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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. As opposed to Just Dance's rough choreography, Dance Central offers an exuberant swagger steeped in dance culture.
Unfortunately, Dance Central 3 is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 04/11/2010
Out Now: Oculus, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1-2 (4 online)
Genres: Action, Physically Active (Rhythm and Sports)
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 2D Side-On
Developer: Harmonix (@Harmonix)
Costs: Purchase cost, In-Game Purchases and In-Game Pass
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Dance Central 3. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Dance Central 3.
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If Dance Central 3 is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.
If you like the sound of Dance Central 3 but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
Here are a selection of games with a similar theme to Dance Central 3:
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These are games of a similar genre mix to Dance Central 3. This includes games from the Action, Rhythm, Physically Active and Sports genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
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If you like the sound of Dance Central 3 but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Dance Central 3 Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Dance Central 3 in the following lists: