Crit the Beat
Free · play online in your browser, no download
A rhythm game with RPG trappings: hit notes in time to strike monsters, chain combos and beat bosses.
Official site critthebeat.com, verified Nov 3, 2026. Entry URL submitted under x.com/mxvdl in the official Vibe Jam 2026 games data; the game's main menu credit “A game made by @mxvdl” links x.com/mxvdl.
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- Play free — official siteBrowserReleased · Alpha build, per the game's main menuFree
Runs in a desktop or mobile browser. No download.
Browser (no download) · Mobile · Official link verified Nov 3, 2026.
About Crit the Beat
A rhythm game in the browser with RPG elements, pitched as “RPG meets Guitar hero”. You tap the notes as they reach the bottom of the screen, in time with the music, to strike monsters (default keys S, D, K and L, which can be rebound); precise hits and combos raise your score, bosses appear in some stages, and a stats screen counts stages cleared, full combos and full perfects across 27 stage and difficulty combinations, alongside your level and experience points. You can play as a visitor with all content available, or sign in with Discord or Google to track progress and submit scores to the leaderboards. The main menu calls it an alpha build that “can be bugged”, warns that players can cheat and says progress might be reset. The entrant says Guitar Hero was a long-time favourite and the aim was to give it an RPG twist. It was made with Three.js for the Cursor Vibe Jam 2026, whose rules required at least 90% of each game's code to be written by AI; the official submission lists Cursor as the tool. It finished 284th of 945 entries. Free in the browser.
How it was built
Partially verifiedIn the official Vibe Jam 2026 submission the entrant lists Cursor as the tool and answers Yes to the AI-written field. No devlog describes how Cursor was used or which model ran in it, and the sources do not say how the music, art and monster images were made.
- OfficialJam rule 3: at least 90% of the code has to be written by AI. — Vibe Jam (Pieter Levels)
Built for the Cursor Vibe Jam 2026 with Three.js and Tone.js for audio, with Cursor named as the tool. Accounts, progress and leaderboards run on Supabase.
- Engine / framework
- Three.js
- Languages
- JavaScript
- Team size
- Not disclosed
- Development time
- Not disclosed
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
Verification notes: Tool (Cursor), engine (ThreeJS), genre (Action, Rhythm game), pitch, inspiration and the multiplayer (No), mobile (Yes) and portal (No) flags from the entrant's answers in the official Vibe Jam 2026 games data (submitted 21 Apr 2026, 11:20 UTC; final rank 284 of 945 entries, no award), re-read on 6 Nov 2026; rule 3 on the jam page requires at least 90% AI-written code. Developer: the menu credit “A game made by @mxvdl” links the entrant's handle, and the menu disclaimer is written in the first person; that X profile (Max Vedel, Paris) describes its owner as co-founder and creative director of SwipeBack. Team size is not stated. Controls, stats and sign-in options from the game's script; the game was not played and mobile play was not tested. No calls to AI services were found in the game's scripts. The release date is not stated; the jam submission is dated 21 Apr 2026.
Development history
Entered in the Cursor Vibe Jam 2026 (submission date in the official games data, 11:20 UTC); the jam required at least 90% AI-written code. Final rank 284 of 945 entries, no award.
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Free in the browser; optional sign-in with Discord or Google to save progress and submit scores.
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crit the Beat (game page and script) Max Vedel | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Cursor Vibe Jam 2026 — rules, prizes and game stats Vibe Jam (Pieter Levels) | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Vibe Jam 2026 games data (entrant submissions, final rank, awards) Vibe Jam | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Max Vedel (@mxvdl) — X profile X | Social post | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Official game page (language check) Max Vedel | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
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