Games Like Aaero

Tune into Aaero2 - a heart-pounding rhythm-shooter with 20 stunning alien worlds, each powered by a legendary Monstercat track. Trace ribbons of light, unleash devastating firepower, and conquer colossal bosses! Play solo or co-op and feel every beat as you fight to the soundtrack.

Why similar: Rhythm 37.2%, Music 35.7%, On-Rails Shooter 17.2% ★, Action 5.2%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to the seed game, refining the core mechanics and expanding the rhythmic combat experience.

The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

Why similar: Rhythm 41.3%, Music 31.9%, On-Rails Shooter 20.3% ★, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive on-rails rhythm shooter that shares the same synesthetic, music-driven combat DNA as Aaero.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Rhythm 47.3%, Music 29%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that emphasizes speed, visual intensity, and a heavy, driving soundtrack.

AUDICA™ is a VR “rhythm shooter” that combines Harmonix’s award-winning music gameplay with precision shooting mechanics and a 33-song soundtrack, all set in a mesmerizing cosmic arena.

Why similar: Rhythm 46.2%, Music 44.1%, Action 5.3%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm shooter that requires precise timing and aim, mirroring the combat-focused rhythm gameplay of Aaero.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Music 37.9%, Rhythm 35.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Action 5%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, arcade-style 'pop album' game that perfectly captures the feeling of moving through music with style and grace.

Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Rhythm 45.8%, Music 43.9%, Indie 5.3%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter where the intensity of the action is procedurally generated by your own music library.

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Rhythm 38.8%, Music 37.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Action 3%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, music-driven bullet-hell game that demands perfect rhythmic synchronization to survive.

Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

Why similar: Rhythm 45.3%, Music 44.2%, Action 5.4%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished rhythm game that focuses on fluid, high-energy movement and precise inputs.

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 35.2%, Music 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Indie 5.3%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer where every movement and action is perfectly synced to the electronic soundtrack.

Play a classic Shoot 'Em Up... in reverse!

Why similar: Rhythm 44.8%, Music 34.3%, Action 11%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique rhythm-based shoot-em-up that challenges you to play through the game in reverse.

A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!

Why similar: Music 61.5%, Rhythm 28.9%, Indie 4.9%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A music-driven shooter that transforms your personal music collection into an arcade-style battleground.

Riding the rhythmic rails of success from smart phone, into the arcades, now GROOVE COASTER arrives on Steam! Are you ready to ride a roller coaster of sound and light through a universe of music?

Why similar: Rhythm 43.3%, Music 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style rhythm game that features a massive library of electronic music and fast-paced visual sequences.

Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.

Why similar: Music 58.4%, Rhythm 34%, Indie 3.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%, Action 0.4%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to turn your own music into a high-speed, rhythm-based racing track.

Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

Why similar: Rhythm 39.9%, Music 36.6%, On-Rails Shooter 17.2% ★, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic rhythm shooter that makes you feel like an action hero moving to the beat of the music.

From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.

Why similar: Rhythm 42.7%, Music 37.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Indie 6%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic rhythm-action game that blends simple mechanics with an increasingly intense musical experience.

Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!

Why similar: Music 43.1%, Rhythm 42%, Action 5.6%, Indie 5.2%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm game that emphasizes fluid movement and dance-like gestures to match the beat.

Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.

Why similar: Music 40.3%, Rhythm 40.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Action 5.7%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic obstacle avoidance game that relies heavily on rhythmic timing and neon aesthetics.

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Music 43.8%, Rhythm 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Action 3.4%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based RPG that features intense, music-synced combat encounters against unique bosses.

Can you beat the beat? Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, dub and disco music back to life!

Why similar: Music 38.5%, Rhythm 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Action 7.5%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer where your actions must be performed in time with the music to progress.

Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.

Why similar: Rhythm 39.6%, Music 38.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Action 6.2%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique rhythm-action game that blends platforming and combat with a fast-paced electronic soundtrack.

This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!

Why similar: Music 44.6%, Rhythm 42.5%, Action 7.2%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game where you must attack and dodge in time with the beat.

AGAINST is a combat rhythm VR game that will immerse you in a dark comics story. Follow the beat to shoot and slice your way through evil henchmen of Dr. Vice. Empowering music is your only way out from these crime-ridden streets.

Why similar: Music 46.8%, Rhythm 41.4%, Action 7.1%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm shooter that pits you against waves of enemies in a dark, music-driven world.

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Music 47%, Rhythm 45.9%, Indie 3.6%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original music-driven shooter that paved the way for procedural rhythm-based combat.

Navigate breathtaking, celestial worlds while mastering the beat of chart-topping hits from today’s most popular artists, such as PinkPantheress, Charlie Puth, and more. Discover fresh new music from tomorrow’s biggest stars on a cosmic trip where every note guides your way.

Why similar: Music 48.5%, Rhythm 47.9%, Indie 2.6%, Action 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual rhythm game that focuses on flying through colorful, music-synced environments.

BlasterBeat is the award-winning PvP rhythm-shooter. Master shooting to a unique variety of tracks in dynamic and innovative gameplay in arenas that shine on the beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 44.9%, Music 42.8%, Action 7.6%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive rhythm shooter that combines tactical combat with musical timing.

Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, fractal based scenery that animates to the music.

Why similar: Music 47.6%, Rhythm 35.8%, Indie 6%, Action 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A space shooter that uses procedural generation to create visuals that react to your music.

Rhythm game inspired by modern Japanese arcade titles, featuring intense visuals and gameplay, dynamic keyboard and mouse controls, and community integration. Climb the global leaderboards and unlock new content through specialized challenges!

Why similar: Music 47.6%, Rhythm 41.9%, Action 5.4%, Indie 5.2%

From indie pioneers Zen Studios (makers of Pinball FX2 and CastleStorm) comes KickBeat, an innovative rhythm game with a Kung Fu theme, featuring fully 3D characters and high-energy music! You can use your own music to create custom KickBeat tracks, allowing you ultimate replayability!

Why similar: Music 46.1%, Rhythm 38.5%, Action 8.4%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based martial arts game that focuses on timing your strikes to the music.

Soar through vocal melodies, sweep each fade and attack every beat in 25 of AVICII’s biggest hits, in this enthralling futuristic rhythm-action experience – AVICII Invector.

Why similar: Music 44.5%, Rhythm 39.1%, Indie 16.4%

Transform your keyboard into an instrument and play along to the melody of catchy chiptunes in this challenging rhythm game. Now with tap mode!

Why similar: Music 41.8%, Rhythm 40.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm game focused on chiptune music, offering a challenging experience for fans of the genre.

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Rhythm 63.6%, Music 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Action 2.8%, Indie 2.5%

The Network has been infested. Face a giant creature ruled by music to cleanse it. Fight while switching between 2 complementary Game Modes!

Why similar: Music 26.3%, Rhythm 24.5%, Action 20.5%, Indie 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%

AereA is an Action RPG in which music is both your best friend and your worst enemy. As a disciple of the Great Maestro Guido you have to unravel the mysteries of Aezir. Find out what happened to the world and return the nine primordial instruments to restore balance and bring peace to the world.

Why similar: Music 64.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Indie 8.7%, Action 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG centered around music, featuring musical-themed environments and boss battles.

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: Rhythm 52.6%, Music 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Action 7.2%, Indie 5%

Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

Why similar: Music 58%, Rhythm 35.5%, Indie 4.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.3%

Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!

Why similar: Music 47.7%, Rhythm 45.3%, Action 7%

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Why similar: Rhythm 56.6%, Music 27.9%, Indie 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Action 3.3%

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Rhythm 44.5%, Music 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Indie 6.1%, Action 2.4%

Takes the player into unfamiliar territory as they use NES-style controls to blast their way through the barrage of Beats in this rhythm-music adventure.

Why similar: Rhythm 47.3%, Music 33%, Action 10.2%, Indie 9.5%

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

Why similar: Music 38.5%, Rhythm 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Indie 10.6%, Action 6.9%

🎶 THE VERY FIRST MUSIC ADAPTING FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER IS HERE! 🎵 Always wanted to shoot mobs while listening to your own favorite music tracks? Now you can.

Why similar: Music 56.8%, Rhythm 31.1%, Action 8.4%, Indie 3.7%

Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.

Why similar: Rhythm 41.6%, Music 41.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Action 3.5%, Indie 3%

Hurrican-like Bullet Hell. Avoid the rain of bullets to the rhythms of "dubstep". Help the hero to defeat the aliens and to take revenge on the interstellar aggressor!

Why similar: Rhythm 54.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Indie 20.7%

Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Music 44.7%, Rhythm 44.6%, Action 5.7%, Indie 5%

EX-XDRiVER is a futuristic arcade-style rhythm game with racing game elements. Master precise gameplay over tracks from a growing list of artists, and use drifting to your advantage to sweep the competition!

Why similar: Rhythm 67.7%, Music 21%, Indie 6.5%, Action 4.8%

DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.6%, Action 33.1%, Indie 18.3%

Rhythm Destruction is a rhythm & shoot'em up that aims to combine the best of both genres. Blast and maneuver your way through perilous stages filled with numerous enemies, obstacles and unique boss encounters.

Why similar: Rhythm 62.4%, Indie 19.8%, Action 17.8%

Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!

Why similar: Rhythm 42.2%, Music 39.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Indie 3.9%

Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!

Why similar: Music 47.6%, Rhythm 45.4%, Action 7%

Project Rhombus is a rhythm-based casual action game that combines exciting electronic music with stylish flat design. Hold on as long as possible, blocking the oncoming arrows moving to the beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 45.9%, Music 35%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Action 6.2%, Indie 4%

BIT.TRIP VOID is the third installment in the retro-arcade BIT.TRIP saga.BIT.TRIP VOID is a synesthetic exploration of rhythm and music as they pertain to our everyday lives and moods. In a control scheme brand new to the series, yet wholly familiar to gamers, the player is given complete freedom to move about the screen wherever they...

Why similar: Music 39.6%, Rhythm 36.9%, Action 12.3%, Indie 11.2%

Raindrops is a stereo rhythm game, played with your mouse. Notes will be poured from both sides, and the sound will wave towards the direction of succesful hits. Move your mouse, click with both buttons, even scroll to take care of these notes.

Why similar: Rhythm 30.9%, Music 28.8%, Action 21.8%, Indie 18.6%

Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!

Why similar: Music 42.5%, Rhythm 34.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Action 6.6%, Indie 5.8%

Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL is a rhythm game for keyboard set against a space exploration backdrop. Captain your science vessel alongside your navigator Shii as you explore the vast Sixtar system!

Why similar: Rhythm 60.2%, Music 24.8%, Action 11.6%, Indie 3.5%

64.0 is a minimal fast-paced arcade game, where you shoot the squares that have the same color as the background.

Why similar: Rhythm 49.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Music 12.5%, Action 8.4%, Indie 8%

Rhythm Storm is a roguelike bullet heaven with stunning vector graphics, rhythmic action, and overwhelming swarms of enemies. Your vehicle aims and fires freely while everything else dances and moves to the beat in this spectacular audio-visual experience.

Why similar: Rhythm 86.7%, Action 13.3%

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.

Why similar: Music 75.5%, Action 11.1%, Indie 7.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

Play your own songs to three different game modes on, newly updated to, eight different maps, or fight the three unlockable bosses! Play on four different difficulties to get a range of challenge! Keep track of your stats and compare them to your friends! Earn all the achievements by playing and getting better at it!

Why similar: Music 40.3%, Rhythm 35.5%, Action 14.4%, Indie 9.8%