Catch Flex

Catch Flex is a full-body rhythm game that tracks your movement with one camera. You dance to the beat by hitting oncoming targets with gestures and steps; even the menus use gestures. The game needs no headset, gamepad or wearable for its standard play.

Move to the beat

Songs combine different moves, using your whole body rather than just your thumbs:

• Slash: cut blocks in the direction of their arrows.
• Catch: snag rings with a hand or foot.
• Kick: send a ball flying, or knock it back with a hand.
• Stomp: hit a floor marker on the beat.
• Slide: follow a trail to its end.
• Dodge: duck, lean or step over obstacles.

Tracks and modes

Vol. 1 includes ten hand-charted tracks of original dance music, spanning house, electro and techno at 96 to 150 BPM. The charts are designed for real-body movement and require no jumping; playing several tracks in a row can make for a workout. No-fail mode lets you move through a whole song without chasing a score.

You can pursue global leaderboards in solo play or compete head-to-head in local split-screen Versus. Achievements follow your progress from your first song to earning an S rank on ten different tracks.

Create your own levels

Catch Flex Editor runs in a browser and lets you chart your own moves to any song. Each finished level is a single file that you can open on your device or send over Wi-Fi from a browser, including to a TV. The game also reads charts saved in other common level formats.

Camera and tracking

You need room to move, good lighting, your full body in frame and clothes that contrast with the background. The recommended camera setup is the free Catch Flex: Controller phone app over your own Wi-Fi; a webcam works too. Versus requires one phone or camera per player, and a larger screen makes moves easier to see from across the room.

Tracking runs locally on your hardware, and camera images are never saved or uploaded. When you use a phone as the camera, only movement data crosses your local network; the video stays on the phone.

VR and Steam Deck

Experimental VR wraps the track around you, bringing blocks toward your hands and balls toward your feet. Catch Flex VR runs through SteamVR on OpenXR headsets; a Quest can connect through Steam Link or Link. The headset and controllers track your head and hands, while the phone tracks your legs for kicks, stomps and slides. Leg tracking can drift because it uses a phone camera.

The game also plays on Steam Deck using a phone as the camera, with no changes needed on the Deck. Docking it to a TV gives you a larger screen.