diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
index f3d2c84177..9bc6cdbb9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
 {
     public class ColourHitErrorMeter : HitErrorMeter
     {
+        private const int default_shape_alpha = 0;
         private const int animation_duration = 200;
         private const int drawable_judgement_size = 8;
-        private readonly JudgementFlow judgementsFlow;
 
-        [SettingSource("Colour hit number", "number of coloured hits")]
-        public BindableNumber<int> HitCircleAmount { get; } = new BindableNumber<int>(20)
+        [SettingSource("Hit error amount", "Number of hit error shapes")]
+        public BindableNumber<int> HitShapeCount { get; } = new BindableNumber<int>(20)
         {
             MinValue = 1,
             MaxValue = 30,
@@ -32,21 +31,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
         };
 
         [SettingSource("Opacity", "Visibility of object")]
-        public BindableNumber<float> HitOpacity { get; } = new BindableNumber<float>(1)
+        public BindableNumber<float> HitShapeOpacity { get; } = new BindableNumber<float>(1)
         {
             MinValue = 0.01f,
             MaxValue = 1,
-            Precision = .01f
+            Precision = .01f,
         };
 
-        [SettingSource("Spacing", "space between hit colour circles")]
-        public BindableNumber<float> HitSpacing { get; } = new BindableNumber<float>(2)
+        [SettingSource("Spacing", "Space between hit error shapes")]
+        public BindableNumber<float> HitShapeSpacing { get; } = new BindableNumber<float>(2)
         {
             MinValue = 0,
             MaxValue = 10,
             Precision = .1f
         };
 
+        [SettingSource("Shape", "What shape to use for hit errors")]
+        public Bindable<ShapeStyle> HitShape { get; } = new Bindable<ShapeStyle>();
+
+        private readonly JudgementFlow judgementsFlow;
+
         public ColourHitErrorMeter()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
@@ -58,24 +62,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
             if (!judgement.Type.IsScorable() || judgement.Type.IsBonus())
                 return;
 
-            judgementsFlow.Push(GetColourForHitResult(judgement.Type), HitCircleAmount.Value);
+            judgementsFlow.Push(GetColourForHitResult(judgement.Type), HitShapeCount.Value);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            HitOpacity.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Alpha = HitOpacity.Value, true);
-            HitSpacing.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Spacing = new Vector2(0, HitSpacing.Value), true);
-            HitSpacing.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Height = HitCircleAmount.Value * (drawable_judgement_size + HitSpacing.Value) - HitSpacing.Value, true);
-            HitCircleAmount.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Height = HitCircleAmount.Value * (drawable_judgement_size + HitSpacing.Value) - HitSpacing.Value, true);
-            HitCircleAmount.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Clear(), true);
+            HitShapeOpacity.BindValueChanged(_ => judgementsFlow.Alpha = HitShapeOpacity.Value, true);
+            HitShapeSpacing.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                judgementsFlow.Height = HitShapeCount.Value * (drawable_judgement_size + HitShapeSpacing.Value) - HitShapeSpacing.Value;
+                judgementsFlow.Spacing = new Vector2(0, HitShapeSpacing.Value);
+            }, true);
+            HitShapeCount.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                judgementsFlow.Clear();
+                judgementsFlow.Height = HitShapeCount.Value * (drawable_judgement_size + HitShapeSpacing.Value) - HitShapeSpacing.Value;
+            }, true);
+            HitShape.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+            {
+                judgementsFlow.ValueParser = getShapeStyle(HitShape.Value);
+                judgementsFlow.Clear();
+            }, true);
         }
 
         public override void Clear() => judgementsFlow.Clear();
 
-        private class JudgementFlow : FillFlowContainer<HitErrorCircle>
+        private class JudgementFlow : FillFlowContainer<HitErrorShape>
         {
             public override IEnumerable<Drawable> FlowingChildren => base.FlowingChildren.Reverse();
+            internal string ValueParser = null!;
 
             public JudgementFlow()
             {
@@ -85,38 +101,52 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
                 LayoutEasing = Easing.OutQuint;
             }
 
-            public void Push(Color4 colour, int amount)
+            public void Push(Color4 colour, int maxErrorShapeCount)
             {
-                Add(new HitErrorCircle(colour, drawable_judgement_size));
+                Add(new HitErrorShape(colour, drawable_judgement_size, ValueParser));
 
-                if (Children.Count > amount)
+                if (Children.Count > maxErrorShapeCount)
                     Children.FirstOrDefault(c => !c.IsRemoved)?.Remove();
             }
         }
 
-        internal class HitErrorCircle : Container
+        private class HitErrorShape : Container
         {
             public bool IsRemoved { get; private set; }
-            private readonly Circle circle;
 
-            public HitErrorCircle(Color4 colour, int size)
+            public HitErrorShape(Color4 colour, int size, string shape)
             {
                 Size = new Vector2(size);
-                Child = circle = new Circle
+
+                switch (shape)
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Alpha = 0,
-                    Colour = colour
-                };
+                    case "circle":
+                        Child = new Circle
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = default_shape_alpha,
+                            Colour = colour
+                        };
+                        break;
+
+                    case "square":
+                        Child = new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = default_shape_alpha,
+                            Colour = colour
+                        };
+                        break;
+                }
             }
 
             protected override void LoadComplete()
             {
                 base.LoadComplete();
 
-                circle.FadeInFromZero(animation_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
-                circle.MoveToY(-DrawSize.Y);
-                circle.MoveToY(0, animation_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Child.FadeInFromZero(animation_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Child.MoveToY(-DrawSize.Y);
+                Child.MoveToY(0, animation_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
             public void Remove()
@@ -126,5 +156,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
                 this.FadeOut(animation_duration, Easing.OutQuint).Expire();
             }
         }
+
+        private string getShapeStyle(ShapeStyle shape)
+        {
+            switch (shape)
+            {
+                case ShapeStyle.Circle:
+                    return "circle";
+
+                case ShapeStyle.Square:
+                    return "square";
+
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(shape), shape, @"Unsupported animation style");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public enum ShapeStyle
+        {
+            Circle,
+            Square
+        }
     }
 }