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2009 PlayStationXbox

A rhythm game built around Metallica's career and songs, where you hit notes in time on a plastic guitar. Play solo or with friends on guitar, bass, drums and vocals as you rock through metal classics.

What defines Guitar Hero: Metallica:

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

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The closest matches for Guitar Hero: Metallica are Green Day: Rock Band, DJ Hero 2 and Clone Hero. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Guitar Hero: Metallica special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Green Day: Rock Band

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2010 PlayStationXbox

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Co-op or multiplayer
Gameplay comes before story

A rhythm game played with plastic instruments, devoted entirely to Green Day's punk rock. Play the band's hits solo or with friends as a full band, alongside virtual versions of the members.

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DJ Hero 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

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.

Rock Band 4

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A music rhythm game where you play famous rock songs as a band using plastic instruments and vocals. It shines in couch co-op with friends, with difficulty levels from relaxed to demanding.

Rock Band 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Rock Band 2 lets you play rock songs as a band using plastic guitar, bass, drums and microphone. The fun comes mostly from playing together with friends, with precise rhythm timing and a big song library.

DJ Hero

Linear, curated structure

A rhythm game where you play a turntable controller to mix mashups, scratch records and work the crossfader between tracks. The fun comes from precise timing and the feeling of being a DJ.

Rock Band

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Rock Band has you and friends play guitar, bass, drums and vocals on plastic instruments, hitting notes in time to famous rock songs. The fun comes from playing together as a band in the living room.

Rock Band 3

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Rock Band 3 lets you play as a band with guitar, bass, drums, vocals and, for the first time, keyboards, solo or with friends. It's all about precise rhythm timing across a huge song library, with a career mode and Pro modes that teach real instrument skills.

Ragnarock

Challenging difficulty

A VR rhythm game where you play a Viking captain, striking drums with hammers in time to epic music to drive your longship forward. You can chase leaderboard scores solo or race rivals in multiplayer.

Band Hero

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.