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Games like Frets on Fire

2006PC

You play guitar on your keyboard by hitting colored markers in time with the music, chasing high scores and multipliers. This free, open-source Finnish rhythm game won the Assembly 2006 competition.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Challenging difficulty

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In short: Games like Frets on Fire

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Frets on Fire special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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StepMania

94 %Match

2001PC

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.

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Intralism

Challenging difficulty

A fast, punishing rhythm game where you hit notes arriving from different directions in time with the music using precise key presses. Custom maps and online multiplayer extend its replay value.

A Dance of Fire and Ice

Challenging difficulty

A minimalist one-button rhythm game where two orbiting planets travel along tracks in time with the music. Easy to learn, but later levels demand very precise timing.

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.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Bright, upbeat tone

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.

Soundodger+

Challenging difficulty

A minimalist blend of bullet hell and rhythm gameplay where you dodge projectiles that spawn in time with the music. Adds new tracks, controller support and a level editor to the original.

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2

Bright, upbeat tone

You step to the beat on the dance pad, hitting arrows as they scroll toward you in time with the music. With a big song list and new modes, it is a lively party game that shines especially with two players.

Quaver

Challenging difficulty

Quaver is an open-source rhythm game where precise timing on falling notes is everything, with online leaderboards and multiplayer matches. Its community-made maps make the song library grow endlessly.

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme

Bright, upbeat tone

You hit arrow panels on a dance mat in time with the music as steps scroll up the screen. This North American release has a different soundtrack and song selection from its Japanese namesake.

Clone Hero

Challenging difficulty

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.