Best rhythm games on Reddit
303 reviews from r/rhythmgames, r/NintendoSwitch, r/vita and 11 more subreddits
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#1
Arcaea
4.5
(14)
"Mobile: it's very close between Arcaea, Lanota, Rotaeno, Paradigm: Reboot, and Dyanmix"
"Arcaea is awesome! i recently started playing it myself and i love it!"
"Arcaea!!!!"
"Arcaea for sure! There’s also a mobile version for free but with payed dlc."
"Arcaea, Muse Dash, and Groove Coaster come to mind."
"Arcaea is a great game that came from mobile."
"Arcaea all the way, if you’re good with mobile/tablets that is."
"Arcaea is definitely one of the top rhythm games on the switch right now."
"Arcaea is really beginning friendly as long your playing the game slowly starting with past"
"Arcaea is a lot of fun."
#2
Taiko no Tatsujin
4.4
(11)
"Taiko no tatsujin. A singleplayer alternative is Percussion Kids."
"Taiko and ddr probably is the best since both can support 2 players at once and their controllers are fairly accessible."
"Play Taiko no Tatsujin. It's the best you can get on Nintendo switch."
"Taiko no tatsujin is a drum rhythm game where you hit don (red notes) and ka (blue notes) to the beat of music."
"- Taiko no Tatsujin"
"Taiko no Tatsujin portable DX is also very good, but you need to use Google Translator to navigate through the menu"
"I LOVE playing Taiko no Tatsujin on my Switch!"
"Taiko no Tatsujin or Samba de Amigo, but they are both Apple Arcade."
"Taiko"
"There's a Taiko No Tatsujin game on Vita, although it's Japan only."
#3
Cytus
4.2
(10)
"Some classics: Cytus, Cytus II, Deemo, Deemo II."
"Cytus is a banger."
"Cytus"
"Cytus pretty gewd"
"Either cytus i or ii, i prefer cytus i because there’s zero required in app purchases on iOS."
"Cytus is cool, made by the same people that did Voez."
"Cytus, deemo (old) , dynamix"
"Cytus, deemo (old) , dynamix."
"Cytus 2"
"Cytus is a good game."
#4
Phigros
4.4
(9)
"Phigros"
"Phigros, Cytus, Deemo, Project Sekai (JP has a difficulty dedicated to multi-finger called Append)."
"If you want something on your phone you got bunch of options as well : Phigros (fully f2p)..."
"Idk what low storage means for you but there's Phigros 1.3Gb and Orzmic 916Mb"
"Phigros it’s free on mobile."
"Phigros has some good multi finger charts."
"For mobile id recommend any of phigros, arcaea, or DanceRail 3."
"PHIGROS"
"Phigros it's free and pretty much good"
#5
Muse Dash
4.4
(8)
"Arcaea, Muse Dash, and Groove Coaster come to mind."
"Muse Dash ( i like pc version, but available on all platforms)"
"Muse dash, vivid/stasis, rhythm doctor, and a dance of fire and ice."
"Muse Dash is on Switch."
"Muse dash, Djmax, Dofai, Rhythm Doctor but they are paid games"
"Muse dash or dj max could be a good option"
"My favorite one for pc is Muse Dash."
"I really enjoy Muse Dash, which is a 2 finger game."
#6
Project Sekai
4.7
(7)
"Project Sekai JP - APPEND charts"
"One of which is Project Sekai."
"Modern idol rhythm game that features many vocaloid classics..."
"Project sekai colorful stage!"
"I suggest project sekai! Its really fun and the mechanics are really simple to figure out."
"You can try playing gacha rhythm games like Project Sekai and Bandori!"
"Project sekai is my go to try it out."
#7
DJ Max
4.7
(7)
"- DJ Max (any of them)"
"DJ Max Black Square or any game from the series"
"I cannot stress DJMax on ps4 enough, it easily became my favorite rhythm game of all time."
"If you want a very simple but very hard game, DJMAX RESPECT on PS4."
"DJMAX respect and taiko no tatsujin drum session are always the 2 that comes to mind."
"DJ Max respect v and amplitude are my fave rhythm games for PS4."
"I recommend DJMax but i hope you have a huge storage device, its over 100gb and counting.."
#8
Hatsune Miku
4.4
(7)
"Project Diva 2nd"
"Buy all hatsune miku games, F and X have a bunch of new songs..."
"Man you can buy hatsune miku or one of the persona music games they are both amazing."
"Otherwise Hatsune Miku and Muse Dash are good."
"I'd say hatsune miku, taiko or voez."
"Seems cool"
"I have tried a free version of one of the Hatsune Miku games on playstation 5 and I enjoyed what I played."
#9
Clone Hero
4.3
(7)
"Clone Hero"
"It's pretty much an open source version of Guitar Hero"
"Clone Hero has a drums build released, if you're interested in that."
"Clone Hero and YARG are 2 good candidates, they play just like the old Guitar Hero and Rock Band games"
"Clone Hero."
"Clone hero is a free PC version of guitar hero with custom songs."
"Clone Hero"
#10
Groove Coaster
5.0
(6)
"Innovative gameplay, Groove Coaster"
"Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party and DJMAX Respect V come next on that list."
"Groove Coaster is the best it's ever been on Switch."
"Not really sure if GC was under $30 though."
"Absolutely try Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party on Switch"
"I am stuck with groove coaster right now and I'm in love."
#11
Etterna
4.5
(6)
"Etterna is the default recommendation here"
"If you're looking for something that is purely more challenging, give Etterna or Quaver a try."
"Etterna."
"Etterna is a great program for linux rhythm gaming."
"A dance of fire and ice, Quaver, Etterna, Muse Dash..."
"Etterna is a VSRG based on Stepmania. You can download packs from the client, which is why I like this one."
#12
Kalpa
4.8
(5)
"Kalpa, overrapid, and musynx"
"Kalpa"
"KALPA"
"100% kalpa."
"Kalpa, tone sphere, ravon, OverRapid, groove coaster, calice, protocol: hyperdiver, musynx, rhythmsia..."
#13
Crypt of the Necrodancer
4.6
(5)
"Crypt of the necrodancer + cadence of hyrule (COH is super good) if you count those."
"I also love Crypt of the Necrodancer."
"Crypt od the necrodancer is my top rhythm game."
"Crypt of the NecroDancer"
"I got the second crypt of the necrodancer it was pretty fun."
#14
DJMax
4.6
(5)
"There's also DJ Max"
"Djmax."
"Djmax would be your best bet."
"If you tried anything from DJMax before you should get Superbeat Xonic."
"Djmax, just use proton."
#15
Dynamix
4.6
(5)
"Dynamix and takumi3 are your better options"
"Dynamix"
"Dynamix - 3 sides, no flick notes, top difficulty charts are some of the hardest among mobile rgs."
"Dynamix giga 15 is pretty beginner friendly"
"Dynamix and Lanota are both pretty good."
#16
Cytus II
4.4
(5)
"Cytus II is an awesome rhythm game with amazing music from different genres."
"If you prefer a slightly easier, less gimmicky rhythm game... I'd recommend Cytus II. Worth every penny for the story alone."
"Try cytus 2 it's good"
"Yup Cytus 2, chain beet"
"Has a story - and it's actually interesting."
#17
Deemo
4.2
(5)
"The best one i played and after many years i still love it"
"If you can snag Deemo on sale, it's something of a modern classic."
"I decided to get Deemo and Thumper."
"It has a storyline and it isnt as complicated compared to other rhythm games."
"I highly recommend the first Deemo and Cytus."
#18
Quaver
4.2
(5)
"QUAVER!!"
"I just started playing Quaver on my macbook after playing stepmania/etterna on and off for years."
"Quaver."
"Go for something low-mid range... id recommend quaver as a stepmania replacement."
"Quaver for sure! very nice mania-styled game with community"
#19
Stepmania
4.2
(5)
"Classic PC VSRGs, can't go wrong with StepMania or Etterna"
"I recommend 'ITGMania'. It comes set up with the most feature rich theme."
"Stepmania / oitg"
"Stepmania is more"
"Stepmania 🙃"
#20
Ryceam
4.0
(5)
"Ryceam"
"RYCEAM"
"RYCEAM is Phigros but with more multifingers, so you can try that"
"I guess ryceam too, tho the gimmick does make it hard."
"Ryceam, milthm and orzmic"
#21
Theatrhythm
4.0
(5)
"The common ones: Theatrhythm, Vectronom, 140, Voez, Deemo, Mad Rat Dead, Thumper, etc."
"Theatrhythm when it’s on sale is about £25."
"Theatrhythm"
"Theatrhythm Finar Bar Line is on switch and I think ps4 as well."
"Was good, but it's better on TP, and the new Switch version will be the best yet."
#22
A Dance of Fire and Ice
5.0
(4)
"A Dance of Fire and Ice (also known as ADOFAI) is one I’d definitely recommend."
"Definitely a dance of fire and ice!! Has unlimited charts in the steam workshop."
"A dance of fire and ice is my personal favorite"
"**A Dance of Fire and Ice**"
#23
Rhythm Heaven
4.8
(4)
"Rhythm Heaven (DS)."
"If they ever put a rhythm heaven on switch, buy it, they are the best rhythm games ever."
"I would suggest Rhythm Heaven Megamix firstly, but other games like Rhythm Thief and Harmoknight are pretty good too."
"Rhythm heaven if you willing to emulate Gameboy or Wii."
#24
DJMAX Respect
4.3
(4)
"DJMAX Respect is on PS4."
"DJMax Respect is pretty similar to Fortnite Festival, so that would be a good one to check out."
"Dj max respect, project diva, taiko no tatsujin, rock band 4 (if you have a controller)"
"It’s limited compared to its pc counterpart but still incredibly fun."
#25
malody
4.3
(4)
"Malody"
"There's malody."
"[malody] is likely the best."
"Malody"
#26
Namco
4.3
(4)
"Taiko no Tatsujin"
"Taiko probably fits the criteria tbh"
"Yeah taiko is the move if you get the drum"
"Taiko in osu or taiko no tatsujin."
#27
Vivid/Stasis
5.0
(3)
"There's vivid/stasis. It's totally free, so you don't have to worry about not being able to afford anything."
"Vivid/stasis is a free 4k game with 80+ songs on steam."
"For PC, vivid/stasis is currently pretty good (and free!)."
#28
osu!
4.7
(3)
"The official next iteration of osu! that is cross-platform, open-source and absolutely gorgeous?"
"Osu and stepmania."
"Osu!. While you may think that the good songs are all really hard..."
#29
Rhythm Sprout
4.7
(3)
"Rhythm Sprout is a cute indie rhythm game that's surprisingly deep and surprisingly funny."
"I just got Rhythm Sprout for $3 and it's great."
"Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Rhythm Sprout, A Musical Story and Everhood: Eternity Edition."
#30
D4DJ
4.7
(3)
"Really reccomend D4DJ if you're looking for a more unique VSRG."
"D4DJ"
"D4dj has a good gameplay, story."
#31
Nintendo
4.7
(3)
"Elite beat agents
and my personal fave, the naked brothers band game"
"ELITE BEAT AGENTS ARE AT YOUR SERVICE"
"Not exactly like ddr but you should try out elite beat agents/osu tatakae ouendan"
#32
Hi-Fi Rush
4.3
(3)
"Hi-fi Rush on Xbox is a cross between an action game and rhythm game."
"DJMax, EZ2ON pretty hardcore and classic. HiFiRush also good."
"Hi-Fi Rush and Crypt of the Necrodancer"
#33
Spin Rhythm
4.3
(3)
"Spin Rhythm XD is super super fun with a m+kb."
"There's a good amount in spinrhythm"
"Quaver, vivid/stasis, Spin Rhythm XD, DJMAX Respect , A Dance Of Fire And Ice, MUSYNX"
#34
Orzmic
4.3
(3)
"There's Orzmic. It's quite similar to Phigros and is also completely free."
"Ryceam, milthm and orzmic"
"Orzmic. Similar to Phigros, entirely free, no flick notes."
#35
Thumper
4.3
(3)
"Thumper is in my eyes by far the most intense rhythm game ever."
"It's maybe not a traditional rhythm game, but it's pretty special."
"Thumper"
#36
Musynx
4.3
(3)
"Musynx and chunithm"
"You should try Musynx, with the dlc it has a ton of songs that are charted really well for 4k & 6k."
"Musynx is very good."
#37
Rotaeno
4.3
(3)
"Only other one I can think of is Rotaeno if your device has a gyroscope sensor."
"I also had a great time playing 'Rotaeno'."
"Rotaeno is coming out soon! Might be cool to check out"
#38
Overrapid
4.3
(3)
"Overrapid"
"I highly recommend overrapid and arcaea!"
"Overrapid maybe? you could change the 6K to 4K"
#39
Dance Dance Revolution
4.3
(3)
"Taiko and ddr probably is the best since both can support 2 players at once and their controllers are fairly accessible."
"I would recommend the Disney game on there (supports 4 players) if the class you’re teaching or whatever you do for Kindergarten-2nd grade."
"Dance Dance Revolution and the other Benami games still hold up."
#40
Voez
4.0
(3)
"A lot of people seems to forget voez is on switch."
"Voez is a good beginner one since they added button support."
"Voez, Arcaea, and Project sekai."
#41
Rock Band
4.0
(3)
"- Rock Band"
"Rock band Unplug is great if you’re into 2000s rock"
"I would start with Rock band and go through the Tour/Career mode."
#42
Sound Voltex
4.0
(3)
"Sound Voltex and Chunithm for me"
"Untitled SDVX Clone is a free clone of Sound Voltex."
"You could try soundvoltex but the set up is quite the procedure"
#43
Rhythm Doctor
4.0
(3)
"Rhythm Doctor supports two player modes on some songs"
"RHYTHM DOCTOR. Good story :D"
"Rhthm Doctor"
#44
Beatstar
3.7
(3)
"Beatstar, it's a gacha style rhythm game."
"Beatstar, you can create your own playlist by unlocking latest music albums..."
"Because beatstar is 37mb."
#45
RAVON
5.0
(2)
"RAVON"
"RAVON - 5x3/6x4 grid, no flick notes, can be played offline."
#46
Hexa Hysteria
5.0
(2)
"Hexa Hysteria"
"Try out our game Hexa Hysteria! It's free to play on Google Play and App Store."
#47
Super Beat Xonic
5.0
(2)
"Super Beat Xonic is the shit, highly recommended."
"Superbeat Xonic. In my opinion is one of the best rhythm games."
#48
Elite Beat Agents
5.0
(2)
"Elite Beat Agents for the DS"
"Elite beat agents was the OG OSU"
#49
Samba de Amigo
5.0
(2)
"Samba De Amigo was my favorite."
"Samba de Amigo"
#50
Kingdom Hearts
5.0
(2)
"Melody of Memory would be worth looking into."
"I’ve really enjoyed kingdom hearts melody of memory."
#51
osu!mania
5.0
(2)
"Check out osu mania! It's got every keymode from 4 key to 18 key."
"Transition into the likes of osu!mania, Quaver, and Etterna."
#52
Michael Jackson: The Experience
4.5
(2)
"This game was absolutely awesome to play, and honestly became one of my more favorite vita games."
"The Michael Jackson game is actually pretty fun"
#53
Noisz Starlight
4.5
(2)
"NOISZ STARLIVHT"
"Noisz Starlight"
#54
Sound Shapes
4.5
(2)
"Definitely Sound Shapes"
"Sound Shapes"
#55
Unbeatable
4.5
(2)
"My personal favorite is UNBEATABLE [white label]."
"Unbeatable. Basically MuseDash but with a story and for free."
#56
Spin Rhythm XD
4.5
(2)
"Spin Rhythm XD is a Killer on PC."
"Spin Rhythm XD works well, it’s designed to be played with whatever controls you prefer"
#57
Just Dance
4.5
(2)
"Just Dance"
"Just Dance for Kids."
#58
milthm
4.5
(2)
"I also suggest Milthm and Notanote, both are 100% free on Steam (Milthm is incredibly good)."
"Ryceam, milthm and orzmic"
#59
Rhythm Heaven Fever
4.5
(2)
"Rhythm Heaven Fever (Wii)."
"Dolphin emulator for rhythm heaven fever if ur phone can run it."
#60
Ez2On
4.5
(2)
"I don't have a PC to play this game so I'm gonna live through you and recommend Ez2On."
"Im kinda sad that nobody is talking about ez2on. Great game"
#61
Sega
4.5
(2)
"Project Diva trilogy (Vocaloid music)"
"Idk, but project diva is great"
#62
Wii Music
4.5
(2)
"Wii music!! Just bought it and it is so much fun."
"Wii music is pretty rad!"
#63
osu!lazer
4.0
(2)
"You can download Osu! Lazer and it should be great with a stylus."
"The Android version of osu!lazer should be playable with a stylus."
#64
Flash Flash Revolution
4.0
(2)
"FlashFlashRevolution is an old and user-friendly VSRG that only accepts high-quality charts to exist in the game."
"FYI they still have FFR (flashflashrevolution) if you ever wanted to play."
#65
Rock Band Unplugged
4.0
(2)
"If you can emulate, then Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP is a really underrated rhythm game"
"Rock Band Unplugged"
#66
Sony
4.0
(2)
"Patapon 1-2-3 psp running on vita."
"Patapon"
#67
Osu
4.0
(2)
"Probably osu"
"Osu"
#68
Project: Muse
4.0
(2)
"I remember playing Project: Muse back then and it was pretty good."
"I remember playing Project: Muse back then and it was pretty good."
#69
Vib Ribbon
4.0
(2)
"Vib Ribbon!"
"Vib Ribbon is pretty fun old rhythm game."
#70
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
4.0
(2)
"I enjoyed Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory..."
"If you're into Kingdom Hearts at all, Melody of Memory would be worth looking into"
#71
Gitadora
4.0
(2)
"Gitadora."
"Gitadora can use certain types of drum kits."
#72
Lyrica
4.0
(2)
"I loved Lyrica, fairly easier than hatsune miku but the story and poetry in it was great."
"Lyrica is a rhythm game where the music is modernized adaptations of ancient Chinese poems."
#73
Lumines
4.0
(2)
"Lumines"
"Lumines"
#74
Soundfall
4.0
(2)
"Look into Soundfall - it’s a really cute mix of rhythm and action."
"Soundfall is like a twin stick rhythm shooter."
#75
Kickbeat
4.0
(2)
"Kickbeat I think"
"Kickbeat"
#76
groobo
3.0
(2)
"Hey, you can try groobo. If you are an ios user."
"Our game groobo is being tested on testflight."
#77
Atlus
5.0
(1)
"Persona Dancing trilogy"
#78
Drummania
5.0
(1)
"Drummania"
#79
Piano Maestro
5.0
(1)
"Piano Maestro does exactly that."
#80
Takumi³
5.0
(1)
"Takumi³"
#81
Qono Cafe
5.0
(1)
"Qono Cafe"
#82
AnXiens
5.0
(1)
"AnXiens"
#83
NotITG
4.0
(1)
"NotITG, which is basically StepMania but with crazy mod chart support."
#84
Pulsus
4.0
(1)
"Pulsus is a web-based rhythm game played using either numpads or a 3*3 regions of letters keys."
#85
AstroDX
4.0
(1)
"AstroDX and Solonus are fun emulators"
#86
kshootmania
4.0
(1)
"Kshootmania (SDVX) seems to have very low requirements"
#87
SDVX
4.0
(1)
"You want at least a 1060 as recommend specs for SDVX."
#88
IA/VT
4.0
(1)
"IA/VT Colorful (Vita exclusive!! Japanese only, but there's an English patch)"
#89
Quiver, Etterna, Stepmania, Osu!
4.0
(1)
"Quiver, etterna/stepmania, osu!"
#90
LocoRoco
4.0
(1)
"LocoRoco"
#91
Simply Piano
4.0
(1)
"Closest thing I can think of is an app like Simply Piano."
#92
EternAlgoRhythm
4.0
(1)
"It's called EternAlgoRhythm and will be releasing this summer, but there's already a free demo on Steam."
#93
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone
4.0
(1)
"All Vocaloid so if that isn’t your thing then maybe pass, but it’s pretty good."
#94
B-Boy
4.0
(1)
"B-Boy"
#95
Parappa
4.0
(1)
"Parappa and um jammer lammy. Beatmania and DDR"
#96
Michael Jackson
4.0
(1)
"Michael Jackson The Experience"
#97
Gitaroo Man
4.0
(1)
"Gitaroo Man"
#98
64.0
3.0
(1)
"Not sure if it’s definitely a rhythm game, but 64.0 has great music."
#99
Rocksmith+
3.0
(1)
"Yes, Rocksmith+ has a piano mode."
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