Best Music Games
129 Music games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Just Shapes & Beats
Released: May 31, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Jet Set Radio Future
Released: Feb 22, 2002
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Platform, Racing, Sport
Platforms: Xbox
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Jet Set Radio Future is a video game developed by Smilebit and is the sequel to Jet Set Radio.
Sound Shapes
Released: Aug 7, 2012
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Play, Compose and Share in a unique take on the classic side-scrolling platformer where your actions make the music.
Beat Hazard
Released: Oct 28, 2009
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter.
Evoland 2
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
Released: Jan 17, 2020
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You and the rising stars you call friends will need to call on your own creative power - manifested as iconic Fire Emblem characters - to wage a secret war on rogue spirits that feed on creativity.
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Thumper
Released: Oct 10, 2016
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Google Stadia, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Thumper is a rhythm violence game.
Fuser
Released: Nov 9, 2020
Critic rating: 78.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Simulator
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A nonstop virtual music festival where you control the music!
Gitaroo Man
Released: Jun 21, 2001
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Multiplayer, Split screen
Gitaroo Man is a rhythm video game featuring visual production by Mitsuru Nakamura and an original soundtrack by Japanese band COIL.
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Released: Nov 12, 2020
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm action game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Guitar Hero World Tour
Released: Oct 26, 2008
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Guitar Hero: World Tour is the fourth main game in the series and brings a major change to the concept.
Just Dance 2014
Released: Oct 1, 2013
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Just Dance 2014 is a dance rhythm game that has you match the choreography of an on-screen dancer to earn points for accuracy, using your motion controller for real-time movement tracking.
My Singing Monsters
Released: Sep 3, 2012
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Welcome to My Singing Monsters!
Guitar Hero Live
Released: Oct 20, 2015
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, iOS, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Guitar Hero Live is a music game that served as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010.
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Released: Dec 26, 2015
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is a crossover role-playing video game developed by Atlus and Intelligent Systems for the Wii U, based on the two companies' Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem series, respectively.
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda
Released: Jun 13, 2019
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda is a rhythmic action-adventure game where you can enjoy the gameplay of Crypt of the NecroDancer in the setting of The Legend of Zelda series.
Um Jammer Lammy
Released: Mar 18, 1999
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Um Jammer Lammy is a rhythm-based game that takes place in the PaRappa world and tells the story of the all-girl pop rock band, MilkCan.
Friday Night Funkin'
Release date: Unknown
Critic rating: 77.6 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Music
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Want to spend some time with your Girlfriend?
Mutazione
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mutazione is a adventure exploration video game set on an island where the player tends to the local gardens and learns more about the town's people.
Brütal Legend
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Music, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom.
Bit.Trip Runner
Released: May 14, 2010
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bit.Trip Runner is the fastest, most exhilarating music/ rhythm-platformer to hit Steam!
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone
Released: Jun 23, 2016
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone is a home console port of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade Future Tone for the PlayStation 4, containing over 200 songs and 300 modules to collect.
Guitar Hero 5
Released: Sep 1, 2009
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Guitar Hero 5 (initially referred to as Guitar Hero V) is a music rhythm game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series.
The Impossible Game
Released: Nov 23, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game!