Best Rhythm Games on Steam
Games about timing inputs to music, beats, patterns, or performance cues.
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1Geometry Dash - Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Dec 22, 2014
In this game, you can…
- build full animations, minigames, and even whole games inside the level editor using massive chains of objects and logic-like setups.
- dive into millions of community-made levels and keep finding completely different stages, from quick showcases to absurdly hard challenges.
- get thrown from normal jumping into rocket flight, then into upside-down gravity, without stopping, while squeezing through spike corridors on the beat.
- control a character that runs on its own, and restart the whole level the instant you mess up.
- tap mid-air orbs to launch yourself, hit portals that flip gravity or change speed, and swap into flight or teleport movement mid-run.
- drop and remove checkpoints in practice, drill the nastiest transitions, then go back and clear the entire level in one clean run.
- play levels where the jumps and gravity flips are timed to the soundtrack, so the song effectively tells you when to move.
2Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition - Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Mar 21, 2019
In this game, you can…
- come back to life mid-fight and keep swinging.
- stomp a spear thrust by stepping on the attacker's weapon.
- get ambushed by a giant ape that grabs its own poop and throws it at you.
- grapple across rooftops, trees, and cliffs to hit enemies from above.
- erase a mini-boss's first health bar by opening with a stealth backstab.
- turn boss fights into a posture-breaking duel where constant pressure leads to a single finishing blow.
- throw firecrackers and other tools to stun enemies and create openings instead of trading hits.
- replay major bosses in dedicated challenge modes after finishing the story.
3A Dance of Fire and Ice - 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.
Jan 24, 2019
In this game, you can…
- guide two orbiting planets down a winding track by tapping exactly on the beat to keep them perfectly in sync.
- sight-read an entire level because the track shows every upcoming rhythm pattern in advance.
- build and share your own levels in an editor where songs become detailed, playable geometric patterns.
- start with simple taps, then get pushed into tighter timing and stranger structures that make you follow the song's shape.
- learn new patterns in short lesson sections, then immediately face a final track that makes you combine everything at once.
- replay any song as a speed challenge, gradually ramping up until you're hitting the same patterns at a faster tempo.
- pull in community and workshop worlds—bonus packs, curated picks, and extra levels—so the game keeps expanding past the campaign.
- calibrate timing automatically or manually on the fly so your taps line up with your exact audio/display lag.
4Beat Saber - 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.
May 21, 2019
In this game, you can…
- load mods that swap in custom sabers, platforms, worlds, and even full-body tracking so your whole body becomes the controller.
- play campaign stages that give you weird objectives like swinging your arms for 900 meters while you deliberately avoid building a combo.
- get scored on how you swing, not just whether you hit—slice angle and follow-through directly change your points.
- slash color-coded blocks to the beat, matching the required direction with the right hand.
- duck under walls while you keep slicing notes, and flick your wrists away from bombs to save your combo.
- chase high scores on global leaderboards, then jump into multiplayer and duel friends until someone finally cracks.
- play custom songs and community-made maps people keep uploading, so your track list can keep growing for years.
- use a level editor to build your own beat maps, then share them for other players to download and master.
5Hi-Fi RUSH - 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.
Jan 25, 2023
In this game, you can…
- get shot out of a cannon so you can break into a skyscraper and slam straight into a boss's office.
- fight robots where every light attack takes one beat and every heavy attack takes two.
- take on a postgame mode where enemy waves speed up until the music hits 200 BPM.
- time hits, dodges, and parries to the song to power up animations, open extra combo routes, and boost damage.
- read enemy telegraphs that land on the beat, then dodge or parry without ever breaking the rhythm.
- use a visual tempo bar and on-beat world cues like a pulsing cat companion to keep time, even if you can't rely on hearing.
- launch into fights with grapples, air dashes, launchers, ultimates, and ally assists, then weave it all into one on-beat combo string.
- pick different combo finishers for different payoffs, like area damage, big damage, or faster meter build.
6Rhythm Doctor - 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.
Dec 6, 2025
In this game, you can…
- get kicked out of fullscreen as the game window moves around your desktop in time with the music.
- keep playing as bosses glitch the screen, cut the audio, and force you to count beats entirely in your head.
- heal patients by defibrillating on the 7th beat.
- manage multiple patients at once, each running a different heartbeat rhythm.
- have levels change the timing rule mid-song, then stack new patterns and lanes on top of what you were already doing.
- close your eyes and play by ear when the visuals flood the screen with effects and distractions.
- play through cutscenes inside the level, with story moments happening while you're still hitting the beat.
- build custom levels that turn the editor into full game-like experiences, then play community charts that push the engine into absurd territory.
7Crypt of the NecroDancer - 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!
Apr 23, 2015
In this game, you can…
- play the entire dungeon crawler on a USB dance pad.
- fight a boss that's literally a full chess set, and every piece moves by real chess rules.
- swap in your own MP3s so the whole dungeon moves to your playlist.
- move, attack, and use items only on the beat.
- dig through walls to uncover hidden rooms, secrets, and shrines.
- build a stacking coin multiplier by staying perfectly on beat, then watch it vanish if you slip or get hit.
- equip weapons that change your movement rules mid-run, like lunging rapiers, long-range spears, and a blunderbuss that blows rooms open.
- play as a pacifist who can't kill enemies and skips boss fights, or as a character who ignores rhythm entirely.
- play a character who has half a heart, can only use the starting dagger, and dies instantly if you miss a beat.
8Just Shapes & Beats - "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.
May 31, 2018
In this game, you can…
- hit continue, watch "IT'S OVER" flip into "IT'S NOT," then get rebuilt midair as the music comes roaring back.
- get thrown into a secret boss fight on your first run, with no warning which huge setpiece is about to show up next.
- have the stage-select map suddenly turn into a playable dodge sequence while you're just trying to pick the next level.
- dodge hazards that pulse exactly on the beat of the song.
- survive a random-song co-op gauntlet, reach the boss with strangers, and communicate only by how you move and dash.
- revive teammates by tagging them, chaining rescues checkpoint to checkpoint while four players scramble across the same screen.
- unlock songs through story progress, then replay them in modes that remix the same track into a much denser, harder version.
9Super Hexagon - Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nov 27, 2012
In this game, you can…
- unlock a hyper version of a stage by lasting 60 seconds, and sometimes get dropped into hyper starting at that 60-second mark.
- stay alive long enough that the arena starts changing shape and corner count while it speeds up and spins harder.
- fail and jump back into the song mid-track instead of restarting it, so repeated attempts feel like one continuous performance.
- survive a rotating wall maze using only left and right.
- dodge walls while the entire arena spins, so the gaps rotate under you.
- learn recognizable wall patterns and answer them with precise left-right tap rhythms from a quick glance.
- act on preloaded moves because you don't have time to look where you are anymore.
- thread through walls where only one or two routes actually fit, forcing you to commit before the opening arrives.
10Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ - 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.
May 26, 2022
In this game, you can…
- draw your own custom T-shirt, then watch it show up onstage during a performance.
- dress Miku and the rest of the cast in hundreds of hairstyles, costumes, and accessories for the exact song you're performing.
- play with a fightstick and route slide inputs across the stick's button rows like a button-heavy arcade setup.
- play rhythm charts where the camera and characters keep moving through a full music video.
- hit star notes and other alternate input patterns when you install mods that restore older Project DIVA mechanics.
- climb into 10-star songs that force you to memorize multi-button combinations or get instantly overwhelmed.
- build a custom concert playlist and run it like a directed show, rolling music videos in your chosen order.
- swap the entire visual style between Mega Mix and Future Tone with a single toggle.
- turn the game into a massive modded rhythm platform by adding new songs, new charts, and presentation upgrades from huge mod packs.
