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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.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Challenging difficulty

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

Best match

Dance Dance Revolution

95 %Match

1998PlayStation

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.

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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.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Challenging difficulty

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!

Challenging difficulty

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.

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.

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.

Frets on Fire

Bright, upbeat tone

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.

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.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!

Bright, upbeat tone

A rhythm game where you drum along to pop, anime and classical songs, solo or in lively matches with friends. The Switch version adds motion controls and unlockable characters.

Synth Riders

Bright, upbeat tone

A VR rhythm game where you sweep both hands through notes in flowing, dance-like motions. Custom song support and an active multiplayer community keep it fresh for a long time.