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2001 PC

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.

What defines StepMania:

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty

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

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Dance Dance Revolution

98 %

1998 PlayStation

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Bright, upbeat tone

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

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.

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.

Piano Tiles 2

Bright, upbeat tone

A simple rhythm tapper where you hit only the black tiles in time with well-known piano tunes and avoid the white ones. The speed ramps up quickly and tests your reflexes.

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.

Intralism

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Chiptune Champion

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A challenging indie rhythm game for PC where your keyboard becomes an instrument and you play along precisely to catchy chiptune melodies.

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: 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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