Games Like Rocksmith for MacGreat Music Games like Rocksmith

There are many alternatives to Rocksmith for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Clone Hero, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Rocksmith and ten of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Rocksmith are Guitar Wiz, Melodics, FoFiX and Bemuse: Beat, Music, Sequence.

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  1. Clone Hero icon
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    Clone Hero is a free rhythm game, which can be played with any 5 or 6 button guitar controller, Game Controllers, or just your standard computer keyboard.

    32 Clone Hero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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    Clone Hero vs Rocksmith Comments
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    clone hero is a rhythm game and Rocksmith is a teaching tool

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    Clone Hero is a rhythm game. Rocksmith is a teaching tool requiring a real guitar. Clone Hero does not.

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    Rocksmith is a teaching tool that uses a real guitar, not a guitar shaped controller with 5 buttons and a switch.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Clone Hero is Free and ProprietaryRocksmith is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Guitar Wiz icon
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    Guitar Wiz is an all-in-one guitar app designed to help guitarists of all levels master chords, tune accurately, explore progressions, and create music with powerful interactive tools.

    23 Guitar Wiz alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    • Apple Watch
     
  3. FoFiX icon
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    A free Guitar Hero/RockBand-like game mod, forked from Frets on Fire and developed by British fans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    FoFiX vs Rocksmith Comments
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    Played using a computer keyboard, not a real electric guitar.

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    Rocksmith is played using an electric guitar.FoFiX is played using a computer keyboard.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • FoFiX is Free and Open SourceRocksmith is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Bemuse is a Japanese guitar hero/DJ hero like game. It is an online web-based rhythm game that has controller support. This game also supports BMS's.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
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    Bemuse: Beat, Music, Sequence vs Rocksmith Comments
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    rocksmith is nothing like guitar hero, it is not a rhythm game, it is an actual trainer using a real guitar, not a guitar shaped controller with buttons and a switch.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Bemuse: Beat, Music, Sequence is Free and ProprietaryRocksmith is Paid and Proprietary
  5. YARG icon
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    YARG (a.k.a. Yet Another Rhythm Game) is a free, open-source, plastic guitar game that is still in development. It supports guitar (five fret), drums (plastic or e-kit), vocals, pro-guitar, and more!.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Frets on Fire icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Frets on Fire vs Rocksmith Comments
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    Rocksmith is played using an electric guitar. Fres on Fire is played using a computer keyboard.

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    Rocksmith uses real musical instruments, while FoF use keyboard. You canot learn to play a real instrument with Frets on Fire

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    FoF is just a video game, Rocksmith teaches on a real guitar

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Frets on Fire is Free and Open SourceRocksmith is Paid and Proprietary
  7. FATpick icon
     2 likes

    Interactive guitar tab player, synchronized with audio, with real-time feedback on and accuracy as you play along with any guitar. Import any Guitar Pro file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Songs2See icon
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    With the Songs2See Game, you can play one of the more than 50 included songs or any of your favorite tracks. With the interactive score, learning mode and fingering display, learning an instrument will be a joyful experience.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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