Headbangers Rhythm Royale is an online multiplayer rhythm-action game where you play a pigeon and compete in wacky musical minigames.

Headbangers Rhythm Royale is an online multiplayer rhythm-action game where you play a pigeon and compete in wacky musical minigames. You press buttons in time with the beat to copy dance moves and sing along to classic tunes to score higher than the other competitors.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is an action-rhythm game.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is an action-rhythm game. You play through songs from the Kingdom Hearts series of video games by hitting enemies in time with the music with your staff.

Just Shapes & Beats is a two player rhythm game where you dodge bullets in time with the music.

Just Shapes & Beats is a two player rhythm game where you dodge bullets in time with the music. As well as this unusual premise, play extends the novelty as you have to both avoid the various shapes and move to the Beats.

Hexagroove: Tactical DJ is a rhythm game where you mix music using an intuitive and tactical control system.

Hexagroove: Tactical DJ is a rhythm game where you mix music using an intuitive and tactical control system. Each level sets goals for you to combine musical loops in real-time.

Lumines is a music puzzle game where you rotate and align small blocks to form squares of a single colour.

Lumines is a music puzzle game where you rotate and align small blocks to form squares of a single colour. As you do this, in time with the music, they are erased as the beat line passes over them.

Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game about shocking patients' hearts back in sync with their heartbeats to save their lives.

Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game about shocking patients' hearts back in sync with their heartbeats to save their lives. You press a single button on the 7^th beat to defibrillate each patient.

Osu! is a rhythm action game where you tap the screen in time to the music similar to the Elite Beat Agents games.

Osu! is a rhythm action game where you tap the screen in time to the music similar to the Elite Beat Agents games. This starts as a simple challenge but develops in speed and complexity.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a rhythm-action game where you control a running, flying, dancing or motorbike-riding character to collect coins and hearts in time with pop music.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a rhythm-action game where you control a running, flying, dancing or motorbike-riding character to collect coins and hearts in time with pop music. The neon visuals and emotively voiced story make this an unusual and compelling way to experience both music and narrative.

We Are OFK is a narrative game about the indie band OFK.

We Are OFK is a narrative game about the indie band OFK. Reminiscent of Gorillaz's virtual personas, it's part video game drama and part music video.

Nour: Play With Your Food is an experimental music game where you create different dishes and plates of food.

Nour: Play With Your Food is an experimental music game where you create different dishes and plates of food. Unusually, the focus is on sound rather than just visuals.

Lego Vidiyo (pronounced Lego Video) is a music game where you use an app and physical Lego to create music videos to share.

Lego Vidiyo (pronounced Lego Video) is a music game where you use an app and physical Lego to create music videos to share. The app is free, but you buy the sets that come with special tiles that unlock music loops and effects.

Dance Central is a dancing rhythm game you play by moving your body in front of the Xbox Kinect camera.

Dance Central is a dancing rhythm game you play by moving your body in front of the Xbox Kinect camera. The focus on full body movement celebrates accurate, well-timed and energetic moves.

DropMix is a fast-paced music-mixing game.

DropMix is a fast-paced music-mixing game. You combine loops of well known music from a wide range of genres by placing physical cards on the DropMix peripheral.

Patapon and its sequels take rhythmic button-pressing in a real-time battle direction.

Patapon and its sequels take rhythmic button-pressing in a real-time battle direction. You assemble a stylised army and then take your troops to battle by tapping buttons in time with the rhythm.

Rez Infinite is a shooting game where you fire musical energy rather than bullets.

Rez Infinite is a shooting game where you fire musical energy rather than bullets. As you guide a figure through the darkness of space you bring down enemies in time with the music.

Fortnite Festival is a rhythm action game in Fortnite, created by the people who made Rock Band.

Fortnite Festival is a rhythm action game in Fortnite, created by the people who made Rock Band. Play involves picking a song to play, and then pressing buttons in time with the music like Guitar Hero.

Guitar Hero is a series of rhythm games where you tap buttons in time to all sorts of songs using plastic instrument-shaped controllers.

Guitar Hero is a series of rhythm games where you tap buttons in time to all sorts of songs using plastic instrument-shaped controllers. In the latest game, Guitar Hero Live, you play along to real-life recorded performances filmed from the lead guitarist's perspective, impersonating the feeling of being a real performing musician.

Monomals is a game about fishing and music.

Monomals is a game about fishing and music. You drop your line into the water, catch a fish and make music along the way.

Sequence Storm is a rhythm game where you press buttons in time with the music to score points.

Sequence Storm is a rhythm game where you press buttons in time with the music to score points. It sounds simple but similar to games like Guitar Hero, it soon gets more complex.

Spin Rhythm XD is a music-timing game where you match button presses and stick movement with music indicators on the screen.

Spin Rhythm XD is a music-timing game where you match button presses and stick movement with music indicators on the screen. It's intuitive and fun.

Thumper is a rhythm game where you guide a beetle-like creature through music track by pressing buttons in time.

Thumper is a rhythm game where you guide a beetle-like creature through music track by pressing buttons in time. Unlike other music games, the focus is on impact and combat rather than soaring tunes.

Evergreen Blues is a rhythm narrative game where you and a friend build lyrics to a song in real time.

Evergreen Blues is a rhythm narrative game where you and a friend build lyrics to a song in real time. You select the words and timing and the game puts them together into lines of a song.

Rhythm Paradise (also known as Rhythm Heaven, Rhythm World and Rhythm Tengoku) is a Japanese rhythm game where you perform everyday action in time with a musical beat.

Rhythm Paradise (also known as Rhythm Heaven, Rhythm World and Rhythm Tengoku) is a Japanese rhythm game where you perform everyday action in time with a musical beat. You press buttons or use the touch screen to trigger timed actions.

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure is a narrative rhythm game told with cartoons interwoven with rhythm-action challenges.

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure is a narrative rhythm game told with cartoons interwoven with rhythm-action challenges. You play an 18-year-old boy with a secret identity as an art thief.

Aaero is a rhythm game where you control a spacecraft with one stick and target with the other.

Aaero is a rhythm game where you control a spacecraft with one stick and target with the other. At times it's like flying an X-Wing on a trench run while at others it's like soaring high and free targeting enemies in a Starfox game.

Rock Band 4 is a music rhythm game.

Rock Band 4 is a music rhythm game. Play along with licensed music using specially made plastic controllers acting as guitars, drum kits and microphones.

Eloh is a puzzle game with an unusual dual focus.

Eloh is a puzzle game with an unusual dual focus. You may start playing to solve the puzzles, but it soon draws you in to appreciate and take time over the rhythms you create in doing so.

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game.

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game. You take on enemies in this symbolic universe of three attacks: stikes, dashes and holds.

Super Sports Beat is a sports rhythm game where you move your character in time with the music to swing, volley, and score points in different events.

Super Sports Beat is a sports rhythm game where you move your character in time with the music to swing, volley, and score points in different events. Play involves using your rhythmic reflexes in the 5 mini-games based on familiar sports: tennis, hockey, golf, and volleyball.

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved is an Xbox Kinect camera dancing game using your whole body.

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved is an Xbox Kinect camera dancing game using your whole body. Its narrative follows Disney’s Fantasia film as you take a musical journey to earn your sorcerer’s hat.

Ratatan is a rhythm game from the team behind Patapon, where you tap buttons in time with the beat to control your little army in a real-time battle.

Ratatan is a rhythm game from the team behind Patapon, where you tap buttons in time with the beat to control your little army in a real-time battle. In this way, you use instruments to issue commands to your troops as they defeat powerful enemies and restore peace.

Ekstase is a puzzle game like Tetris.

Ekstase is a puzzle game like Tetris. Only here the falling shapes are more varied and when they hit the bottom they fall apart into their constituent parts.