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Top Rhythm Games

60+ rhythm games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Music, Singleplayer, Great Soundtrack, Difficult.

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  1. #1 Geometry Dash
    98% matchVery Positive93% of 567,135 reviews2014
    Developer: RobTop Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 8.5hMean: 98.0h≥1hr: 89%

    Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

  2. #2 Muse Dash
    98% matchVery Positive91% of 120,271 reviews2019
    Developer: peroperoPublisher: hasuhasu
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 3.6hMean: 34.3h≥1hr: 78%

    Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!

  3. #3 A Dance of Fire and Ice
    98% matchVery Positive94% of 79,811 reviews2019
    Developer: 7th Beat Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.9hMean: 23.6h≥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.

  4. #4 Quaver
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 16,461 reviews2022
    Developer: Swan
    Platforms: 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.

  5. #5 Beat Saber
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 75,839 reviews2019
    Developer: Beat Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 11.5hMean: 37.9h≥1hr: 90%

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

  6. #6 Crypt of the NecroDancer
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,253 reviews2015
    Developer: Brace Yourself Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.6hMean: 11.7h≥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!

  7. #7 Hi-Fi RUSH
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,068 reviews2023
    Developer: Tango GameworksPublisher: KRAFTON, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.0hMean: 9.6h≥1hr: 87%

    Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.

  8. #8 DJMAX RESPECT V
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 34,062 reviews2020
    Developer: NEOWIZ
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 8.6hMean: 65.7h≥1hr: 87%

    DJMAX RESPECT V is the latest installment from the creators of the critically acclaimed rhythm game franchise ‘DJMAX.’ Experience tracks from popular artists such as Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and Yukika, exclusive Full HD Music Videos, online multiplayer, new game modes, and more!

  9. #9 Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 22,334 reviews2022
    Developer: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.1hMean: 42.9h≥1hr: 87%

    Take center stage in Hatsune Miku’s premier rhythm game starring the world’s #1 virtual pop star! With a stunner setlist and enormous wardrobe to style, it’s Miku’s ultimate tour—all it needs is you.

  10. #10 Rift of the NecroDancer
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,345 reviews2025
    Developer: Brace Yourself GamesPublisher: Klei Publishing
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.5hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 80%

    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.

  11. #11 McOsu
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 6,349 reviews2017
    Developer: McKay
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 36mMean: 19.8h≥1hr: 42%

    A free open-source circle-clicking rhythm game practice client for osu! beatmaps with Virtual Reality support. McOsu is developed separately from and has no direct affiliation with osu! or ppy Pty Ltd.

  12. #12 Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY
    90% matchVery Positive88% of 24,945 reviews2024
    Developer: Ubisoft - San FranciscoPublisher: Ubisoft
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 8.3hMean: 74.6h≥1hr: 88%

    Play guitar or bass and start your musical journey with Rocksmith 2014 Remastered Learn & Play! Perfect for beginners and pros, learn at your own rythmm with 60 tracks and customizable tools. Get ready to rock!

  13. #13 Just Shapes & Beats
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,089 reviews2018
    Developer: Berzerk Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.9hMean: 14.5h≥1hr: 86%

    "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.

  14. #14 AudioSurf
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,066 reviews2008
    Developer: Dylan Fitterer
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 11.4h≥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.

  15. #15 Melatonin
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 7,961 reviews2022
    Developer: Half Asleep
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.6hMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 59%

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

  16. #16 BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 11,331 reviews2020
    Developer: Awe Interactive
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 66%

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

  17. #17 Intralism
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 4,876 reviews2016
    Developer: KHB-Soft
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.2hMean: 34.6h≥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.

  18. #18 Super Hexagon
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
    Developer: Terry Cavanagh
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.5hMean: 18.6h≥1hr: 68%

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

  19. #19 Audiosurf 2
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 6,017 reviews2015
    Developer: Dylan Fitterer
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.6hMean: 67.8h≥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.

  20. #20 Rhythm Doctor
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,916 reviews2025
    Developer: 7th Beat Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.5hMean: 8.8h≥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.

  21. #21 Trombone Champ
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,863 reviews2022
    Developer: Holy Wow Studios LLC
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.4hMean: 4.6h≥1hr: 73%

    Honk, blow, & toot your way through over 60 songs, collect all 50 unique Tromboner Cards, and uncover the mysteries of the Trombiverse. Do you have what it takes to become the true Trombone Champ?

  22. #22 Before the Echo
    78% matchVery Positive86% of 1,447 reviews2011
    Developer: Iridium Studios
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.3hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 85%

    Before the Echo combines elements of both rhythm and role-playing games to create an entirely unique experience.

  23. #23 Groove Coaster
    79% matchMixed67% of 1,585 reviews2018
    Developer: TAITO CORP.Publisher: KOMODO
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 80%

    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?

  24. #24 Metal: Hellsinger
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,669 reviews2022
    Developer: The OutsidersPublisher: Funcom
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.0hMean: 7.7h≥1hr: 74%

    Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

  25. #25 140
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
    Developer: Carlsen Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.5hMean: 5.9h≥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.

  26. #26 Thumper
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 4,345 reviews2016
    Developer: Drool
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 23.5h≥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.

  27. #27 TAPSONIC BOLD
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,197 reviews2019
    Developer: NEOWIZ
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.1hMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 88%

    MEET POPULAR RHYTHM ACTION GAME 'TAPSONIC' SERIES NOW ON STEAM!

  28. #28 Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,420 reviews2024
    Developer: Bandai Namco Amusement Lab Inc.Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.4hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 91%

    Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is a drum-based rhythm game featuring songs from genres such as Anime and VOCALOID™, and also a variety of game modes! Have fun playing solo or online!

  29. #29 Sayonara Wild Hearts
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,747 reviews2019
    Developer: SimogoPublisher: Annapurna Interactive
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.0hMean: 5.0h≥1hr: 77%

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

  30. #30 Beat Hazard
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 7,422 reviews2010
    Developer: Cold Beam Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.9hMean: 8.2h≥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.

  31. #31 Incredibox
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,634 reviews2021
    Developer: So Far So Good
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.3hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 57%

    Incredibox is a music game that lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers.

  32. #32 UNBEATABLE [white label]
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,536 reviews2021
    Developer: D-CELL GAMES
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 3.0h≥1hr: 39%

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

  33. #33 Neon Beats
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,544 reviews2019
    Developer: OKYO GAMES
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 24mMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 23%

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

  34. #34 UNBEATABLE
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 5,540 reviews2025
    Developer: D-CELL GAMESPublisher: Playstack
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.4hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 89%

    UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.

  35. #35 EZ2ON REBOOT : R
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 6,157 reviews2022
    Developer: Neonovice Co., Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 8.9hMean: 207.9h≥1hr: 93%

    EZ2ON REBOOT : R – The latest entry in the beloved rhythm-action franchise is now released on Steam! Revisit the huge collection of classics with remastered audiovisual. Catch up with the freshest new songs and experiences.

  36. #36 Audioshield
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,738 reviews2016
    Developer: Dylan Fitterer
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 8.2h≥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!

  37. #37 AUDICA: Rhythm Shooter
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 586 reviews2019
    Developer: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.9hMean: 6.4h≥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.

  38. #38 vivid/stasis
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,373 reviews2025
    Developer: Team VividstasisPublisher: Hajimeli
    Platforms: Windows

    Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?

  39. #39 AVICII Invector
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,364 reviews2019
    Developer: Hello There Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.6hMean: 8.2h≥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.

  40. #40 MUSYNX
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 6,572 reviews2018
    Developer: I-InfernoPublisher: Wave Game
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.4hMean: 19.8h≥1hr: 74%

    Indie rhythm game MUSYNX now on STEAM! Real "KEY" Sound System, Classic Gameplay, Unique Visual Themes and Constant Music Updates! MUSYNX is waiting for you!

  41. #41 LoveBeat
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,678 reviews2016
    Developer: CRAZYDIAMOND CO., LTD.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.0hMean: 14.7h≥1hr: 51%

    LoveBeat is a free-to-play rhythm game. A lot of amazing indie songs will give you both the excitement of playing the game and the delight of listening to your favorite songs at the same time. Let’s join LoveBeat dance party where it’s full of friendly people all over the world!

  42. #42 Beat Banger
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,288 reviews2023
    Developer: BunFan Games LLC
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.4hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 72%

    Beat Banger is a mature furry rhythm game ( In the early development phase ). Enter the lone hero in a rags-to-bitches story. Work your way to the top of Beat Banger Studios, a rhythmic pornography company in desperate need of some assistance.

  43. #43 Melody's Escape
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,811 reviews2016
    Developer: Icetesy
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 3.2hMean: 27.3h≥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.

  44. #44 Aaero
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,028 reviews2017
    Developer: Mad FellowsPublisher: Wired Productions
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 13.9h≥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.

  45. #45 Spin Rhythm XD
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,165 reviews2023
    Developer: Super Spin Digital
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.0hMean: 37.0h≥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!

  46. #46 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,060 reviews2013
    Developer: Gaijin Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.5hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 86%

    Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!

  47. #47 Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 1,550 reviews2024
    Developer: Starlike Inc.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.7hMean: 59.9h≥1hr: 87%

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

  48. #48 KickBeat Steam Edition
    67% matchMixed66% of 770 reviews2014
    Developer: Zen Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.2hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 88%

    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!

  49. #49 PLATiNA :: LAB
    64% matchVery Positive87% of 1,173 reviews2025
    Developer: HIGH-END Games
    Platforms: Windows

    A new rhythm game featuring innovative characters inspired by databases! Join the research of PLATiNA :: LAB to uncover the secrets of the locked data world as a special 'Decoder' with unique abilities.

  50. #50 Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost
    64% matchVery Positive82% of 2,336 reviews2024
    Developer: Alliance Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.1hMean: 18.4h≥1hr: 79%

    "The collapse of Gensokyo... it was all you - " To rebuild the now barren phantasia, Reimu's journey begins. A Touhou Project officially approved derivative rhythm action game.

  51. #51 MASH VP! Re:VISION
    64% matchVery Positive86% of 417 reviews2025
    Developer: AXTORM Co., Ltd.
    Platforms: 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!

  52. #52 SENRAN KAGURA Bon Appétit! - Full Course
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 1,077 reviews2016
    Developer: MeteorisePublisher: XSEED Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 8.0h≥1hr: 79%

    The busty shinobi of SENRAN KAGURA exchange their kunais for kitchen knives in this epic cooking/rhythm showdown! Culinary warfare is carried out via rhythm battles, and players who can create the ultimate Super Dish may be treated to a special feast for the eyes as well.

  53. #53 Soundboxing
    65% matchVery Positive88% of 562 reviews2016
    Developer: Maxint LLC
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 66%

    Soundboxing is a VR music video kickboxing game where you create the beats! You can either punch to the music and compete to beat the best, or record your own challenge for others to beat—all set to your favorite music in a cool outdoor environment.

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