My obsession over rhythm games

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Recently I've re-entered my rhythm games phase. I left rhythm games for a while since I had simply no time left for them, but since school is over I have more time to grind on these games and rediscover the passion (and the stress) I had for them. Rhythm games are very hard to get into, but feel a lot more rewarding than other games - nothing is granted and you have to grind every difficulty to get that sweet FC. I love the challenge they offer to the player and the music in it which usually sounds freaking awesome. Rhtyhm games are the only actual games that I still grind on to this day.

I first learned about rhythm games back in 2021, when Friday Night Funkin' was still very popular. I really liked the cartoon nature of the game, but focused more on getting perfect scores - like FCing a full week, for example. I also started playing Roblox clones of FNF: Funky Friday (FF) which challenged me to get the best scores possible, Friday Night Bloxxin' (FNB), Monday Morning Misery (MMM) and Yet Another Funkin' Night (YAFN), which used to be my favourite clone but got shut down by the developer who got exposed :( the whole situation disappointed me a lot. Check out this video if you'd like to learn the end of YAFN. Anyways, around this time I started watching osu!mania gameplays and then following the osu!starndard community. The osu! community is quite strong when they aren't fighting on Twitter or witchhunting cheaters, like during the r/place frenzy, and since it is a smaller community compared to other video games there's a sense of unity that is quite uncommon (imho).

If you're looking for an in-depth explanation on almost all rhythm games, I reccomend this video!

You may notice there's a lot of links in this article. The truth is that rhythm games have an insane lore behind it - the rabbit hole is endless.

Rhythm games that I tried or wanna try (in no particular order)

• Sound Voltex (tried in Japan). A game that mixes the classic 4 buttons format with two fx buttons and two "lazers" that move across the screen to create insane charts. Incredibly fun and challeging! I wish I could play it again, but the home controllers are way too expensive (you can try to build it yourself though ---> this guide and this wiki might help you). There are two good alternatives to emulate SDVX at home: K-Shoot MANIA, which is only available on Windows : ( and Unnamed Sound Voltex Clone, which supports Windows, macOS, Linux and apparently Raspberry Pi, but needs to be built with terminal commands.
• Taiko no Tatsujin (tried in Japan, still play it on my tablet when storage doesn't kill me). A game based off Japanese taiko"s". Very child friendly (but contains creepy misteries --> check this video for more info)
• Pop n' Music (tried in Japan, TRAUMATIZED me from how suprisingly difficult it is). This 7 KEY game is made to seem like a less intimidating version of Beatmania IIDX, but it is insanely hard even on low difficulties!! HOW? got no idea!!
• CHUNITHM (tried in Japan). Game that feels like smashing a piano while moving your hands in the air. Very fun!
• Maimai (tried in Japan). Washing machine game is VERY real!! Very fun but also tiring; you have to move a lot!! Also, I think there's an actual washing machine based off the game controllers! LMAO
• Friday Night Funkin' This game probably made me fall in love with 4k!
• Funky Friday (tried on Roblox)FNF fan game. Very good but very limited difficulty.
• Sound Space (tried on Roblox) A game where you only use your mouse. You need LOTS of patience with this one! I'm not a big fan of rhythm games that only use your mouse, so I haven't played it a lot.
• Project RUSHER (tried on Roblox)Similar to Muse Dash, but with charts full of gimmicks. Underrated Roblox game!
• RoBeats (tried on Roblox) A 4k rhythm game. Not a big fan due to the 3d scrolling and slider accuracy, but still a solid game.
• Arcaea(tried it recently). Very fun and similar to SDVX, but the insane amount of paid songs in the game disappointed me (aleph-0 behind a paywall for example :( )
• Phigros(still have to try). Apparently this game is 100% free, but also quite heavy for my tablet, which is why I haven't tried it yet.
• osu!(still have to try). I've been following the osu! community for a while now and despite the highly competitive part, the game doesn't seem that bad. I'm not sure if I should try it though.
• Other 4k games (Etterna, Stepmania, etc.)(still have to try). I actually really like 4k games! I should download one of them.

I also wanted to add Geometry Dash, but I can't tell if it's more of a music game or a rhythm game. People have been arguing over that for YEARS, actually! ---> Check out this video that explains the situation a little better.

Some of my scores that I have screenshotted

This is one of my favourite scores on FNB. I was so happy when I finally got this one!! I remember grinding the map for three days at least.

My favourite plays

These are my favourite plays of all time.

And as the osu! endscreen goes, see you next time...

-JulieYess!! (/06/2025)