- #1 Elliot's Show Time
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Ruisu DesignPub: Gigantic G
Windows
Help Elliot light up the stage in a rhythmic adventure featuring 10 original songs.
Why similar: Rhythm 53.5%, Music 31.4%, Casual 7.8%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #2 Rhythm Girl
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Pauline Game
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of music magic book with Kung fu girl and enjoy your travel of music!
Why similar: Rhythm 43.5%, Music 39.7%, Action 9.2%, Casual 7.5%
- #3 MASH VP! Re:VISION
95% matchVery Positive86% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: AXTORM Co., Ltd.
Windows
[Fusion, Synthesis, Coalescence]"MASH VP! Re:VISION" is a revolutionary rhythm game that “fuses” two lanes and music into a completely new experience.With a variety of tracks, game modes, and a creativity-driven mashup system, it invites you into a new world of music!
Why similar: Rhythm 48.6%, Music 37.9%, Action 7%, Casual 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #4 Melody Flight
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Outside Realm
Windows
Melody Flight is a serene and soaring rhythm game.
Why similar: Rhythm 35.5%, Music 34.3%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 25% ★, Casual 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #5 Relapse
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hexatunes
Windows
A beginner friendly sheet music rhythm game, with cute characters and a shady organization!
Why similar: Rhythm 48.1%, Music 40.5%, Action 4.9%, Casual 3.7%, 2D 2.1%
- #6 The Sound of Piano
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MONARCH LIMITED
Windows
A hardcore keyboard rhythm game featuring pure piano tracks. Every note you hit generates a real key sound for a true piano response. Designed for intermediate players and beyond, use our unique skill test algorithm to discover your rating. No AI-generated music, just raw human-crafted tracks.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.4%, Music 37%, Action 4.6%, Casual 4.2%, Space 3.4%
- #7 AudioSurf
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,081 reviews2008
Dev: Dylan Fitterer
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 48.1%, Rhythm 34.6%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 14.4% ★, Casual 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #8 Rhythm Bang
91% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: RiskiVR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rhythm based aiming game focused around hard electronic music. Aim the blaster with your mouse as it blasts rhythmically to the music, and aim at the falling blocks!
Why similar: Music 45.5%, Rhythm 43.1%, Casual 5.6%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #9 Audiosurf 2
91% matchVery Positive83% of 6,031 reviews2015
Dev: Dylan Fitterer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 68.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 46.8%, Rhythm 32%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 18.5% ★, Casual 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #10 Club Dance Party VR
90% matchMostly Negative32% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Odin Inc.
Windows
- Exciting dance time for those who are tired of work! Experience the real rhythm through realistic rhythmical VR! New conceptual club dance party within your home! - Club Dance Party VR –
Why similar: Rhythm 45.2%, Music 41.2%, Casual 8.2%, Action 5.5%
- #11 The Polynomial - Space of the music
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 499 reviews2010
Dev: Dmytry Lavrov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%
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 44.2%, Rhythm 39%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 6.8% ★, Action 5.5%, Casual 3.7%
- #12 KickBeat Steam Edition
89% matchMixed66% of 772 reviews2014
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%, Rhythm 45.3%, Action 8.7%
- #13 TAPSONIC BOLD
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,197 reviews2019
Dev: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MEET POPULAR RHYTHM ACTION GAME 'TAPSONIC' SERIES NOW ON STEAM!
Why similar: Rhythm 52.8%, Music 31.8%, Casual 8.1%, Action 7.3%
- #14 VELUCITY
86% matchMixed42% of 97 reviews2020
Dev: SEEDGAMES Co., Ltd.
Windows
VELUCITY, a rhythm game with a new feel, is released in Steam through Early Access! Enjoy the game with a keyboard that anyone can easily start with.
Why similar: Rhythm 45.7%, Music 35.1%, Action 10.5%, Casual 8.6%
- #15 AUDICA: Rhythm Shooter
86% matchVery Positive85% of 587 reviews2019
Dev: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 52.3%, Music 42.5%, Action 5.3%
- #16 Symphony
85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,497 reviews2012
Dev: Empty Clip Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 50.7%, Rhythm 28%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 13.7% ★, Action 4.1%, Casual 3%
- #17 Groove Coaster
84% matchMixed67% of 1,589 reviews2018
Dev: TAITO CORP.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 50.4%, Music 40.6%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #18 BIT.TRIP CORE
84% matchMixed59% of 156 reviews2012
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 56.1%, Music 33.3%, Action 10.7%
- #19 Dancing Line
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
Windows
Guide an ever-growing Line through a multiple of environments, listening carefully to the music. Tap the screen to make a sharp turn, avoiding obstacles and reacting to the World changing before your eyes.
Why similar: Rhythm 48.5%, Music 40.8%, Casual 6.2%, 3D 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #20 Music Killer
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 459 reviews2019
Dev: AbstractArt
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
🎶 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 47.8%, Rhythm 30.8%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 14.1% ★, Action 7.3%
- #21 BEATris
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Rhythmical Badass
Windows
BEATris is a puzzle-based rhythm game. Feel the rhythm as you bash the blocks with the power of music! Enjoy various levels with unique soundtracks. Make and share your own level on Steam Workshop.
Why similar: Rhythm 42.4%, Music 36.3%, Action 11.6%, Casual 9.8%
- #22 TapSonic World Champion VR
81% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: NEOWIZ
Windows
TAP & Slide - Grab the controller and feel the Music!
Why similar: Rhythm 47%, Music 40.2%, Action 7.3%, Casual 5.6%
- #23 Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,192 reviews2013
Dev: Threaks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
Why similar: Music 48.6%, Rhythm 41.1%, Action 4%, Casual 3.6%, 2D 2%
- #24 PolyTap
79% matchMostly Negative32% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: PolyTapOfficial
Windows
Tap to the rhythm based on the shapes that emerge!
Why similar: Rhythm 52.6%, Music 34.3%, Action 8.3%, 2D 4.9%
- #25 Intralism
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,876 reviews2016
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 34.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.
Why similar: Music 52%, Rhythm 37%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 7.7% ★, Action 1.8%, Casual 1.6%
- #26 Santa Rockstar
78% matchVery Positive82% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: Bekho TeamPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
SAVE CHRISTMAS WITH THE POWER OF ROCK! Santa needs your help! Take your guitar and rock all around the world, delivering presents in the Merry Christmas Stage Sled with the help of the Reindeer Band. Test your skills in this amazing music game, with incredible rock versions of the best known Christmas Carols.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.9%, Music 42.8%, Casual 10.4%
- #27 Reflector Rhythm Master
77% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Kiki Castella
Windows
A hybrid of a block breaker and a music game. A strange and fun mechanic where all of the stages fit on one screen. And the antithesis of the easy-to-see music game.
Why similar: Rhythm 49.2%, Music 39%, Action 6.6%, Casual 5.2%
- #28 Pixelgroove
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Dream Dimension
Windows
Embark on "Pixelgroove," a one-of-a-kind shmup adventure where your chosen music video's visuals and beats transform into exhilarating gameplay. Each video's distinct imagery directly influences the game's dynamics, crafting an experience unique to every song.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.8%, Music 37.3%, Action 5.4%, Casual 5.1%, 2D 4.5%
- #29 BauHouse
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VarKul
Windows
BauHouse is a rhythm-driven bullet hell where energetic music creates and drives every obstacle. You control a block. Move to dodge obstacles and dash to pass through them. Simple. Can you?
Why similar: Rhythm 41.8%, Music 33.5%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 15.2% ★, Action 5.5%, 2D 3.4%
- #30 MeloMisterio -play your melody-
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gentle Giants LLC
Windows
MeloMisterio is a music-driven 3D platformer where every action you take creates melodies. Use those melodies to control mechanics and reach the goal.
Why similar: Rhythm 40.1%, Music 26.5%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 23.1% ★, Action 6.7%, 3D 2.6%
- #31 Pulse Grid
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: John Mark Presents
Windows
Pulse Grid is a rhythm-based puzzle game where colored arrows move to the beat. Redirect them by moving and rotating your 2x2 control zone, match colors, and build combos. Master the rhythm to dominate global leaderboards.
Why similar: Rhythm 54.1%, Music 29.4%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #32 Pastel☆Parade
73% matchVery Positive93% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Pastel Parade ProjectPub: room6
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pastel☆Parade is an exhilarating rhythm game with easy controls! Get into the rhythm with cute, poppy music!
Why similar: Music 43.5%, Rhythm 41.3%, Casual 6.1%, Action 5.1%, 2D 2.7%
- #33 Laserlife
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 119 reviews2015
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Remember what it means to be a human in this interactive biography of a dead astronaut found in deep space by future intelligences who have no concept of humankind.
Why similar: Rhythm 54%, Music 46%
- #34 BIT.TRIP FATE
75% matchMixed68% of 140 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
FATE is the penultimate chapter in the six-part BIT.TRIP series and will leave you wondering what’s next.Key Features:The arrow keys control CommanderVideo while the mouse allows you to fire anywhere on screen! Or if you prefer, plug in a controller for dual-stick shooting action!
Why similar: Rhythm 45.2%, Music 41.2%, Action 13.6%
- #35 PUMP IT UP RISE
71% matchVery Positive80% of 754 reviews2026
Dev: ANDAMIRO
Windows
PUMP IT UP RISE is the official PC version of the PUMP IT UP series, the arcade rhythm game franchise loved for over 25 years. Optimized for keyboard, gamepad, Steam Deck, and more, it brings the excitement of arcade-style rhythm action back to you on Steam.
Why similar: Rhythm 47%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 21.7% ★, Music 16.4%, Action 5.3%, Casual 4.2%
- #36 BIT.TRIP VOID
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 99 reviews2012
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Rhythm 45.3%, Music 41.4%, Action 13.3%
- #37 Rhythm Journey
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: MELOVITY
Windows · Mac
Rhythm Journey is a story based, hardcore 2-buttons rhythm game.
Why similar: Rhythm 49.1%, Music 37.6%, Casual 5%, 2D 3.8%, Action 3.6%
- #38 O2Jam : The Beginning
71% matchMixed44% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: SuperTurbine Technology Inc.
Windows · Mac
O2Jam : The Beginning is the official PC version based on O2Jam - Music & Game, featuring the entire series collection. Enjoy legendary original tracks, overwhelming note impact, and various key modes! From nostalgic classics to new hits, experience the authentic rhythm action of O2Jam.
Why similar: Rhythm 37.3%, Music 31.9%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 24.5% ★, Casual 3.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #39 BeatBlasters III
73% matchMixed40% of 89 reviews2014
Dev: Chainsawesome Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to Accapella! When Joey and Gina arrive in the musically starved town that outlawed groovy tunes, a chance encounter with the music hating tyrannical ruler of the town (and local butcher) sends them flying.
Why similar: Rhythm 51%, Music 37.8%, Action 11.2%
- #40 BIT.TRIP BEAT
73% matchVery Positive80% of 881 reviews2010
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 50.8%, Music 38.2%, Action 4.8%, Casual 3.6%, 2D 2.2%
- #41 Kimekyawa♥GenkaiBeat-chan!!
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team KimekyawaPub: room6
Windows · Mac · Linux
Smash the cute monsters with fun! This is a rhythm game with easy controls!
Why similar: Rhythm 41%, Music 40.2%, Casual 8.2%, Action 6.9%, 2D 2.5%
- #42 Frederic: Resurrection of Music
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,292 reviews2014
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Frederic Chopin – a long time deceased classical compositor – returns back from beyond the grave to fight intense musical duels. In his way stand some of the worlds greatest pop stars charmed with enormous profits that wild commercialization provides
Why similar: Music 49.9%, Rhythm 38.9%, Action 5.7%, Casual 5.5%
- #43 Project: Bits
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heartomics
Windows
Project: Bits (Pronounced Beats) is a complimentary music and rhythm game. It's primary goal functions as a distribution platform for various songs and steps. Listen to the music. Feel the groove. Hit the arrows.
Why similar: Rhythm 53.6%, Music 46.4%
- #44 Twin Horizons
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Exploding Cable Productions
Windows · Mac
You may think this is a simple rhythm action game with the simple controls of tapping and holding the keyboard, but what's that above? Yes, you need to pay attention to those as well! Can you handle the 8-lane madness?
Why similar: Music 44.5%, Rhythm 43.7%, Action 8.3%, 3D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #45 Rhythmic Keyboard
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Lando Games
Windows
Rhythmic Keyboard is a music-based typing game with integration of a talent system that allows for the player to increase their effectiveness. Procedurally spawned keys inhibit pattern formation, so reaction speed and hand/eye coordination are a priority -- not memorization.
Why similar: Rhythm 40.4%, Music 25.8%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 22.9% ★, Casual 4.4%, Action 4.1%
- #46 Rift of the NecroDancer
67% matchVery Positive95% of 5,636 reviews2025
Dev: Brace Yourself GamesPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 66.6%, Music 21.9%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 7% ★, Action 2.5%, 2D 1.5%
- #47 Aaero
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,042 reviews2017
Dev: Mad FellowsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.
Why similar: Rhythm 47.6%, Music 43.5%, Action 8.9%
- #48 Luminous Project
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: SENTIMENTUM
Windows
Six girls save the world through music. Press keys in time with the notes and collect the light energy Luminous in this casual rhythm game.
Why similar: Music 52.5%, Rhythm 36.2%, Casual 6.3%, 2D 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #49 Quaver
67% matchVery Positive92% of 16,654 reviews2022
Dev: Swan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quaver is a community-driven and open-source competitive rhythm game with two game modes and online leaderboards. Create your own maps, or challenge the world in online multiplayer matches.
Why similar: Rhythm 58.8%, Music 38.4%, Casual 2.9%
- #50 Party Pumper
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2019
Dev: Fibrum Limited
Windows
Born in the vibrations of music, Party Pumper is a game about parties and for parties! Player's goal is to entertain the audience by mixing a music samples. Combine this with a dance movements and fun party gadgets action, interact with partygoers crowd and pump the party!
Why similar: Rhythm 51.1%, Music 48.9%
- #51 Sympathia
67% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: DoriGhiku
Windows
『Dodge × Beat』 Enjoy the world of sympathia in rhythm!
Why similar: Music 46.4%, Rhythm 43.9%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #52 Bullet Beat: Musical Shoot'em up
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Bullet Beat is a shoot'em up, where everything at the levels is in tune with the music, even shooting. You can also upload your track and enjoy the experimental generated levels! Keep the combo to get stronger!
Why similar: Music 33.3%, Rhythm 30.8%, Music-Based Procedural Generation 19.8% ★, Action 6.8%, Casual 5.9%
- #53 Khaos Keys
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qwqsoftPub: UW Gamedev
Windows
Khaos Keys, a rhythm game utilizing the keyboard like an instrument! Players swiftly move their hands horizontally over the range of keys, striking notes to the rhythm of the music. It’s truly a hand-crafted experience with an original soundtrack! Can you keep up with this intense style of play?
Why similar: Music 44.7%, Rhythm 42.5%, Action 8.6%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Band Stage
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3193
Windows
In the game, you will be placed on a colorful stage and play wonderful music with different musical instruments. There are a vast number of popular golden songs here, covering various styles such as pop, rock, classical, and electronic, fulfilling all your imaginations about music.
Why similar: Rhythm 46%, Music 44.1%, Casual 6.1%, 3D 3.8%
- #55 Sisyphus
66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: ArchZoDo
Windows
Sisyphus is a music rhythm game in which players control Sisyphus to kick out rocks to the rhythm.
Why similar: Rhythm 57.5%, Music 29%, Casual 11%, Singleplayer 2.5%