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dizzylab · 2026-01-29

Steam

ActionIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 29, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 29, 2026 (Mac)

A 4-key vertical rhythm game featuring two chart types:Rhythm-focused Drum Mode and melody-driven Melody Mode. Developed by the Chinese indie music platform dizzylab, with a large and continuously expanding music library！

92%
positive of 197 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$8.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (58 reviews).
  • · Top 55% of 12,360 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.9k–8.9k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 197 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.29 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 5 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620262026Week of 2026-01-29: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$8.99$6.292026-01-302026-08-072026-01-30 — best price $8.092026-02-05 — best price $8.992026-03-19 — best price $7.192026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-04-14 — best price $7.192026-04-21 — best price $8.992026-05-24 — best price $7.192026-05-31 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $6.292026-07-09 — best price $8.992026-07-31 — best price $6.292026-08-07 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Census log

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

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