Music Games
- A fun way to learn how to play the piano. Whether you've always wanted to learn or you're a veteran looking for a fun new way to practice, get ready to join the thousands using Synthesia.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Wine
- Rocksmith is a music video game produced by Ubisoft. The game's main focus is the unique feature that allows players to plug in virtually any electric guitar and play.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
- Steam
- Playstation
- Xbox
- osu! is a rhythm game based on the gameplay of a variety of popular commercial rhythm games. While aiming to keep authentic gameplay and scoring, osu! increases the epic factor through online rankings, multiplayer, replay exchange, and a huge community following.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Rhythm game for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It features 3D graphics, keyboard and dance pad support, and an editor for creating your own steps.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Piano From Above (PianoFromAbove.exe). Piano From Above is a program that turns learning the piano into a videogame. You can open any MIDI file and simply play the notes as they fall.
- Frets on Fire is a game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.
- A free Guitar Hero/RockBand-like game MOD, forked from Frets on Fire and developped by British fans.No screenshots yet
- Linthesia is a game. A game of playing music! You only need a MIDI file to play, and a MIDI keyboard (or your PC keyboard). It's a fork of Synthesia, which only runs on Windows and OS X. Linthesia is for GNU/Linux.
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.4.2, released in January 2010, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
- Beat Saber is a unique VR rhythm game, where your goal is to slash the beats (represented by small cubes) as they come at you. Every beat indicates which saber to use and the direction you need to match.No screenshots yet
- Guitar Hero is a series of music rhythm games in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar across numerous rock music songs. Represent entire series of Guitar Hero games.
- Perfect Piano is a smartphone app designed to teach players how to play and record piano songs of their own using their smartphone. There are many plugins to allow you to change the sound of the piano to things like a guitar, harp, and cello.
- Free • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- A free open-source circle-clicking rhythm game practice client for osu! beatmaps with Virtual Reality support. McOsu is developed separately from and has no direct affiliation with osu! or ppy Pty Ltd.
- 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.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
No screenshots yet - Dancing Ballz: Music Line is one of many tapping games which combine fast-paced gameplay with high-quality music beat. This game will create the amazing experience with a ball moving in zigzag line to match with dance music.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Even if you've never played the guitar before, Four Chords makes it fun (and easy) to learn your favorite songs and the latest hits. Download Four Chords now to get access to hundreds of songs you can actually play.