Games Like Sound Shift

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: Music 63.3%, Action 13.4%, Indie 12.7%, Casual 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive music-based procedural shooter that directly mirrors the intensity of your own music library.

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 63.7%, Action 15.1%, Indie 11.9%, Casual 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration in the series, offering refined procedural generation and roguelike elements.

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 72.5%, Action 10%, Indie 9.3%, Casual 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that set the standard for music-driven twin-stick shooters.

DubWars is a music game that combines the mechanics of a top-down shooter with the power of Dubstep and Electronic music. Your weapons are synced to the music creating times of intense weapon load outs and calm moments where your survival skills are tested.

Why similar: Music 48.3%, Casual 19.6%, Action 16.8%, Indie 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy shooter where weapons and enemies react dynamically to the drops and beats of dubstep tracks.

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 70.5%, Action 10.2%, Casual 10%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shoot-em-up that turns your music collection into a series of challenging, rhythm-synced levels.

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 82.5%, Indie 9%, Casual 7.5%, Action 1%

Why You'll Like It: A premier music-visualization game that transforms your tracks into high-speed, procedural racing tracks.

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 56.4%, Casual 17.7%, Action 13.2%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique bullet-hell experience where you must dodge patterns that pulse and move to the rhythm of the music.

Music Racer is a musical arcade game, where you get to race at full speed while dodging obstacles to the rhythm of the music.

Why similar: Music 58.3%, Casual 15.3%, Action 15%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A racing game that generates tracks and obstacles based on the beats and rhythm of your uploaded music files.

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: Music 53.2%, Casual 19%, Action 17.6%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based action game that challenges players to time their movements to the beat.

Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing beauty of geometry.

Why similar: Music 47.2%, Indie 26.4%, Casual 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, music-driven arcade shooter where every sound effect contributes to the game's evolving soundtrack.

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: Music 62.7%, Action 20.7%, Indie 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that combines high-speed movement with visceral, music-synced visual feedback.

Vinyl is a dynamic indie music game created by graduate students at the University of Utah EAE program, that experiments with the aesthetic distance between gameplay and music.

Why similar: Music 42.2%, Casual 23.1%, Action 18.8%, Indie 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that utilizes music-based procedural generation to create its levels.

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: Music 72.3%, Action 27.7%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary rail shooter that creates a synesthetic experience by syncing every shot and movement to its electronic soundtrack.

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 61.3%, Action 13.8%, Indie 12.6%, Casual 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visually stunning space shooter that generates its environment and enemies based on your own music.

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: Music 60.1%, Action 22.1%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A rail shooter that perfectly blends high-speed flight with music-synced combat and environmental interaction.

Block the beats! Audioshield puts you at the point of impact for every hit in your songs. Block incoming orbs with your shields and feel the music. Works with any song!

Why similar: Music 74.5%, Indie 25.5%

Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused rhythm game that generates shields and orbs based on the intensity of your music library.

Co-op or single player arcade game full of delightful music. Designed to bring casual and hardcore players together.

Why similar: Music 48.5%, Casual 20%, Action 18.3%, Indie 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that incorporates music-based elements to drive its gameplay loop.

Polychromatic is a physics-based arcade shooter with a pop of color.

Why similar: Action 51.4%, Indie 48.6%

Why You'll Like It: An arena shooter that features vibrant, reactive visuals that complement its fast-paced action.

Experience a new way to listen to your favourite music. Audio-reactive arcade game where you dodge pulsating shapes. The player spin around the center and dodges the neon shapes that move slower or faster depending on the audio.

Why similar: Music 41.2%, Casual 27.8%, Action 18%, Indie 13%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, music-reactive action game that focuses on rhythmic input.

Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.

Why similar: Music 67.6%, Action 19.1%, Indie 8.7%, Casual 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling platformer that procedurally generates levels based on the rhythm and intensity of your music.

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: Casual 36.8%, Indie 32.2%, Action 31%

Why You'll Like It: A shoot-em-up that integrates rhythm mechanics into its core combat loop.

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: Music 69%, Indie 19.5%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler where every movement and attack must be performed in time with the beat of the music.

Vertical-scrolling rhythm game inspired by modern Japanese arcade titles, featuring hybrid keyboard and mouse mechanics and music-synced visual effects. Climb the global leaderboards and unlock new content through specialized challenges!

Why similar: Music 60.6%, Casual 15.6%, Action 12.8%, Indie 11.1%

Weave through missiles to generated music, and let the world flow around you.

Why similar: Casual 41%, Action 31.6%, Indie 27.4%

Why You'll Like It: A score-attack shooter that emphasizes high-speed action and rhythmic movement.

Cosmic DJ is a quick, "pick-up and play" musical experience about the joy of music creation for budding intergalactic musicians of all skill levels. Set among the stars, you will strive to become the legendary Cosmic DJ through six musical adventures as you’re tasked with repairing the all-important “Jamtennas” and bring...

Why similar: Music 62.1%, Casual 24%, Indie 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual rhythm game that allows for creative music manipulation within an arcade-style environment.

MusicWave is a challanging Rhythm game for Electronic Dance Music that uses the home row of the keyboard. Players can create, share and download custom tracks through third party tools. With a modern skin and beautiful effects, each song will captivate your senses.

Why similar: Casual 38.6%, Action 34.8%, Indie 26.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented game that uses music to drive its procedural gameplay elements.

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 68.6%, Action 18.9%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic platformer that requires precise timing to navigate obstacles in sync with the soundtrack.

🎶 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 72.2%, Action 19.9%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based FPS that forces players to time their shots to the beat of the soundtrack.

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: Music 66%, Action 21.9%, Indie 12.1%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Indie 58.3%, Casual 26.6%, Action 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle game where you manipulate light waves to match the frequency and rhythm of the music.

Slash It is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to match shapes, press letters and numbers in the right time and direction.

Why similar: Casual 62.7%, Action 19.2%, Indie 18%

Slash It 2 is a 2D colorful arcade game. The goal is to press letters, numbers and type words in the right time and direction.

Why similar: Casual 43.2%, Action 22.4%, Indie 18.3%, Music 16.1%

Avoid is a fast-paced arcade game that will test your reflexes!

Why similar: Action 62.1%, Indie 37.9%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that focuses on dodging obstacles in a visually intense, music-driven environment.

Mix Universe is a musical sandbox game where you play as a Mixonaut adding beautiful vibes to the universe. Everything you hear and see is 100% real-time and editable in-game.

Why similar: Music 56.7%, Casual 28.2%, Indie 15.1%

ReMix is a unique musical rhythm action game that combines the elements of Rogue games. In this world, you are able to choose from a variety of heroes with different fighting styles and use the power of music to battle against evil void monsters.

Why similar: Casual 45%, Music 23%, Action 19%, Indie 13.1%

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: Casual 31%, Action 27.9%, Indie 21.3%, Music 19.7%

Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!

Why similar: Casual 40.5%, Action 33.9%, Indie 25.6%

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: Music 71.8%, Action 16.1%, Indie 12.1%

Rhythia is a game about aiming and hitting musical beats with precision timing, within a dynamic 3x3 grid system. Use your reflexes to target flying blocks, combine accurate aim with perfect rhythm, and finally master the leaderboards against players who challenge your precision skills.

Why similar: Casual 82.1%, Indie 17.9%

Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!

Why similar: Casual 42.3%, Action 35.7%, Indie 22%

Disco Destruction is an arcade DJ game, built for VR. Open your disco for the night, keep your eyes on your customers and play the correct vinyls to make them dance. Make some money, buy upgrades and add your own music, to live the craziest party ever!

Why similar: Music 48%, Casual 30%, Indie 22.1%

Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.

Why similar: Music 61.4%, Indie 38.6%

Equalizer is a musical arcade game in which you act as the main character inside a music tape recorder where you have to jump on platforms and discover new possibilities, such as music tracks and environments.

Why similar: Music 43.4%, Casual 21.7%, Action 19.9%, Indie 15%

Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!

Why similar: Music 69.3%, Action 15.6%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 6.4%

Shoot to the beat in this rhythm bullet hell where every shot creates music. Turn any YouTube song into a bullet hell epic battle.

Why similar: Music 54%, Casual 18.5%, Action 17.3%, Indie 10.2%

Soundfall is a dungeon crawler that combines looter-shooter action with rhythm-based gameplay. Venture out solo or with up to 4 friends locally or online. Collect loot and time your actions to the beat to become all powerful. Play the Campaign Mode, Free Play 100's of songs or import your own music!

Why similar: Music 80.3%, Action 19.7%

Star Fields is a casual, arcade style game with strategy and shooter elements. Simple, fast paced game-play, enjoy the original electronic/progressive/synth/retrowave soundtrack or import your own mp3s and listen to them while you play!

Why similar: Casual 83.7%, Indie 16.3%

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 58.6%, Casual 16.7%, Action 13.3%, Indie 11.4%

Step into the Polydome, a musical environment that changes and progresses when you interact with it.

Why similar: Casual 50.6%, Music 49.4%

Be immersed in a transcendental experience that brings your music to life. Use your own music and watch the environment react. Play music in any music player and MIRAGE will listen and respond. This is a world-class music visualizer.

Why similar: Music 57.7%, Casual 26%, Indie 16.3%

Ultimate music game simulator

Why similar: Casual 83.4%, Indie 16.6%

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 63.6%, Casual 15.3%, Action 13.2%, Indie 7.9%

Music meets mayhem in this twin-stick shooter action-RPG! Craft synthesizer modules to gain new weapons and experiment with the original music of Look Mum No Computer. Meet quirky NPCs, complete quests and battle huge bosses.

Why similar: Music 56.9%, Action 22.5%, Casual 20.6%

ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.

Why similar: Indie 36.7%, Casual 33.4%, Action 29.9%

Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.

Why similar: Music 68.6%, Casual 19.8%, Action 11.6%

[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: Music 61.1%, Action 20.3%, Casual 18.6%

Pop bubbles, fight monsters, and keep rocking to the beat in BubbleBeast DigiDungeon, an arcade-style music puzzle game!

Why similar: Casual 100%