN
"Quick to get into but devilish in the detail, Beat Sneak Bandit makes all the right noises, and in what's already a strong year for mobile gaming, this is the best iPhone game I've played." – Eurogamer
"Every now and again though, a game comes along for iOS that knocks you for six, and re-ignites your passion for not just iOS gaming, but gaming in general. Well, Beat Sneak Bandit is one such game." – Touchgen
"It's an unlikely mix for sure, but Beat Sneak Bandit's smart blend of puzzling and beat-matching proves to be an ingeniously crafted delight." – Pocketgamer
"You'll be hard pressed to put this game down until you've 'clocked' it entirely – a must have for all iPhone gamers." – Appspy
"A true work of art, in so many ways. It's smart. It's challenging. It's gorgeous. But most importantly, it's fun – dizzying, dreamy, and delightful fun." – Gamezebo
This Music game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Beat Sneak Bandit is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 25th November 2018
Recent improvements include:
- Added support for new devices
Download & Availability
Beat Sneak Bandit is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Beat Sneak Bandit on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We absolutely LOVE this game! Its so unique. Nothing else even remotely comes close to its gameplay! We wish there is a sequel planned. We know its been nearly a decade, but is there any hope? Ill pay double.
The graphics are great! The levels are challenging! As long as you can step to the best, then you are able to sneak your way to the end. We find that even though we have best all of the levels, Ill go back and replay them for fun. Our only comment is we want more.
Alright, so the devs saw the game wasnt working on XR and fixed it. So Im here to fix that one star into 5. Game is one of a kind and needs to, at least, be experienced once. Good to have it back and playable.
Using the iPhone XR. When we open the app it just freezes on the simogo logo screen and doesn't let us play.
The good: Clever level design. You can make the game as easy or hard as you want, because it's up to you how many collectibles you go after each level. It's hard and yet not frustrating , a balance that few games are able to achieve. The bad: Very little really. You could say that the music isn't the greatest.
We're so happy this has been updated to new phone sizes as well as 64-bit. This is one of our absolute favorite games; it was one of the first to take a one-tap style of gameplay and make it really good. The rhythm puzzle mechanics, the music, the art style: All of it is delightful. Get it and enjoy.
We originally published a one-star review that complained of no sound, even though our volume was maxed, our ringer was maxed, and we could play other audio just fine. It was fixed by switching off the vibrate switch, which we didn't realize was enabled. When the game says "sound must be switched on," it means it. We'll update this review with our impressions later.
A favorite classic ios game of ours. Awesome sound, amusing gameplay, cute graphics. All around great rhythm game.
Makes all other rhythm games look like pong.
Not at all what we hoped for. Very annoying in fact.
Cute design style. A pretty cool musical experience.
Yo this game is tight if you ever make a second game you should put actual songs/ beats now that would be dope.
It's a short game but well worth the price given that it seems made for touchscreen UI, simple & crafty and challenging! This is a perfect app for the thinker/choral/band/DJ geek. We played through it three times before writing this.
Props to this game for actually revolving around rhythm and not "hit the buttons as fast as you can!!!" The art style is fantastic, the music is fantastic, everything's great, our only qualm is that there aren't any other rhythm games on this level of quality on the App Store.
Bouncing along to the beat as we sneak around. It's the best.
Amazingly fun game. Simple controls and mechanics and awesome visuals. Needs a sequel ASAP.
It is completely addictive. If you like music, wackiness and video games. DOWNLOAD THIS! :).
Although this game's repetitive music can get annoying, this is a must buy for people who enjoy rhythm games, puzzle games, and platformers! We had our doubts at first about this, "$3 for a game? Ain't nobody got time for that!" Was our original thought, then we looked on youtube for the first few levels, and the game actually looked interesting! We had decided that since we've had these $4 on our account for so long, might as well use it! Not the best money we've spent on a game (cause this is our second favorite game) but it was worth it three times over :).
This game is so creative and so much fun. There is truly nothing else like it out there. Which is why: we NEED more levels!! Please.
It took us 3 hours to defeat duke in the finale. We enjoyed the joy of success. The game has great art design, which is a guarantee of simogo. For us the game is challenging but not too hard, and kept us playing. The vacuum bluster is cute.
We like this game! It kinda hard for us to tap to the beat sometimes, but we enjoy solving the puzzle! Recommend to everyone.
This game is awesome. So much fun for just a minute or even an hour. Great pick-us-up when you just need something quick to play and only have a couple of minutes to spare. Highly recommended.
This game is totally worth it's money. Tap to the beat to sneak around and avoid the obstacles. You never know what the beat will be like but it's a nice challenge to adapt and move at the right times. If you want an entertaining rhythm based game, this is one of many great ones.
We are a big fan of the game and it is worth buying. It even has replay value which is a big thing in the gamin community. We love the on beat controls and it helps stimulate brain activity. We personally love the music that plays when Duke appears and his boss battle music.we recommend this to anyone and everyone.
Love the game! If your iPad suddenly does not have sound on this game, which happened to us, tap your home button twice to bring up the tools at the bottom of the screen, scroll all the way to the left and be sure your mute is not selected. This happened to us and we blame our kid. Now, back to sneaking.
Very fresh and addictive gameplay. Really like it.
Just beat the game, while collecting all the clocks in every stage.. And you give us a spoiler alert remix stage?? The developer of this game sure knows how to make a complete game. We are so grateful we were able to play such an entertaining game at 2.99 only. We would gladly (well, maybe not gladly) pay 5 bucks for the sequel! Keep up the good work guys! We will be so waiting for another sneaky action.
It is one of the most creative games we've played.
Fresh take on a rhythm game. Love it.
We love this game because it's so cool how the game works and we love the beats in it. Good Job Simogo.
The music is hip, the gameplay is fresh, and the two are excellently integrated. Play it now. That said, Simogo, we would like to see some iCloud integration for saved games.
This game is definitely worth the money. It's a perfect balance of rhythm and puzzle and has a really cool art style. We LOVE the shadow levels.
If you are unsure whether to buy this or not, BUY! Its so fun and different and perfect.
The most amazing game we've played in the we-pad.
We love this game! What got our attention was the art style, it's so cute. It took us awhile to get the hang of it but once we did we were hooked. The music is fun and we enjoy solving the puzzle of getting to all the clocks before finishing the levels. This game is simple and really well made. We would definitely recommend it.
This is our favorite game on our phone. We even put it on our iPad as well so that we could use it as a reward in our music classroom. Seriously, this is fun and just tricky enough that you keep playing without getting frustrated.
Can't wait for the map pack updates.
The best iOS game we've ever played.
This is the best iOS game we've played in a long time. Definitely a must-buy.
Take the time (no pun intended) to look at the amazing artwork.
Love this game. Entertaining and it challenges your brain a little bit, but not to the point where you get frustrated and want to throw your phone. Great use for kids learning rhythm as well, they will learn to tap in beat.
This is a fun and addictive game. It has a simple concept which takes you back to the Nolan Bushnell Atari days of pick up and play…no need for a manual. The puzzles are challenging enough to keep you engaged. The music and graphics are excellent too. We'll be looking forward to more great games from Simogo. GREAT JOB.
To the critics: Really? To people wondering if they should buy the game: Do! If you like puzzle games (and we do), then this is THE game for you. It's so innovative while retaining simplicitythe epitome of genius in game design. At first we were a little annoyed by the game's one button, but it's so obvious now that this is the superior choice for this puzzle game. We've owned an iPod touch for a few years, along with some top-selling iOS games, and literally, this is the first iOS game we've ever played all the way through; we got bored with the others too quickincluding number-one sellers! Even though we just beat this game, we'll probably start over again tomorrow. It definitely has replay value. We highly recommend it! (we even posted on FB about it, which we NEVER do.) To the developers: Outstanding game! We were a little nervous about the $2.99 price, having only seen one video and the GDC prize, but our impulse buy was well rewarded. You guys definitely deserve it. Huge congrats, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with in the future.
Best game we've bought since we got our iPhone.
Fun, challenging and addictive.
Never spent 3$ on a video game before but we have to say we've never played such a good iPhone game like this in the past! Amazing, definitely worth more than this.
We have to give a five star for a game with just ingenuity in its design, and a solid performer. This ranks up with Tiny Wings as the two most ingenious game designs that offer so much gameplay with only one finger touching the screen to pull it off. Level design is great. Also nice to see how the timing of traps and all not only work into broadening the things you can accomplish with the simple mechanic, but they actually feed into the background music. That means, getting into the groove is needed to truly make solving the puzzles feel like a breeze. You start to lock onto what trap, door, etc. Is associated with what instrument it is in the song. Wouldn't mind seeing a sequel or more of this in the future.
First game we actually play regularly on our iPhone. Very clever gameplay, great music, and something new. We hope the guy who made it is rich.
One if not our favorite ios game ever.
Live the music, style, and gameplay! We're hooked.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.2
- Size: 173.49 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Simogo AB
Last updated: 25th November 2018 | Genre: Music, Puzzle | Developer: Simogo AB