Rhythm (also known as Rhythm Action) is a genre of Music-themed video game of genre of Action that challenges the sense of the rhythm of the player. Games in the Action genre typically focus on the simulated performance of musical instruments or dance and needs the player to hit the button or nodes in a sequence dictated on the screen. Pressing the button, causing the protagonist or avatar to dance or to play his musical instrument correctly, which increases the scores of the player. Many Rhythm video games offer Multiplayer modes, in which the player can compete against his family members, friends or other players from around the world for the highest points or co-op as a simulated musical assemble. Rhythm games often introduce the novel game controllers that emulate musical instruments. Dance-based video games need the player to perform physically dance on a mat using the pressure sensitive pads, acting as the input device. The genre offers popular games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Music-based video games such as Guitar Hero, and Donkey Konga.

16 Best Rhythm Games for PS4

#1 Rocksmith 2014

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Rocksmith 2014 is a mix of Music, Education, Rhythm, and Simulation elements developed and published by Ubisoft. The game supports Single-player mode and available to play on Cross platform. It lets a chance to the player to learn how to play guitar. It uses a real tone cable that connects to the output jack of guitars. Acoustic guitars and other music instrument require additional hardware to connect such as a pickup. It includes a variety of superb songs including House of the Rising Sun, I Got Mine, Song 2, etc. and lets the player play the song repeating the beat in the game. In normal mode, the game showing a guitar fretboard, divided into colored strings. Music notes are displayed in colored rectangles, and the player task is to match the color of the note with guitar strings to take down. As the player advanced, the game becomes challenging and unlocks other famous songs to play. With superb gameplay, colorful graphics, and attractive sounds, Rocksmith 2014 is the best Music game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Superbeat: XONiC

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Superbeat: XONiC is a Music, Rhythm and Single-player video game developed by Nurijoy and published by Arc System Works. The game comes with addictive gameplay comprises of tapping notes to the beat of the song. There are multiple modes such as 4 Trax, 6 Trax, and 6 Trax FX. When the player selects the mode, three tracks are played in succession, and the performance of the player is evaluated at the end of the level. The player can upload the local scores to the global online leaderboard to compare with friends. It has over fifty tracks available from a series of genres, including RnB, Soulful house, Indie Pop, Big Beat and more. It has a world tour, consisting of a variety of missions that are unlocked as the player completes the stage. Each mission needs the player to play more than one songs while completing specific tasks. All the missions take place in fourteen nightclubs situated around the world. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, Superbeat: XONiC is the best game to play.

#3 Just Dance 2018

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Just Dance 2018 is a Rhythm, and Multiplayer Dance Simulation developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft. The game offers the similar gameplay to its previous installments and introduces a series of licensed songs. It lets you turn up the volume and unleash your inner dancer to show off your brilliant dancing moves to impress your fellows. Perform thrilling moves with up to forty hottest tracks of the year including Side to Side by Ariana Grande Ft. 24K Magic, by Bruno Mars, Naughty Girl, Chantaje, and more. In Multiplayer mode, you can dance with your friends or other players from around the world and can experience the special live events like tournaments, and you can collaborate with other players to unlock prizes and more. World Dance Floor Challenges offer more challenges in both competition and co-op modes. You can join your friends to take place in a special tournament to defeat the boss. Just Dance 2018 includes core features such as Online Multiplayer, 40 New Tracks, over 300 Songs, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

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#4 Just Dance 2016

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Just Dance 2016 is an addictive, Dance, Music, Rhythm and Fitness video game created by Ubisoft Paris, and published by Ubisoft. The game supports Single-player mode and introduces a variety of new licensed songs. It is the best installment in the franchise of Just Dance. It focuses on dance-based music gameplay and lets the player select his song, follow the motion of the instructor and dance to engage himself/herself in exercise experience. It includes different modes such as Multiplayer, Competitive, and Co-op. In Dance Quests mode, the player must compete against AI-controlled characters across three selected songs. The ultimate task of the player is to score the highest points by performing the best dance and win amazing prizes. There are different songs available including Balkan Blast Remix, All about That Bass, Born This Way, Boys and more. As the game progress, it unlocks further routines and songs in the game to make it more challenging and exciting. With enhanced mechanics, gameplay and visuals, Just Dance 2016 is the best game to play and enjoy.

#5 Just Dance 2015

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Just Dance 2015 developed by Ubisoft Paris is an Action, Rhythm, Music and Single-player video game available to play on PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo platforms. It is the sixth marvelous entry in the franchise of Just Dance and introduces social networking features in the exciting game, including the abilities for you to compete against other players around the world online, and upload your clip of video into the community. The game also lets you use your smartphones as a controller. Like previous entries, your task is to select you routine, choose your energetic song, and perform amazing dance style to impress your friends. Accomplish a set of levels, earn XP points and share your achievements with your friends. There are a variety of songs are available such as Addicted to You, Bad Romance, Bang Bang, Best Song Ever, Built for This, Burn, and more. Play as a solo in single-player mode or compete against other players around the world to show off your dancing moves in multiplayer mode. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, and superb visuals, Just Dance 2015 is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#6 Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien or also known as Bit. Trip Runner 2 is an award-winning sequel to the wonderful Bit. Trip Runner. This Action Puzzle Platform and Music game offers a similar game-play as its predecessor, packed up with new and quite fantastic gaming environments, more fun filled levels, brand new moves and background music along with enhanced graphics and revamped game mechanics etc. Just like its Bit. Trip Runner, you’ll have to Run, Jump, Slide and go through some challenging obstacles to complete the game objectives. With 5 brilliantly designed game worlds, 120 levels of pure awesomeness, amazing boss battles and eight unique character choices, Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is a wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#7 The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor

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The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is a mix of Role-playing, Music, Rhythm, Fantasy and Party-based elements offered by Puuba and Kasedo Games. The game comes with both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and features Split-screen for the better co-op experience. The setting takes place in the fantasy environment and brings various musically empowered villains and heroes. The game puts you in control of a party contains up to eight graduated masters of musical combat arts. After select the heroes, you can activate the huge variety of spells and abilities, nukes and buffs, with your performance and moves. Like other RPGs, you must improve the stats of your characters, find powerful equipment, and mix the multitude of abilities. The game introduces a variety of quests with different locations ranging from the rockstar haunted castle to a medieval party yacht. The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor includes superb features such as Replayability, Improve your Characters’ Stats, an Epic Quest, Rhythm Role-playing Game, and more. With excellent mechanics, wonderful graphics, and smooth controls, The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is the best game to play and enjoy.

#8 Thumper

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Thumper is Music, Rhythm and Single-player video game with an emphasis on Virtual Reality elements created and published by Drool. The game takes place in the stunning world and lets the player guide the space beetle along a track through a variety of fantastic worlds and struggle to fulfill the requirements of each objective. During the gameplay, the player needs to press the button to hit the notes on the track with the background music, while avoiding obstacles, jumping over spikes, turning challenging walls and defeating foes. The game is played from both the first-person perspective and a third-person view. There are numerous levels available, and each level is divided into several segments. After each segment, the player receives points and a rating display how well the player did. Thumper includes prominent features, smooth controls, and wonderful graphics, Thumper is the best game available to play on PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows only.

#9 MX vs ATV Supercross Encore

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MX vs ATV Supercross Encore is a Racing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Nordic Games for multiple platforms. The title serves as the fifth installment in the franchise of MX vs. ATV and the first entry created by developer of the franchise, Rainbow Studios. The game enables the players to race supercross on motorbikes similar to Alive and Reflex against AI-controlled Drivers or real Players. There are up to 17 tracks available and the game introduces a career modes with five series such as 450 MX, 250 East, 450 ATV and more. More than eighty motocross campaigns take place in the game with forty skilled riders to race against opponents. Over eighty licensed vehicle licensed companies are present and its multiplayer mode support up to 12 players. MX vs ATV Supercross Encore includes prominent features such as Free Ride Mode, Premastered Audio, Rhythm Racing Mode, New Gears and Kits, etc. Try it out, if you love playing Motor Racing Simulations.

#10 PaRappa the Rapper 2

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PaRappa the Rapper 2 created by NanaOn-Sha and published by SCE is Music, Rhythm, Single and Multiplayer Simulation for PlayStation 4. It is the third installment in the series of PaRappa the Rapper and offers the similar gameplay to its predecessor. The player controls the protagonist named as PaRappa, who must earn points by pressing the button to make a response to the lyrics of his teacher. There are a variety of levels, and the player needs to make lots of points and reputation to progress through the game. The game becomes challenging, as the player progresses through the game. The primary goal of the player is to gain excellent rating to the end of each level to become the master and use his points to unlock further content in the game. With improved graphics, mechanics, gameplay and controls, PaRappa the Rapper 2 is the wonderful game as compared to other Rhythm games.

#11 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade

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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade is a Music, Rhythm and Single-player Simulation developed and published by Sega for PlayStation platform only. The game takes place in the 3D environments and includes a variety of characters. The player can choose one of them to get into the game where he has to complete a melody by pressing the require buttons. It has a set of levels and each level offers a superb and challenging gameplay with three level difficulty. As the game progresses, other features and content will be unlocked to play and enjoy. The player needs to receive bonus continuity to make the highest scores until he releases the hold button. A variety of licensed songs available in the game and the player can select one of them to start the game. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade offers core features such as exciting Female Characters, brilliant Songs, engaging Environments and more. With challenging gameplay and smooth controls, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Arcade is the best game to play and enjoy.

#12 Just Dance 2017

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Just Dance 2017 is a Dance, Rhythm, Music, Online, Single and Multiplayer Simulation developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the marvelous entry in the series of Just Dance and offers the similar gameplay to its previous installments. Before starting the game, the player must choose his favorite songs from available and a character to represent himself. The player can use motion controller system for input or can use a mobile app. It is an excellent game, in which the player can learn fantastic dance moves with a sequence. The player can grab his family members and is friends to dance with up to forty new tracks, six new modes, and new content. The game features new songs such as Lean On by Major Laser Ft., Sorry by Justin Bieber, and more. Learn new dance moves through this game and show off the friends to impress them. With enhanced mechanics, controls, features and gameplay, Just Dance 2017 is the best game to play and enjoy.

#13 Rock Band Rivals

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Rock Band Rivals is an Expansion Pack to Rock Band 4 and brings brand new features. The game is a mix of Music, Rhythm and Simulation elements and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. It is available to play on PlayStation 4 platform only. The game lets you a chance to become a singer and show off your abilities in front of audience and friends and impress them to become the superstar. In Quickplay mode, you can play different songs with your fellows and can join a crew to compete in the weekly challenge in Rival Mode. Create your bank, hire awesome singers, shop items and access to other updates after progressing through the game. It has different modes such as Play Show, Brutal, Freestyle Guitar Solo, Rockudrama, Online Quickplay and more. The game features lots of licensed songs to play and enjoy. With superb gameplay, addictive graphics, and brilliant mechanics, Rock Band Rivals is the best game as compared to other Music Games.

#14 Rez Infinite

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Rez Infinite is an Action, Music, Rhythm and Single-player Simulation with Rail Shooter elements developed by United Game Artists and published by List. The game puts you in the role of the avatar who must travel a predetermined path throughout a variety of series. It contains a variety of levels, and each level offers superb and attractive music. You can explore the environment from a third-person perspective, and your primary objective is to fight against enemies by holding the lock-on button. Once you release the lock-on button, the avatar shots fires on the targeted enemy. Pick up power-ups during exploration and enhance your abilities to progress through the game. The game takes place in the electronic music-based world where you can create melodies and more. As the game proceed, other features will be unlocked. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and wonderful visuals, Rez Infinite is the best game to play and enjoy.

#15 PaRappa the Rapper Remastered

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PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a Music and Rhythm video game developed and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Inc. The game takes place in the stunning world and revolves around a superb story, in which the rapper named PaRappa returns after twenty years to PlayStation. The main objective is to relive the original music, and the game lets you a chance to join the character PaRappa on his challenging quests to win the hearts of fans and learn your favorite music songs like Instructor Mooselini, Chop Chop Master Onion, Cheap Cheap the Cooking Chicken and more. It introduces two new features such as Feel the Beat and See the Beat. PaRappa the Rapper Remastered offers prominent features such as Dynamic 4K Supports, Hires-Textures, Enhanced Audio, New Audio Tracks, and more. PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is the best game as compared to other Music games. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#16 Entwined

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Entwined is an exciting Exploration and Adventure video game about a fish and a bird, who are in love but can’t be together. The game supports Single-player mode and mixes Exploration, Third-person, and Rhythm elements by PixelOpus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The player controls the both characters such as a bird and a fish simultaneously, and struggle to bring them together to transform into a soaring dragon. The game takes place in the strange world filled with unique landscapes and colorful environments. The player must explore different landscapes from a third-person perspective by controlling the characters using analog sticks. The plot is split into several chapters and the primary objective of the player is to reaches the end of each chapter and immerse him in emotional gameplay experience without any word. Once the souls of a bird and a fish united, they will turn into a soaring dragon. With brilliant story, exciting story, smooth controls and pleasant music, Entwined is the best game to play and enjoy.