Rhythm gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Rhythm, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 1,849 games in the catalog, 1,117 with a sales estimate.
Games
1,849
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$681.2M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
15.6%
174 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Sekiroโข: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition 37.6%
- Geometry Dash 7.5%
- DJMAX RESPECT V 5.6%
- Beat Saber 5.4%
- Dead as Disco 3.8%
- Other (1112 games) 40.0%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Rhythm games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sekiroโข: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition FromSoftware, Inc. | 2019-03-21 | 355,872 | 124,334 | 4,270,464 | $256,185,135 |
| 2 |  Geometry Dash RobTop Games | 2014-12-22 | 642,929 | 108,569 | 10,286,864 | $51,331,451 |
| 3 |  DJMAX RESPECT V NEOWIZ | 2020-03-11 | 34,888 | 5,242 | 767,536 | $38,369,125 |
| 4 |  Beat Saber Beat Games | 2019-05-21 | 76,310 | 42,095 | 1,831,440 | $36,610,486 |
| 5 |  Dead as Disco Brain Jar Games, Inc. | 2026-05-05 | 14,046 | 8,343 | 1,037,243 | $25,920,703 |
| 6 |  Hi-Fi RUSH Tango Gameworks | 2023-01-25 | 35,957 | 5,438 | 862,968 | $25,880,410 |
| 7 | 2022-05-26 | 23,734 | 1,821 | 569,616 | $22,437,174 | |
| 8 |  Crypt of the NecroDancer Brace Yourself Games | 2015-04-23 | 26,503 | 2,234 | 1,083,334 | $16,239,177 |
| 9 |  Just Shapes & Beats Berzerk Studio | 2018-05-31 | 26,121 | 918 | 626,904 | $12,527,632 |
| 10 |  A Dance of Fire and Ice 7th Beat Games | 2019-01-24 | 83,744 | 9,247 | 2,009,856 | $12,039,037 |
| 11 |  Sayonara Wild Hearts Simogo | 2019-12-12 | 8,911 | 22 | 695,058 | $9,028,803 |
| 12 |  Muse Dash peropero | 2019-06-19 | 122,214 | 3,106 | 2,933,136 | $8,770,077 |
| 13 |  Rhythm Doctor 7th Beat Games | 2025-12-06 | 27,024 | 2,307 | 433,003 | $8,655,730 |
| 14 |  UNBEATABLE D-CELL GAMES | 2025-12-09 | 7,689 | 3,191 | 269,115 | $7,531,376 |
| 15 |  Metal: Hellsinger The Outsiders | 2022-09-15 | 17,039 | 113 | 204,468 | $6,127,224 |
| 16 |  PolyClassic: Wild Quacky Games | 2021-10-11 | 264 | 11,983 | 359,490 | $4,996,911 |
| 17 |  Yakuza 5 Remastered RGG Studio | 2021-01-28 | 7,403 | 826 | 236,896 | $4,735,551 |
| 18 |  Trombone Champ Holy Wow Studios LLC | 2022-09-15 | 11,252 | 1,064 | 284,689 | $4,267,488 |
| 19 |  Melatonin Half Asleep | 2022-12-15 | 8,169 | 165 | 251,993 | $3,777,375 |
| 20 |  Rocksmithยฎ 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY Ubisoft - San Francisco, Ubisoft - Osaka | 2024-12-19 | 25,347 | 4,063 | 354,858 | $3,545,031 |
| 21 |  Rift of the NecroDancer Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios Inc. | 2025-02-05 | 6,220 | 1,833 | 161,720 | $3,232,783 |
| 22 |  Pistol Whip Cloudhead Games Ltd. | 2019-11-07 | 4,111 | 35 | 106,886 | $3,205,511 |
| 23 |  BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE Awe Interactive | 2020-09-15 | 11,424 | 54 | 160,203 | $3,202,458 |
| 24 |  Ratatan TVT Co. Ltd., Ratata Arts | 2025-09-18 | 3,109 | 6,649 | 119,386 | $2,983,456 |
| 25 |  Audiosurf 2 Dylan Fitterer | 2015-05-26 | 6,049 | 37 | 193,568 | $2,901,584 |
Releases per year
Is Rhythm trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (โฅ$100K est. lifetime).
7
2010
2
2011
6
2012
7
2013
13
2014
22
2015
31
2016
30
2017
47
2018
67
2019
89
2020
105
2021
108
2022
147
2023
163
2024
212
2025
212
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Rhythm games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Billie Bust Up Giddy Goat Games | 142 |
| 2 |  MINDWAVE HoloHammer | 236 |
| 3 |  Rayman Legends Retold Ubisoft | 259 |
| 4 |  Nocturne Pracy Studios | 286 |
| 5 |  STAGE TOUR RedOctane Games | 340 |
| 6 |  Freaked Fleapit Finch Bird Studio | 440 |
| 7 |  Pelican Harbor pascl | 562 |
| 8 |  AUDIOMECH Dylan Fitterer | 703 |
| 9 |  TSAREVNA. Age of Tales Watt Studio | 715 |
| 10 |  ROCKBEASTS Lichthund | 812 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Rhythm games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $25,920,703 |
| 2 | | $8,655,730 |
| 3 | | $7,531,376 |
| 4 |  | $2,567,699 |
| 5 |  | $2,085,655 |
| 6 |  | $1,369,779 |
| 7 |  | $1,133,786 |
| 8 |  | $934,667 |
| 9 |  | $909,545 |
| 10 |  | $578,614 |