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Vib-Ribbon
Arcade 12 December 1999
A unique arcade game considered to be one of the first music-rhythmic productions. The creators of the legendary PaRappa the Rapper series are responsible for the production of the title. Players control the animated rabbit and to the rhythm of music must avoid obstacles standing in its way.
Dream Club Zero
Simulation 27 January 2011
The next installment of a dating simulator in which players take on the role of a tired Japanese single, visiting a Japanese bar with hostesses every night and trying to win the heart of one of the women working in it. During the game players try to find out more about their choice and make an appointment with her for the next dating. The title has new heroines and mini-games unavailable in the first part of the cycle.
Frederic: Evil Strikes Back
Party 08 May 2014
A continuation of a humorous musical game in which, playing the role of Chopin returning from behind the grave, we are waging a real battle for the level of contemporary musical culture. The creators have prepared ten completely new duels, in which the opponents of the composer will be figures modelled on contemporary stars of popular music.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
RPG 23 April 2015
The work of a one-man Canadian studio Brace Yourself Games in the form of a unique independent production that combines features of seemingly contrasting elements of a roguelike RPG and a dancing game. Crypt of the NecroDancer lets us play as a girl named Cadence, who sets on a journey to find her missing father. It leads her to the mysterious crypt ruled by an evil demon known as NecroDancer. It casts an unusual curse on the protagonist, making her heart always beat in rhythm of a music.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd
Party 24 March 2014
A music game in which to the rhythm of music press the buttons indicated on the screen. All songs included in the game were created by professional and amateur artists, using software that allows you to use the voice of virtual vocalists (vocaloid).
Rez
Arcade 07 January 2002
Rez is a one-of-a-kind game. Original shooting, with vector graphics; stationing similar to Panzer Dragon, but all the rest is completely different.
The Idolmaster
Simulation 25 January 2007
The first instalment of the extremely popular The Idolmaster series in Japan, which, after its debut in arcades in 2005, was released for the Xbox 360. The title is one of the first games of the music manager genre. We play as a novice producer working for a small artistic agency 765 Productions. Our task is to take care of teenage singers.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F
Party 30 August 2012
A classic rhythmic game in which the aim is to press the buttons indicated on the screen at the right time. The main character of the title is the virtual singer Hatsune Miku, who has been gaining more and more popularity in Japan for several years. Production is an extended version port from the PS Vita console.
Nickelodeon Dance 2
Party 06 November 2012
Nickelodeon Dance 2 is a rhythm-dance game based on a license of an American TV station for the youngest, produced by High Voltage studio. Players can try their hand at dancing and singing songs together with their favourite fairy tale characters - Dora, Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi and others.
Weapon Shop de Omasse
Arcade 21 November 2012
Weapon Shop de Omasse is a humorous production that draws strong inspirations from the jRPG genre, but does not entirely belong to it. We play the role of a young blacksmith, who supplies the heroes setting out to save the world with weapons. Our task is to forge the weapon by rhythmically pressing appropriate keys - the more efficiently we go, the better products we create and the greater chance for success we give to heroses. The game is the work of the Japanese studio Level 5.
The Idolmaster: Stella Stage
Simulation 21 December 2017
Another installment in The Idolmaster series (popular especially in Japan). Similar to the previous installments, Stella Stage mingles together elements of manager titles, rhythm games, and visual novels. The player again takes on the role of a beginner music producer and their job is to manage the careers of thirteen teenage idols in a way that will allow them to perform at the legendary Stella Stage concert.
Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori!
Arcade 20 November 2014
The second installment of the popular in Japan series Taiko no Tatsujin, which came to the Wii U console. As in the previous parts, we are dealing here with a classical music game, in which to the rhythm of music we hit the virtual taiko drums. Production has an extensive library of over 100 licensed works from anime, games, series and popular films in the Land of the Cherry Blossom.
The Idolmaster 2
Simulation 24 February 2011
Second and full-fledged edition of The Idolmaster series. Players take on the role of a beginner producer working in an artistic agency. The hero receives a year to promote a three-person team of teenage idols. His sentences are to set the schedule of the day, promote and publish their songs, as well as to organize concerts and events.
Aaero
Arcade 11 April 2017
A science-fiction rhythm game developed Mad Fellows. Aaero does not offer an elaborate narrative layer, focusing on allowing the player to control a small ship hovering above ground and fight the enemies that appear on the screen. The ship’s movements can be controlled with the analog sticks. The player is tasked with following the precise track and sticking to a white ribbon, which boosts the score multiplier.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone DX
Party 22 November 2017
An expanded version of 2016’s music game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone. It offers all previously released DLCs, as well as PV Photo mode not present in the original version. There are 237 tracks and 395 costumes in total.
Double Kick Heroes
Arcade 13 August 2020
A 2D rhythm game, in which you play as metal fans traveling through a world infested with zombies and other monsters. You fight them by playing various songs, which power the guns in your vehicle.
Old School Musical
Arcade 13 September 2018
A unique rhythm game that takes the players on a journey through worlds inspired by the classic 8-bit hits of the 80s and 90s, the production includes over 50 original music tracks that have been prepared by popular artists known from the chiptune scene.
No Straight Roads
Action 25 August 2020
Third person action game, telling the story of an underground rock band fighting against a powerful publishing corporation. Music plays a huge role in this production - thanks to it we can predict the attacks of enemies and change the game environment. The title was developed by Metronomik studio.
BPM: Bullets Per Minute
Action 15 September 2020
FPS with elements of rhythm game and roguelike. BPM: Bullets Per Minute is played to the rhythm of a dynamic, rock soundtrack, and during the game we play a Valkyrie who defend Asgard from the Helheim invaders.
Fred3ric
Arcade 20 February 2020
Fred3ric is the third part of a series of funny rhythm games, in which we play the role of Frederic Chopin, who was raised from the dead, in order to fight musical duels with other composers. Polish company Forever Entertainment is responsible for creating and publishing the production.
City of Beats
Action 01 May 2023
Shoot'em up with roguelike and rhythm game elements. In City of Beats you take on the role of a shooter who roams a cyberpunk city and eliminates hordes of enemies to the rhythm of music, gaining better skills and equipment along the way.
A Highland Song
Adventure 05 December 2023
A Highland Song is a rhythm adventure platformer with survival elements. The player must reach a lighthouse within three days, making their way through the Scottish hilltops full of secrets and history.
Rhythm Sprout
Action 01 February 2023
The second installment of an action adventure series with survival horror elements, developed by independent One Gruel Studio. In Heaven Dust 2 we play as Steve, who must escape a research facility infested with zombies and other bloodthirsty monsters.
Trombone Champ
Arcade 16 September 2022
Humorous rhythm game developed by indie studio Holy Wow. In Trombone Champ our task is to become the title trombone master. To do this, we will play more than twenty songs and learn the knowledge of baboons.