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1998 PlayStation

The pioneering dance game: you step on the arrow panels of a dance pad in time with the music, chasing combos and high scores. Catchy songs and rising difficulty make it a physical rhythm workout, also fun with two players.

What defines Dance Dance Revolution:

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Dance Dance Revolution are StepMania, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Osu!. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dance Dance Revolution special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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StepMania

98 %

2001 PC

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Challenging difficulty

An open rhythm game engine that recreates Dance Dance Revolution on PC, playable with dance pads or a keyboard. Custom songs and stepcharts make the content practically endless.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm game played with a guitar controller, built around a setlist of 80s-style rock songs. You hit scrolling notes in time and work your way from small clubs to big stages, solo or in head-to-head play with friends.

Osu!

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A free rhythm classic where you click circles, trace sliders and spin spinners to the beat, backed by a massive community, endless user-made beatmaps and global leaderboards. It's all about precision and reflexes, with a skill ceiling that goes from casual to brutally demanding.

Clone Hero

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A free PC rhythm game in the vein of Guitar Hero: play along with guitar controllers, drums or a keyboard, and add community-made charts for a practically unlimited song library.

Guitar Hero

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The rhythm game classic where you play along to rock songs on a guitar-shaped controller. Precise timing, rock-star fantasy and a strong soundtrack drive the fun, especially with friends.

Guitar Hero II

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm game where you play famous rock songs in time using a guitar-shaped controller. Career, quickplay and multiplayer modes deliver party fun and a steadily climbing challenge.

Band Hero

Co-op or multiplayer

A pop-flavored Guitar Hero spinoff where you play along to chart hits with plastic instruments and vocals. It shines as a full-band party game with friends and family.

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A rhythm game where you play Van Halen classics and tracks from other rock acts on a guitar controller, including Eddie Van Halen solos. Great for rock fans and party sessions with friends.

DJ Hero 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A rhythm game where you use a turntable controller to mix dance, pop and hip-hop hits into live mashups. Vocal modes and DJ battles make it a good fit for party nights.

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A greatest-hits collection of tracks from the early Guitar Hero games, rebuilt for the full band with guitar, drums and vocals. It is all about rhythm timing and classic rock and metal songs from Nirvana to Slayer.

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