- #1 AudioSurf
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,066 reviews2008
Dev: Dylan Fitterer
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.4 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 84%, Casual 8%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive music-procedural game that, like Turba, generates its entire experience based on your personal music library.
- #2 Beat Hazard 3
96% matchVery Positive83% of 646 reviews2024
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 79.1%, Indie 11.6%, Casual 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly polished, intense procedural experience that creates levels and bullet-hell patterns directly from your own music files.
- #3 Chime
96% matchVery Positive94% of 782 reviews2010
Dev: Zoë ModePub: OneBigGame
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A Zoë Mode production for the video game charity initiative OneBigGame, Chime pits gamers against the melody in this acclaimed puzzle experience.
Why similar: Music 71.8%, Casual 22.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic music-puzzle game where placing blocks on a grid creates layers of music, perfectly capturing the relaxing yet rhythmic feel of Turba.
- #4 Beat Hazard
95% matchVery Positive95% of 7,422 reviews2010
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 83.9%, Indie 8.5%, Casual 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original high-octane music-based shooter that pioneered the use of local music files to drive gameplay intensity.
- #5 Mixolumia
94% matchVery Positive97% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: davemakes
Windows · Mac
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 53.1%, Match 3 30.3% ★, Casual 12.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, vibrant puzzle game that uses music-reactive visuals and soundscapes to create a deeply immersive experience.
- #6 Audioshield
94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,738 reviews2016
Dev: Dylan Fitterer
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 78.8%, Indie 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at using your own music to generate a rhythmic gameplay environment, providing a similar sense of personal connection to the audio.
- #7 Auditorium
93% matchVery Positive84% of 301 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Turn light into sound in this multi-award winning game from the creators of Fractal!
Why similar: Music 69.9%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle game that requires you to manipulate light and sound to create a harmonious musical composition.
- #8 The Polynomial - Space of the music
92% 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 75.2%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It functions as both a game and a visualizer, creating a 3D space that reacts dynamically to the music you play.
- #9 Melody's Escape
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,811 reviews2016
Dev: Icetesy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 86.6%, Indie 8.8%, Casual 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It procedurally generates a side-scrolling platforming experience based on the tempo and intensity of your own music library.
- #10 BIT.TRIP BEAT
91% 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: Music 72%, Indie 14.9%, Casual 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends classic rhythm mechanics with a unique, music-synced visual style that feels very similar to Turba.
- #11 Soundodger 2
89% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Dodge the music and weave through an endless ballet of bullets in an all-new collection of hand-crafted levels set to the music of an award-winning cast of international musicians. Turn any song into an amazing experience with the robust Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: A music-based dodge game where the projectiles and obstacles react in real-time to the rhythm of your chosen tracks.
- #12 Musaic Box
89% matchVery Positive93% of 264 reviews2009
Dev: KranX Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Uncover all of your grandfather's sheet music, hidden in his home amongst a treasure trove of gorgeous antiques and musical relics. Melodious music box games will let you piece these special compositions together and unleash their symphonious secrets. Unlock Creative Mode and write your own outstanding arrangements.
Why similar: Music 58.6%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 17%
Why You'll Like It: It combines point-and-click puzzle solving with the creative process of arranging musical melodies.
- #13 AVSEQ
90% matchMixed42% of 74 reviews2012
Dev: Big Robot Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 22%
AVSEQ is an audio-visual sequencer puzzle game. Connect falling atoms to unlock near-endless varieties of music at each stage. Every level of AVSEQ is a music sequencer with 2.2300745198530623×10^43 possible audio permutations, that's 22 tredecillion in total! No, we're not making those numbers up. We actually did the math.
Why similar: Music 52.9%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 19%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game where the board layout and gameplay speed react directly to the music track you select.
- #14 Rhythm Doctor
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,916 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 86.8%, Indie 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A clever rhythm-puzzle game that uses musical timing as the core mechanic for solving increasingly complex levels.
- #15 Chime Sharp
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 157 reviews2016
Dev: Ste CurranPub: Chilled Mouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Chime was a much-loved music puzzle game on Xbox Live Arcade, PC and PS3. What happens if you file away the rusty edges? New music + new modes + new visuals = CHIME SHARP.
Why similar: Music 54.7%, Casual 45.3%
Why You'll Like It: A refined sequel to Chime that continues the tradition of building music through puzzle-solving mechanics.
- #16 QbQbQb
87% matchVery Positive90% of 109 reviews2014
Dev: Rezoner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Co-op or single player arcade game full of delightful music. Designed to bring casual and hardcore players together.
Why similar: Music 64.8%, Casual 21.4%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique rhythm-based puzzle game featuring a spherical board that challenges your spatial awareness to the beat.
- #17 Micron
86% matchVery Positive95% of 187 reviews2014
Dev: Apparition Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Micron is a unique fusion of puzzle and rhythm gameplay. Place pieces on the board to deflect bullets of energy that fire to the beat. Guide the bullets to the exit through 51 challenging levels — and 12 bonus levels — featuring a variety of distinctive soundscapes. Your solutions create the music.
Why similar: Casual 58.8%, Indie 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist rhythm-puzzle game that focuses on timing and pattern recognition in a way that mirrors Turba's casual appeal.
- #18 AVICII Invector
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,364 reviews2019
Dev: Hello There Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 44.9%, Casual 33.4%, Indie 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-energy rhythm gameplay set to a specific artist's music, focusing on perfect synchronization.
- #19 Cosmic DJ
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,054 reviews2014
Dev: Gl33kPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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 67.4%, Casual 20.8%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for creative musical expression within a rhythm-based framework, appealing to those who enjoy the music-creation aspect of Turba.
- #20 A Dance of Fire and Ice
82% matchVery Positive94% of 79,811 reviews2019
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 23.6 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: Music 79.8%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strict rhythm-puzzle game that demands precise timing, offering a more challenging take on music-synced movement.
- #21 Fractal: Make Blooms Not War
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 219 reviews2011
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Push, Combo, and Chain your way through a pulsing technicolor dreamscape all the while expanding your consciousness at 130 BPM.
Why similar: Casual 60.8%, Indie 39.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, music-influenced puzzle game that emphasizes pattern matching and aesthetic satisfaction.
- #22 Sound Shift
84% matchVery Positive84% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Why similar: Music 48.7%, Casual 32%, Indie 19.3%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play rhythm game that utilizes music-based mechanics to drive its casual gameplay loop.
- #23 Lost in Harmony
84% matchVery Positive83% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
The first game from DigixArt! Dive into a fantastic musical odyssey, brought by a wonderful soundtrack imagined by renowned composers.
Why similar: Music 43.6%, Casual 32.8%, Indie 23.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven rhythm game that features a strong musical focus and emotional storytelling.
- #24 Thumper
80% matchVery Positive92% of 4,345 reviews2016
Dev: Drool
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 82.8%, Indie 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that relies heavily on musical synchronization and high-speed reactions.
- #25 String Theory
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: Zenisport
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You've played rhythm games, but have you ever played a music game? String Theory is a unique audio puzzle game that trains the player to recognize musical chords. Pit your ear against 20 different BGMs, each with 14 different chord variations. Learn to recognize chords played on over 20 different instruments and synthesizers.
Why similar: Music 61.1%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that incorporates musical elements into its mechanics, requiring players to think about rhythm and timing.
- #26 Super Hexagon
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Music 58.4%, Indie 34.5%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed rhythm-based experience that tests your reaction time through perfectly synced musical patterns.
- #27 Crypt of the NecroDancer
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 81.8%, Indie 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based dungeon crawler that requires you to move and attack strictly to the beat of the music.
- #28 Rhythia
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 585 reviews2026
Dev: Capo Games
Windows · Linux
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 83.2%, Indie 16.8%
- #29 Legend of Numbers
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 115 reviews2016
Dev: YFC games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience Legend of Numbers, the one of a kind match-3 game that is both new and revolutionary. one that you’ve never seen before!
Why similar: Match 3 40.4% ★, Casual 38.2%, Indie 21.4%
Why You'll Like It: A match-3 puzzle game with casual, indie appeal that shares the core puzzle DNA of Turba.
- #30 Betrix
76% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: NJ No.1Pub: NJ No.1
Windows
Betrix is a unique block game that combines the block puzzle game and the music game, allowing you to play with the rhythm of music in the stack.
Why similar: Casual 81.4%, Indie 18.6%
- #31 Waveform
79% matchVery Positive83% of 2,137 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 68.3%, Casual 31.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based game where you manipulate waves to match the music, creating a unique audio-visual experience.
- #32 Lucid
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 260 reviews2011
Dev: YeaBoing
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Discover a new way to match blocks in this otherworldly, Zen-like, relaxing puzzle experience. Lucid is the world's first Match-All puzzle game, in which you clear areas by combining all the blocks of an area. Enjoy the stunning visuals and relaxing sound effects as you make combos and hunt for the next perfect area to clear.
Why similar: Casual 43.4%, Match 3 34.9% ★, Indie 21.7%
- #33 RUSH
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,260 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #34 Critical Mass
77% matchMixed69% of 440 reviews2011
Dev: Manic Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.
Why similar: Casual 62%, Indie 38%
- #35 DubWars
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 293 reviews2016
Dev: MURA InteractivePub: WOBBL3 Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 63.6%, Casual 20.7%, Indie 15.7%
- #36 Before the Echo
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,447 reviews2011
Dev: Iridium Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.
Why similar: Music 84.9%, Indie 15.1%
- #37 Luxor Evolved
74% matchVery Positive93% of 360 reviews2012
Dev: MumboJumboPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
In an all-new, completely revamped LUXOR Evolved, the chains are faster, the power-ups more awesome, the shooters more stealthy. In this retro-styled arcade shooter, you’ll experience a faster, more intense LUXOR, unlike any you’ve seen before.
Why similar: Match 3 50.5% ★, Casual 32.9%, Indie 16.7%
- #38 Beat Hazard 2
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,250 reviews2019
Dev: Cold Beam Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 77.5%, Indie 12.2%, Casual 10.4%
- #39 Audiosurf 2
72% matchVery Positive83% of 6,017 reviews2015
Dev: Dylan Fitterer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 67.8 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 86.4%, Indie 7.4%, Casual 6.2%
- #40 Zen Bound 2
74% matchVery Positive86% of 581 reviews2010
Dev: Secret Exit Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Wrap your way to bliss in Zen Bound 2, the unique down-tempo indie game! This is a different gaming experience: an opportunity to slow down, zone out and focus on a task that’s challenging but not stressful, a set of gentle puzzles for the mind and fingers to solve.
Why similar: Casual 60.8%, Indie 39.2%
- #41 Chiptune Champion
73% 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 74.9%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 10.8%
- #42 ODDADA
66% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Sven Ahlgrimm
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A tactile music maker with endless freedom to play! Use gadgets, gizmos and funky melodic toys to piece together a hand-crafted music track. Share what you make! Unlock new instruments! ODDADA!
Why similar: Music 71%, Casual 16.5%, Indie 12.5%
- #43 Tisnart Tiles
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: TisnartPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Tisnart Tiles takes you beyond ordinary match-3 games with 120 levels full of exciting twists and surprises!
Why similar: Match 3 44% ★, Casual 38.2%, Indie 17.8%
- #44 Incredibox
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,634 reviews2021
Dev: So Far So Good
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Incredibox is a music game that lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers.
Why similar: Music 67.4%, Casual 25.7%, Indie 6.9%
- #45 Splice
72% matchVery Positive87% of 588 reviews2012
Dev: Cipher Prime Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. Immerse yourself in its microbial world and start splicing! Every level ("strand") consists of a number of cells that you will need to rearrange into a target structure in several moves ("splices").
Why similar: Casual 55.8%, Indie 44.2%
- #46 Robo Maestro
68% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Joost van Dongen
Windows
Play with music like never before! Robo Maestro is a procedural music toy. Guide an endless stream of new music or make detailed tweaks in Editor Mode. Create songs, be inspired and share your creations. No music skills required, just have fun!
Why similar: Music 72.7%, Casual 16%, Indie 11.2%
- #47 Beatblock
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 861 reviews2025
Dev: BubbleTabbyPub: SKY HOUR WORKS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 88.4%, Indie 11.6%
- #48 Shatter
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,323 reviews2010
Dev: SidhePub: PikPok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
Why similar: Indie 73.9%, Casual 26.1%
- #49 Rizline
63% matchMostly Positive71% of 112 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: Casual 78.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #50 Circuits
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,102 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Tentacle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.
Why similar: Music 80%, Casual 10.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #51 Rytmos
67% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Floppy Club
Windows · Mac
#3 Best game of the year 2023 in Eurogamer! A relaxing puzzle game where you create music by solving mazes. Travel from planet to planet and discover new music. Finalist Apple design awards 2024 in interaction
Why similar: Music 82.2%, Casual 17.8%
- #52 Spin Rhythm XD
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,165 reviews2023
Dev: Super Spin Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 37.0 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 72.5%, Casual 16.5%, Indie 11.1%
- #53 MusicWave
69% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Stephen JosephPub: PUREHEART
Windows
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 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #54 Bejeweled Twist
70% matchVery Positive83% of 603 reviews2008
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Get set for a vivid sensory rush as you spin and match explosive gems for shockwaves of fun. Rotate jewels freely to set up electrifying combos, outwit surprising obstacles like Locks and Bombs, and create high-voltage Flame and Lightning gems.
Why similar: Match 3 59% ★, Casual 41%
- #55 MASH VP! Re:VISION
62% matchVery Positive86% of 417 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: Music 80.4%, Casual 19.6%
- #56 Tidalis
71% matchMixed64% of 240 reviews2010
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.
Why similar: Match 3 44.8% ★, Casual 33.9%, Indie 21.3%
- #57 RhythmStrike
60% matchVery Positive94% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Aninoss
Windows · Linux
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 74.2%, Casual 15.2%, Indie 10.6%
- #58 BandRoll
65% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac
Feel the Neon in Your Bones! How would you like to experience your favorite genre of music in a new and exciting way? BandRoll creates an awesome mix of captivating gameplay and gorgeous visuals for you to play as you listen to songs you like.
Why similar: Music 75.6%, Casual 16.4%, Indie 8%
