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AudioSurf cover art

AudioSurf

Dylan Fitterer · 2008-02-15

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 15, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

12
playing now
96%
positive of 11k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (142 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 32h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Audiosurf is a 2008 music-based puzzle video game created by Invisible Handlebar, a company founded by Dylan Fitterer. Its track-style stages visually mimic the music the player chooses, while the player races across several lanes collecting colored blocks that appear in sync with the music. The game was released on February 15, 2008, over Steam, a few days after winning the Independent Games Festival 2008 Excellence in Audio Award, heavily influenced by the soundtrack composed by Pedro Macedo Camacho. The full version was for a long time only available for purchase through Steam, but was later released as a retail product in Europe, by Ascaron. Audiosurf was the first third-party game to use Valve's Steamworks technology. The Zune HD version was also released as Audiosurf: Tilt. A sequel, Audiosurf 2, was released in May 2015.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 123 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 444k–888k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,099 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2013-11-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
818120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1632026-08-06 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-05-08 — best price $2.492015-06-11 — best price $1.992015-07-05 — best price $0.992015-09-01 — best price $3.992015-10-31 — best price $9.992015-12-24 — best price $2.492016-02-01 — best price $9.992016-05-15 — best price $1.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-11-21 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-07-03 — best price $2.492017-10-06 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $2.492018-01-11 — best price $2.492018-05-10 — best price $2.492018-08-30 — best price $2.492018-11-15 — best price $2.492019-01-04 — best price $9.992019-02-12 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-08-31 — best price $9.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-07-07 — best price $9.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-05-20 — best price $9.992024-08-19 — best price $2.492024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-06-26 — best price $2.492025-12-18 — best price $2.492026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
79.9%
earned "Royal Ride"
11.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)61,2953%19

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieMusicArcadeCasualPuzzleRhythmColorfulRelaxingAddictiveLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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