Games like Piano Children
by Stamatis Viennas
AudioSurf and Beat Hazard 2 play most like Piano Children. Of the 15 closest games below, most share its music, rhythm and music-based procedural generation; 2 came out in the last year and 12 are free or under $10. The best known is Geometry Dash, with 598,437 Steam reviews.
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Closest matches
AudioSurf
Feb 15, 2008 · Dylan Fitterer
Both: Music · Rhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation
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👍 8,904Beat Hazard 2
Oct 16, 2019 · Cold Beam Games
Both: Rhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation · 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👍 1,395Arpsic
Nov 7, 2022 · Green Retroman Games
Both: Music-Based Procedural Generation · Rhythm · Music
Arpsic is a casual musical rhythm game. With Arpsic, you can train yourself with intuitive lessons, learn the treble clef, bass clef, and more!
CasualMusic-Based Procedural GenerationArcadeRhythmMusicMatch 3Education2DCuteFunnyA Dance of Fire and Ice
Jan 24, 2019 · 7th Beat Games
Both: Rhythm · Music
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.
RhythmMusicDifficultLevel EditorSingleplayer2DIndieArcadeColorfulFantasy👍 78,895Winken
Feb 3, 2025 · PlaySmart
Both: Rhythm · Music · Music-Based Procedural Generation
An arcade rhythm game where you play real sheet music! Keyboard or USB/MIDI piano, import your tracks or find music via the online hub. Developed solo.
RhythmMusicMusic-Based Procedural GenerationIndieScore AttackEducationSide ScrollerCasualArcadeSingleplayerPiano Glow
Mar 10, 2025 · TheAlanski
Both: Music · Education
Piano in online multiplayer lobbies, with leaderboards, gamified training modes (ear, sheet, rhythm and falling notes). Play any song using either a QWERTY computer/laptop keyboard or a piano. Suitable for all levels including beginners with no experience!
Audio ProductionMusicInstrumental MusicTypingEarly AccessCasualSimulationAnimation & ModelingVideo ProductionEducation👍 226Melody's Escape
May 20, 2016 · Icetesy
Both: Music-Based Procedural Generation · Rhythm
Run, jump and slide to the rhythm of your own music library! In Melody's Escape, advanced audio detection algorithms transcribe the energy that you feel when listening to music into a synchronized gameplay experience, with a captivating and dynamic obstacle course.
Music-Based Procedural GenerationRhythmCharacter CustomizationColorfulFemale ProtagonistStylizedModdableRunnerSide Scroller2D👍 4,335GuitarSesh
Jun 27 · SongCreatorVision
Both: Rhythm · Music · Education
Plug in your real guitar and play along as notes come down the highway. Load your own tablature files (.gp3, .gp4, .gp5, .gp, .gpx) or start with more than 200 short lessons and 23 included songs. See which notes you hit and how early or late you were. Optional modes adapt difficulty or tempo.
RhythmSimulationMusicEducationHardwareSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural GenerationScore Attack2DTutorialO2Jam : The Beginning
Feb 13 · SuperTurbine Technology Inc.
Both: Rhythm · Music · Music-Based Procedural Generation
O2Jam : The Beginning is the official PC version based on O2Jam - Music & Game, featuring the entire series collection. Enjoy legendary original tracks, overwhelming note impact, and various key modes! From nostalgic classics to new hits, experience the authentic rhythm action of O2Jam.
RhythmMusicMusic-Based Procedural GenerationCasualEarly AccessEmotionalRelaxingFamily FriendlyFunnyIndie👍 123Symphony
Aug 6, 2012 · Empty Clip Studios
Both: Music · Rhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation
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👍 833Intralism
Nov 4, 2016 · 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👍 4,275Melatonin
Dec 15, 2022 · 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👍 7,5601... 2... 3... KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like an Ugly Baby)
· Dejobaan Games, LLC
Both: Music · Rhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation
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!!!
IndieMusicActionRhythmEarly AccessProcedural GenerationSingleplayerMusic-Based Procedural Generation👍 484One Hand Clapping
Dec 14, 2021 · Bad Dream Games
Both: Music · Rhythm · Family Friendly
One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you.
AdventureIndieMusicCasualRhythm2DCuteEarly AccessFamily FriendlySingleplayer👍 880
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Rhythm Doctor
Dec 6, 2025 · 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 EditorIndieSingleplayerActionLocal Co-Op2D👍 25,045
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