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Groove Coaster cover art

Groove Coaster

TAITO CORP. · KOMODO · 2018-07-16

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 16, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Riding the rhythmic rails of success from smart phone, into the arcades, now GROOVE COASTER arrives on Steam! Are you ready to ride a roller coaster of sound and light through a universe of music?

Groove Coaster is an Action game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (67% of 1604 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
67%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Groove Coaster is a series of iOS / Android and arcade rhythm game franchise developed by Matrix Software and published by Taito. The first Groove Coaster was released for iOS on July 28, 2011. The game follows a musical roller coaster-type track on screen, where players must make the appropriate controller inputs. Like many rhythm games, a life bar is attached to the gameplay. Depending on the input timing, players gain or lose points on the long percentage bar at the top-right of the screen.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 39 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (350 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 40k–96k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,604 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-04-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 14 of 25 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26026020182026Week of 2018-07-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.992018-07-172026-08-102018-07-17 — best price $19.992018-11-03 — best price $17.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-03-25 — best price $13.992019-06-02 — best price $19.992019-08-15 — best price $9.992019-09-12 — best price $19.992019-12-12 — best price $9.792020-01-22 — best price $9.792020-05-04 — best price $19.992020-07-10 — best price $19.992020-09-24 — best price $7.992020-12-22 — best price $7.992021-04-29 — best price $7.992021-10-28 — best price $7.992021-12-13 — best price $19.992022-01-27 — best price $7.992022-05-06 — best price $7.992022-07-15 — best price $7.992022-09-23 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-05-08 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-10-02 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $7.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-08-19 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $7.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-05-08 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-08-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

66192026-06-03 — 29 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-11 — 41 pageviews2026-06-15 — 39 pageviews2026-06-19 — 25 pageviews2026-06-23 — 27 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-01 — 29 pageviews2026-07-05 — 45 pageviews2026-07-09 — 50 pageviews2026-07-13 — 42 pageviews2026-07-17 — 54 pageviews2026-07-21 — 35 pageviews2026-07-25 — 56 pageviews2026-07-29 — 48 pageviews2026-08-02 — 51 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-10 — 36 pageviews2026-08-14 — 46 pageviews2026-08-18 — 38 pageviews2026-08-22 — 45 pageviews2026-08-26 — 61 pageviews2026-08-30 — 42 pageviews2026-09-03 — 38 pageviews2026-09-07 — 31 pageviews2026-09-11 — 35 pageviews2026-09-15 — 44 pageviews2026-09-19 — 48 pageviews2026-09-23 — 40 pageviews2026-09-27 — 38 pageviews2026-10-01 — 40 pageviews2026-10-05 — 27 pageviews2026-10-09 — 50 pageviews2026-10-12 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
99.1%
earned "Welcome to GROOVE COASTER!"
7.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing103 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 100 DLC released, first 2018-07-24, latest 2019-05-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,6920%1,176

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

Player tags

AnimeMusicActionArcadeRhythmDifficultSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.