Games like Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
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Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
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$14.99Inside My Radio
May 11 · Seaven Studio
Both: Music · Rhythm · Platformer
Can you beat the beat? Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, dub and disco music back to life!
IndieActionCasualMusicRhythmGreat SoundtrackPlatformerColorful2D👍 341
$14.99Melody's Escape 2
Jun 12 · Icetesy
Both: Music · Rhythm · Platformer
Run to the rhythm of your own music library! Melody is back, with vastly improved audio analysis algorithms. Each MP3 creates a unique obstacle course synchronized to the beat and the intensity of your music.
MusicRhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationIndieRunnerParkourRelaxingActionPlatformerSingleplayer👍 285
$9.99BIT.TRIP BEAT
Nov 2 · Gaijin Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.
IndieRhythmMusicActionCasualArcadeDifficultMinimalist2DRetro👍 662
$2.99Frederic: Resurrection of Music
May 16 · Forever Entertainment S. A.
Both: Music · Rhythm
Frederic Chopin – a long time deceased classical compositor – returns back from beyond the grave to fight intense musical duels. In his way stand some of the worlds greatest pop stars charmed with enormous profits that wild commercialization provides
IndieMusicCasualActionRhythmComedyGreat SoundtrackTouch-FriendlySingleplayer👍 785
$19.99Beat Saber
May 21 · Beat Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
VRRhythmMusicModdableFast-PacedMultiplayerSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural GenerationFirst-PersonSwordplay👍 69,760
$19.99Rhythm Doctor
Dec 6 · 7th Beat Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
RhythmMusicPixel GraphicsStory RichLevel EditorIndieSingleplayerLocal Co-OpAction2D👍 25,025
$9.99AudioSurf
Feb 15 · Dylan Fitterer
Both: Music · Rhythm
Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.
MusicRhythmIndieCasualMusic-Based Procedural GenerationArcadeColorfulSingleplayerRelaxingScore Attack👍 8,902
-50%$12.49DEEMO -Reborn-
Sep 3 · Rayark International Limited
Both: Rhythm · Puzzle · Music
DEEMO -Reborn- is Rayark's classic game DEEMO, reborn in a whole new way on Steam. The fully 3D immersive journey will intoxicate you with the elegant sounds produced by you on the piano, as well as with the adventures you discover in this fairytale world.
RhythmAdventurePuzzleMusicBeautiful3DPuzzle PlatformerThird PersonCinematicImmersive Sim👍 3,191
-65%$6.99Rift of the NecroDancer
Feb 5 · Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios Inc.
Both: Rhythm · Music
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
RhythmMusicIndieDifficultArcadeFemale ProtagonistActionGreat SoundtrackColorful2D👍 5,867
$2.99Intralism
Nov 4 · KHB-Soft
Both: Music · Rhythm
Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.
MusicRhythmIndieLevel EditorDifficultFast-PacedMultiplayerArcadeCasualMinimalist👍 4,277
$9.99BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Feb 28 · Gaijin Games, Choice Provisions
Both: Rhythm · Platformer · Music
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
RhythmPlatformerRunnerMusicActionSingleplayer2DPixel GraphicsArcadeMinimalist👍 1,828
$19.99Spin Rhythm XD
Mar 14 · Super Spin Digital
Both: Rhythm · Music
Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!
RhythmMusicCasualIndieDifficultActionMultiplayerControllerArcadeSingleplayer👍 3,788
音灵 INVAXION
Dec 19 · Nanjing AQUATRAX
Both: Music · Rhythm
Classic music gameplay with a whole new game experience! Players will play as a member of the mercenary army, ”INVAXION”, head into an interstellar journey to collect the fragment of music and art while fighting back with the Artificial Intelligence to save the day.
MusicRhythmCasualIndieAnimeRacing👍 5,505
$12.99Old School Musical
Sep 13 · La Moutarde
Both: Rhythm · Music
What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.
IndieActionAdventureRhythmRetroPixel GraphicsMusicDifficultGreat Soundtrack2D👍 724
$14.99Rhythm Fighter
May 27 · echo games
Both: Rhythm · Music
This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!
ActionIndieRhythmAdventureMusicDifficultReplay ValueRoguelikeRogueliteSingleplayer👍 380
-75%$4.99Groove Coaster
Jul 16 · TAITO CORP.
Both: Rhythm · Music
Riding the rhythmic rails of success from smart phone, into the arcades, now GROOVE COASTER arrives on Steam! Are you ready to ride a roller coaster of sound and light through a universe of music?
ActionRhythmMusicArcadeGreat SoundtrackAnimeSingleplayerDifficult👍 1,442
-70%$5.99Thumper
Oct 10 · Drool
Both: Rhythm · Music
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
RhythmIndieActionPsychedelicGreat SoundtrackDifficultMusicVRAtmosphericFast-Paced👍 4,057
$7.99Frederic: Evil Strikes Back
May 23 · Forever Entertainment S. A.
Both: Music · Rhythm
Frederic - Evil Strikes Back - The Bigger, Better, More Awesome sequel. Great new tracks. Great new locations. Great new features. Great new story.
CasualIndieMusicActionGreat SoundtrackComedyRhythmTouch-FriendlySingleplayer👍 631
$19.99Wandersong
Sep 27 · Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit
Both: Music
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
MusicAdventureComedyIndieEmotionalStory RichGreat SoundtrackColorfulCuteFunny👍 2,185
-70%$7.49Synth Riders
Oct 31 · Kluge Interactive
Both: Rhythm · Music
Let the music move you as you catch notes, ride the rails, and dodge obstacles in a unique combination of freestyle dancing and fitness workout! Play on PC VR and Steam Frame.
VRRhythmMusicIndieSoundtrackMultiplayerActionSingleplayerSwordplayFirst-Person👍 1,336
$19.99Beat Hazard 3
Jun 22 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRoguelikeTwin Stick ShooterIndieActionExplorationShoot 'Em Up👍 585
$19.99Everhood 2
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Music · Rhythm
AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARPG where you battle enemies through musical encounters while being accompanied by a raven who promises to retrieve your voice if you slay the mighty Mind Dragon!🎵
PsychedelicMusicIndieStory Rich2DRPGPixel GraphicsChoices MatterSingleplayerRhythm👍 2,205
-70%$7.49Ragnarock
Jul 15 · WanadevStudio
Both: Rhythm · Music
Lead your viking ship to victory in this rhythm game! Pound your drums to the sound of epic music, from celtic rock to viking power metal, and set sail against your rivals. Solo, Split-Screen & Online PVP included.
RhythmActionMusicRock MusicMultiplayerVikingsCasualOld SchoolFunnyVR👍 2,775
$5.99Frederic: Resurrection of Music Director's Cut
Apr 21 · Forever Entertainment S. A.
Both: Music · Rhythm
New version of cult game with new levels and exclusive Steam online multiplayer! Frederic Chopin – a long time deceased classical compositor – returns back from beyond the grave to fight intense musical duels. In his way stand some of the worlds greatest pop stars charmed with enormous profits that wild commercialization provides
IndieActionCasualGreat SoundtrackMusicRhythmComedyMultiplayer👍 252
$18.99Beat Hazard 2
Oct 16 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterMusicIndieTop-Down ShooterBullet HellArcadeSpace👍 1,395
$10.99Beat Blast
Aug 25 · Woolly Walrus Games
Both: Music · Rhythm
Create musical beats that kill. Beat Blast is a music maker, bullet hell, dungeon crawler, roguelite. Battle through dungeons and defeat big bosses. Collect weapons, passives and musical instruments!
Bullet HellMusicDifficultAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeSingleplayerAction2DRhythm👍 387
$1.99Music Killer
Oct 31 · AbstractArt
Both: Music · Rhythm
🎶 THE VERY FIRST MUSIC ADAPTING FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER IS HERE! 🎵 Always wanted to shoot mobs while listening to your own favorite music tracks? Now you can.
MusicActionRhythmFPSIndieShooterRetroFirst-PersonMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural Generation👍 428
$4.99Symphony
Aug 6 · Empty Clip Studios
Both: Music · Rhythm
A mysterious entity is absorbing and corrupting your music before your very eyes. You must battle through your own song collection and fight to reclaim your music!
MusicIndieShoot 'Em UpActionRhythmCasualBullet HellMusic-Based Procedural GenerationArcadeSingleplayer👍 833
$9.99KickBeat Steam Edition
Jan 20 · Zen Studios
Both: Music · Rhythm
From indie pioneers Zen Studios (makers of Pinball FX2 and CastleStorm) comes KickBeat, an innovative rhythm game with a Kung Fu theme, featuring fully 3D characters and high-energy music! You can use your own music to create custom KickBeat tracks, allowing you ultimate replayability!
ActionIndieMusicRhythmMartial ArtsFightingSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural GenerationGreat Soundtrack👍 358
$7.99Soundodger+
Oct 11 · Studio Bean
Both: Music · Rhythm
Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.
IndieCasualMusicBullet HellRhythmMouse OnlyLevel EditorActionMusic-Based Procedural GenerationArcade👍 676
$19.99BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
Sep 15 · Awe Interactive
Both: Rhythm · Music
BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.
FPSRhythmRoguelikeActionIndieShooterAdventureAction RoguelikeGreat SoundtrackMusic👍 9,599
$9.99Beat Hazard
Apr 15 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterBullet HellShoot 'Em UpMusic2DSpaceIndieAction👍 5,071
$9.99Everhood
Mar 4 · Chris Nordgren, Jordi Roca
Both: Music
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Great SoundtrackMusicStory RichPsychedelicSingleplayerBullet Hell2DPixel GraphicsSurrealRPG👍 11,438
-80%$2.99Crypt of the NecroDancer
Apr 23 · Brace Yourself Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
RhythmRoguelikeGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsDungeon CrawlerIndieDifficultFemale ProtagonistMusicLocal Co-Op👍 23,599
$19.99ROBOBEAT
May 14 · Simon Fredholm
Both: Rhythm · Music
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!
Action RoguelikeRhythmFPSRoguelikeMusicBoomer ShooterActionPsychedelicFuturisticAdventure👍 1,708
1... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)
· Dejobaan Games, LLC
Both: Music · Rhythm
Battle your favorite drum 'n' bass track, or relax as you fly through that trance album. "Ugly Baby" takes your MP3 music library and creates floating cities for you to explore. Ten years after the events in Dejobaan's award-winning AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!
IndieMusicActionEarly AccessRhythmProcedural GenerationSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural Generation👍 484
$3.99Dubstep: Solar System
Aug 28 · Ian Rosner
Both: Rhythm · Music
An endless neon rhythm-runner with a 46-track licensed dubstep soundtrack. Fly a fixed ship through a winding tunnel from Mercury to Pluto, tapping beat-gates on the beat. Nail the sweet spot for PERFECT combos, bank Vibe Coins, ignite Star Power invincibility, and clear five rounds to win.
RhythmMusicRunnerArcadeSide ScrollerCasualElectronic MusicDifficultFast-PacedIndie
$14.99Melatonin
Dec 15 · Half Asleep
Both: Rhythm · Music
Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.
RhythmIndieCuteHand-drawnColorfulRelaxingMusic2DSingleplayerAction👍 7,554
-65%$6.99Drums Rock
Jun 14 · Garage51
Both: Rhythm · Music
Drums Rock is an arcade drums game for VR, follow the rhythm of rock with your drums and smash the demons. Live a unique campaign: with different levels, challenges, songs and worlds. Drums Rock is an ideal game to feel like a rock hero, while destroying hordes of demons to the rhythm of rock!
VRRhythmIndieRock MusicCasualMusicDemonsArcadeSingleplayerShoot 'Em Up👍 403
$4.99Circuits
Apr 17 · Digital Tentacle
Both: Music · Puzzle
Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.
MusicPuzzleIndieCasualMinimalistSingleplayerTouch-FriendlyDifficult👍 1,676
$9.99BIT.TRIP FATE
Jul 11 · Gaijin Games
Both: Music · Rhythm
FATE is the penultimate chapter in the six-part BIT.TRIP series and will leave you wondering what’s next.Key Features:The arrow keys control CommanderVideo while the mouse allows you to fire anywhere on screen! Or if you prefer, plug in a controller for dual-stick shooting action!
ActionIndieMusicRhythmShoot 'Em UpBullet HellShooter👍 116
$4.99Beat The Game
Sep 7 · Worm Animation
Both: Music · Puzzle
Beat the Game is an adventure game where you find your way with sounds. Sounds you find introduce cinematic cutscenes as the story unfolds. You can create new combinations on your holographic music mixer throughout the game. In the end you perform a live show with all the sounds you find.
AdventureIndieMusicSurrealPuzzleSci-fiStylizedSingleplayerPost-apocalypticCyberpunk👍 117
$2.99The Impossible Game
May 8 · Grip Games
Both: Platformer · Music
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
IndieDifficultGreat SoundtrackPlatformerLevel EditorMusicCasual2DAddictiveSingleplayer👍 1,253










