If the bar becomes completely empty, the game will end. If the player completely misses a note, the bar will lose a larger amount. If the player hits any note in the incorrect direction, this 'energy bar' will decrease by a small bit. Underneath the path where the blocks travel is a white bar that slowly fills up as the player hits notes correctly. In addition, there are occasionally bombs that the player should not hit, and obstacles in the form of oncoming walls that the player's head should avoid.

When a block is properly slashed by a saber, it is destroyed and a score is awarded, based on the length and angle of the swing and the accuracy of the cut.

There are also blocks with dots instead of arrows, which players may hit in any direction. Each one may also be marked with an arrow indicating one of eight possible directions in which the block may be required to be slashed through. Each block varies in color, corresponding to the color of the saber that should be used to slash it. The game also features the option of playing some songs in certain orientations where blocks approach from around the player. In each song, the game presents the player with a stream of approaching blocks, laid out in sync with the song's beats and notes, located in one of the 12 possible positions of a 4x3 grid. The player uses VR motion controllers to wield a pair of glowing sabers, which by default are colored red and blue for left and right respectively. The game includes several songs with up to five levels of difficulty, starting from Easy all the way to Expert+. Main article: List of songs in Beat Saber

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