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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival cover art

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

Bandai Namco Amusement Lab Inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. · 2024-11-06

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Casual

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 22, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 06, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 07, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is a drum-based rhythm game featuring songs from genres such as Anime and VOCALOID™, and also a variety of game modes! Have fun playing solo or online!

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is a Casual game released in 2024, priced at $39.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 1579 reviews).

46
playing now
84%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (1,072 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

46 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 46 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 65% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (271 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 29,137 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 33k–74k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,641 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Humble Store (2024-01-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 70 of 97 observed days · $30.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23423420242026Week of 2024-11-06: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

222382026-09-15 06:00 — 94 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 208 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 51 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 156 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 189 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 49 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 97 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 171 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 76 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 119 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 131 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 64 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 64 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 137 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 131 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 65 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 141 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 177 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 60 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 170 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 178 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 53 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 79 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
33598Nov 2024Aug 2026Nov 2024 — avg 335 · peak 1,014Dec 2024 — avg 205 · peak 525Jan 2025 — avg 153 · peak 378Feb 2025 — avg 117 · peak 306Mar 2025 — avg 131 · peak 619Apr 2025 — avg 128 · peak 351May 2025 — avg 109 · peak 274Jun 2025 — avg 98 · peak 218Jul 2025 — avg 108 · peak 276Aug 2025 — avg 117 · peak 278Sep 2025 — avg 128 · peak 355Oct 2025 — avg 127 · peak 295Nov 2025 — avg 112 · peak 254Dec 2025 — avg 124 · peak 293Jan 2026 — avg 115 · peak 254Feb 2026 — avg 118 · peak 274Mar 2026 — avg 114 · peak 223Apr 2026 — avg 115 · peak 254May 2026 — avg 109 · peak 232Jun 2026 — avg 128 · peak 296Jul 2026 — avg 137 · peak 306Aug 2026 — avg 117 · peak 231
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$18.192022-09-282026-10-142022-09-28 — best price $49.992023-08-08 — best price $29.992024-08-28 — best price $44.992024-10-09 — best price $49.992024-12-06 — best price $49.992025-03-13 — best price $37.992025-04-25 — best price $32.092025-05-16 — best price $34.192025-05-27 — best price $31.992025-06-09 — best price $27.332025-07-05 — best price $41.992025-07-25 — best price $21.982025-08-20 — best price $26.992025-09-01 — best price $34.992025-09-22 — best price $25.482025-10-01 — best price $25.302025-10-23 — best price $29.992025-11-02 — best price $43.492025-11-17 — best price $41.992025-12-03 — best price $41.492025-12-19 — best price $29.992026-01-06 — best price $41.472026-02-02 — best price $35.992026-02-17 — best price $26.992026-02-26 — best price $49.992026-03-09 — best price $26.492026-03-27 — best price $49.992026-04-20 — best price $35.992026-05-07 — best price $24.992026-05-28 — best price $49.992026-06-22 — best price $18.612026-07-11 — best price $41.992026-07-30 — best price $49.992026-08-17 — best price $41.992026-09-23 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $49.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
98.8%
earned "First Step to Donder"
48.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller support46 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 46 DLC released, first 2024-11-06, latest 2026-09-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,45913%33
Switch (Nintendo)6590%0
Xbox Series (Xbox)36220%33
Switch (Nintendo)540%0

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

Player tags

PvPCuteAnimeMusicCasualRhythmDifficultSouls-likeMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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