- #1 Dashy Square
97% matchVery Positive91% of 282 reviews2016
Dev: Kastriot SulejmaniPub: KasSanity
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!
Why similar: Music 20.2%, Rhythm 15.6%, Level Editor 14.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Precision Platformer 9%
Why You'll Like It: This fast, colorful rhythm platformer closely mirrors Geometry Dash's tap-to-jump hazards, music-driven stages, and escalating difficulty.
- #2 The Impossible Game
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,529 reviews2014
Dev: Grip GamesPub: Fluke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Difficult 23.8%, Music 21.8%, Level Editor 19.6%, Platformer 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its auto-running, one-button jump timing and punishing geometric obstacle courses are the closest direct match to Geometry Dash's core loop.
- #3 Square
96% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Unusualsoft
Windows · Mac
Survive as long as you can in a procedurally generated world of Square.
Why similar: Music 20.2%, Level Editor 16.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Rhythm 12.9%, Precision Platformer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly minimalist, demanding precision-platforming format with rhythm-focused levels and an editor for player-made challenges.
- #4 Neon Beats
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,572 reviews2019
Dev: OKYO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!
Why similar: Rhythm 28.8%, Music 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Precision Platformer 9.6%, Difficult 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Neon Beats combines automatic running, tightly timed jumps, glowing visuals, and music-reactive levels built around memorization.
- #5 A Dance of Fire and Ice
94% matchVery Positive94% of 83,956 reviews2019
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.
Why similar: Rhythm 26.8%, Music 24.3%, Level Editor 16.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Although it is not a platformer, its exacting one-input rhythm mechanics and brutally precise timing make it ideal for Geometry Dash veterans.
- #6 Electronic Super Joy
94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Difficult 20.7%, Music 18.6%, Platformer 11.8%, Precision Platformer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its neon platforming, thumping electronic soundtrack, and lethal obstacle-filled stages capture Geometry Dash's audiovisual intensity.
- #7 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
93% matchVery Positive91% of 201 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Music 20%, Rhythm 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Precision Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: You create platforms while moving through surreal, beat-synced stages, making it a stylish precision-platforming alternative.
- #8 Just Shapes & Beats
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 26,151 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"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: Music 27.7%, Rhythm 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Difficult 17.1%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs electronic music with highly readable geometric hazards and intense survival gameplay that feels like a bullet-hell cousin to Geometry Dash.
- #9 140
92% matchVery Positive93% of 4,699 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 30%, Music 24%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist platformer transforms movement and level geometry to the beat, emphasizing rhythm awareness and clean, difficult timing.
- #10 Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,704 reviews2019
Dev: Vitamin GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.
Why similar: Music 28.3%, Rhythm 24.2%, Level Editor 21.8%, Difficult 17.1%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its community-built music levels combine rhythm gameplay, visual effects, and difficult bullet patterns in a highly customizable format.
- #11 BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
89% matchVery Positive97% of 404 reviews2023
Dev: Choice ProvisionsPub: Choice Provisions
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The classic rhythm platformer is back as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER + RUNNER MAKER! The fun of the original now sports fresh mechanics, art, and soundtrack – plus RUNNER MAKER, which allows you to create custom levels. A must-play for rhythm newbies, experts, and everyone in between.
Why similar: Rhythm 24.5%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Level Editor 19.6%, Difficult 9.7%, Platformer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This modern rhythm runner mixes platforming, shooting, and user-made levels with an emphasis on reacting to the soundtrack.
- #12 Intralism
90% 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 46.9%, Rhythm 27.1%, Level Editor 13.4%, Difficult 9.9%, Arcade 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This rhythm game offers challenging beatmaps, electronic music, and a level editor for players who want to create and master custom charts.
- #13 Super Hexagon
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,137 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Difficult 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Rhythm 19.9%, Music 10.3%, Arcade 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its hypnotic soundtrack and relentlessly escalating reaction-based survival challenges provide the same addictive retry-driven difficulty.
- #14 Vectronom
87% matchVery Positive96% of 329 reviews2019
Dev: LudopiumPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Welcome to the psychedelic world of Vectronom: experience waves of color and a pulsing geometric path that changes with the beat! All set to a hypnotic electronic soundtrack. There’s only one thing to do: turn up the volume and go with the flow.
Why similar: Rhythm 26.8%, Level Editor 19.7%, Precision Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 16.9%, Platformer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its colorful puzzle-platforming stages shift and animate with the music, rewarding rhythmic movement and precise navigation.
- #15 Runner3
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 301 reviews2018
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CommanderVideo returns in Runner3's heart-pounding saga! Conquer villainous villains, drive wild vehicles, and navigate thrilling environments. Meet quirky characters and face retro challenges for an adrenaline-soaked rhythm-music platformer adventure!
Why similar: Music 22.7%, Rhythm 22%, Difficult 13.5%, Precision Platformer 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its auto-running platforming demands memorization, sharp timing, and repeated runs through eccentric obstacle courses set to energetic music.
- #16 Rhythm Doctor
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 27,060 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Why similar: Music 31%, Rhythm 28.8%, Level Editor 25.5%, 2D 3.4%, Colorful 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its deceptively simple one-button rhythm mechanic grows into elaborate, difficult patterns and includes tools for custom-level creation.
- #17 Reflex
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,200 reviews2017
Dev: Easy gamePub: Game for people
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A simple puzzle game. Simple graphics and nice music. Try your mind in more than 70+ levels. They are waiting for you.
Why similar: Indie 39.8%, Action 31.2%, Casual 29%
Why You'll Like It: Its colorful rhythm-based flight courses, arcade focus, and level editor offer a close alternative for players who enjoy Geometry Dash's aerial segments.
- #18 Spin Rhythm XD
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,239 reviews2023
Dev: Super Spin Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Music 35.2%, Rhythm 34.4%, Difficult 18.9%, Colorful 4.1%, Arcade 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished electronic soundtrack, tough higher difficulties, and satisfying rhythmic input make it a strong music-first alternative.
- #19 Celeste
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,901 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Precision Platformer 27.3%, Difficult 26.6%, Platformer 9.3%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: Its exceptionally responsive controls, demanding obstacle design, and satisfying mastery curve make it one of the best precision-platformer alternatives.
- #20 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
86% matchVery Positive86% of 3,953 reviews2011
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Why similar: Music 28.4%, Rhythm 26.4%, Difficult 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Platformer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This foundational rhythm runner builds its demanding obstacle courses around beat-matched jumps, slides, and other precisely timed actions.
- #21 Klang 2
83% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Tinimations
Windows
Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.
Why similar: Music 41.3%, Rhythm 37.9%, Difficult 13.2%, Colorful 2.8%, Arcade 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Klang 2 turns electronic music into demanding reflex challenges, with precision inputs and abstract neon visuals that suit rhythm-game enthusiasts.
- #22 STANDBY
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 234 reviews2017
Dev: Noclip
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Difficult 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Music 11.9%, Rhythm 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact, high-speed platforming rooms demand rapid reactions and clean execution in a similarly punishing arcade structure.
- #23 Rift of the NecroDancer
77% matchVery Positive94% of 6,307 reviews2025
Dev: Brace Yourself GamesPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 46.9%, Music 19.3%, Difficult 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%, Level Editor 7.6%
- #24 Super Meat Boy
81% matchVery Positive94% of 39,210 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.7%, Difficult 26%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its instant restarts and tightly designed hazard rooms deliver a similarly compulsive cycle of failure, learning, and clean completion.
- #25 FOTONICA
82% matchVery Positive86% of 885 reviews2014
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.9%, Precision Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 14.6%, Arcade 6.1%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This abstract first-person runner emphasizes momentum, split-second jumps, and a pulsing electronic atmosphere.
- #26 Thumper
81% matchVery Positive92% of 4,421 reviews2016
Dev: Drool
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 36.7%, Music 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Difficult 16.3%, Arcade 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This punishing rhythm-action game channels music into intense reflex tests, with a far darker and more physical presentation than Geometry Dash.
- #27 Cyber Hook
79% matchVery Positive95% of 4,196 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.1%, Platformer 24.9%, Colorful 9.1%, Arcade 8.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This momentum-heavy first-person platformer rewards route learning, fast reactions, and chaining precise movement through dangerous neon courses.
- #28 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,573 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Level Editor 29.3%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 6.8%, Colorful 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its huge supply of exacting single-screen platforming challenges and excellent user-level support will appeal to players chasing perfect runs.
- #29 Muse Dash
78% matchVery Positive91% of 122,371 reviews2019
Dev: peroperoPub: hasuhasu
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Why similar: Music 40.9%, Rhythm 34%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Difficult 6.2%, Colorful 1.8%
- #30 The End Is Nigh
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,510 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.2%, Difficult 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This bleak but rewarding platformer centers on harsh hazards, tight movement, and the persistent trial-and-error progression Geometry Dash players enjoy.
- #31 Re:Flex
77% matchVery Positive86% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Marc Studio
Windows
Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!
Why similar: Rhythm 34.6%, Level Editor 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Difficult 8.8%, Colorful 5.5%
- #32 BARRIER X
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,359 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.4%, Difficult 18.1%, Rhythm 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Level Editor 7.6%
- #33 Beatblock
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,355 reviews2025
Dev: BubbleTabbyPub: SKY HOUR WORKS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.
Why similar: Music 27.1%, Rhythm 25.5%, Level Editor 22.7%, Difficult 16.2%, 2D 3%
- #34 Rhythm Journey
75% matchVery Positive80% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: MELOVITY
Windows · Mac
Rhythm Journey is a story based, hardcore 2-buttons rhythm game.
Why similar: Rhythm 36.2%, Music 34.2%, Difficult 20.4%, 2D 3.4%, Family Friendly 1.7%
- #35 Soundodger+
76% matchVery Positive90% of 816 reviews2013
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
Why similar: Music 28.6%, Rhythm 24%, Level Editor 21.1%, Difficult 15.2%, Arcade 2.6%
- #36 Inside My Radio
76% matchVery Positive88% of 472 reviews2015
Dev: Seaven StudioPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 34.9%, Rhythm 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Platformer 7.3%, Colorful 3.7%
- #37 Project Rhombus
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,403 reviews2017
Dev: SEROSOOPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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 29.8%, Music 24%, Difficult 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Colorful 4%
- #38 Dancing Line
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,690 reviews2026
Dev: SomnartisPub: Cheetah Technology Corporation Limited
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Music 48.2%, Rhythm 45.3%, Colorful 3.8%, Casual 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #39 Crypt of the NecroDancer
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 26,523 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Why similar: Rhythm 40.3%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Music 17.7%, Difficult 14.8%, 2D 1.4%
- #40 Klang
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: TinimationsPub: Snow Cannon Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Music 22%, Rhythm 21.7%, Difficult 15.3%, Precision Platformer 15%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%
- #41 Rizline
69% matchMixed68% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Pigeon Games
Windows
Rhythm connects! Dive into a mesmerizing journey where points and lines dance in harmony, weaving an extraordinary geometric tapestry set to the innermost beat of your heart!
Why similar: Rhythm 49.8%, Level Editor 37.2%, Arcade 4.2%, 2D 3.2%, Casual 1.8%
- #42 Chiptune Champion
74% matchVery Positive83% of 201 reviews2016
Dev: Blake Garner
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 35.5%, Rhythm 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Level Editor 11.6%, Indie 1.1%
- #43 Electronic Super Joy 2
72% matchVery Positive87% of 729 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.
Why similar: Music 28%, Difficult 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 5.4%
- #44 Colors! Platform
70% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
Colors! Platform is a minimalist casual platform game.
Why similar: Rhythm 27%, Precision Platformer 24.4%, Difficult 23.4%, Platformer 7.6%, Colorful 5.7%
- #45 Exoracer
68% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Nyan Studio Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Compete for the world record in this fast-paced multiplayer racing platformer! Dash through short and fun levels, or be creative and build your own levels in the fully fledged level editor!
Why similar: Level Editor 27.7%, Precision Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 21.9%, Platformer 6.3%, Character Customization 6.1%
- #46 Dustforce DX
73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,393 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Level Editor 5.2%
- #47 oO
72% matchVery Positive89% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.
Why similar: Music 27%, Difficult 22.4%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Side Scroller 4.9%
- #48 The Impossible Game 2
70% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Fluke Games
Windows
The original rhythm platform game is back! Test your skills with all-new levels, online battle royale and more.
Why similar: Rhythm 27.4%, Level Editor 25.3%, Difficult 21.4%, Precision Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 8.3%
- #49 Pianistic
71% matchVery Positive86% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: Bytecat Games
Windows
Become a pianist with KEYBOARD and MOUSE! Play the masterpieces of classic, jazz and other piano pieces.
Why similar: Rhythm 26.7%, Music 25.6%, Level Editor 23.6%, Difficult 18.6%, 2D 2.6%
- #50 Fermi's Path
73% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: GameArt Studio GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
As a subatomic particle you start a journey into subatomic space! This arcade title takes you to the limits of your reaction speed - and with the powerful level editor you can create even harder challenges!
Why similar: Music 22.6%, Rhythm 21.4%, Level Editor 21.2%, Difficult 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
- #51 Typing Tempo
69% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Rainbeat Games
Windows · Linux
Turn your keyboard into an instrument as you type away to the beat of the music! Typing Tempo is a 41-key typing rhythm game that will push your typing skills to the limit!
Why similar: Rhythm 29.9%, Music 22.8%, Level Editor 21.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Arcade 3.2%
- #52 Groove Coaster
71% matchMixed67% of 1,606 reviews2018
Dev: TAITO CORP.Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 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 38.2%, Music 37.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Difficult 5.8%, Arcade 3.3%
- #53 Pizza Tower
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,792 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.3%, Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D 4.8%, Colorful 4.3%
- #54 MuseSwipr
67% matchVery Positive86% of 692 reviews2022
Dev: Kartsu
Windows
A rhythm game where you swipe between two lanes to the beat. Form your own flow and unleash your greatest swiping performance.
Why similar: Music 29.4%, Rhythm 28.5%, Difficult 18.7%, Level Editor 17.6%, 2D 2.9%
- #55 OCO
68% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: SPECTRUM48
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the minimalist audio-visual world of OCO. Use simple one-button controls to launch, rush, crash, glide, warp, and hang as you solve over 2000 fast-paced platforming puzzles.
Why similar: Rhythm 26.2%, Precision Platformer 22.6%, Level Editor 18.6%, Music 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
- #56 You Have 10 Seconds
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,365 reviews2016
Dev: tamationgames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 52%, Difficult 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Platformer 8.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #57 BIT.TRIP BEAT
71% matchVery Positive81% of 883 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: Music 31.2%, Rhythm 28.1%, Difficult 19.3%, Side Scroller 4.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #58 The Colorful Creature
66% matchPositive96% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Infiland
Windows · Linux
The Colorful Creature is difficult platformer with puzzle color mechanics. Play over 350 levels with diverse gameplay that have many items and hazards, in-game level editor, local multiplayer, endless run, customizable skins & hats, steam workshop and more!
Why similar: Level Editor 28.4%, Precision Platformer 23.9%, Difficult 22.2%, Platformer 6.8%, Character Customization 6.5%
- #59 Everhood
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,043 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Rhythm 20%, Level Editor 13%, 2D 3.2%
- #60 Melody's Escape 2
61% matchVery Positive92% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: Icetesy
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms. Each MP3 creates a unique obstacle course synchronized to the beat and the intensity of your music.
Why similar: Music 37.3%, Rhythm 31.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Character Customization 7.8%, Platformer 5.9%