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Play Overview
Osu! (2007) is a rhythm action game where you tap the screen in time to the music similar to the Elite Beat Agents games. This starts as a simple challenge but develops in speed and complexity. At higher levels, the games is an esport with people competing to get the highest scores.
Osu was originally released for PC and has since come to Android and iOS (Osu Stream). Its gameplay is inspired by other rhythm games, although without the story elements that were often included in these games: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Taiko no Tatsujin, Happy Feet, Elite Beat Agents, StepMania, and DJMax. The game has a strong community of players and creators making custom levels through the community-made in-game editor.
Play involves tracking an on-screen target with a mouse or trackpad and then accurately pressing a couple of keys in time with the prompts and music. These prompts can be a line to trace, points to hit, spinners to spin and other more complex patterns.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Osu! 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 10 months ago.
Osu was originally released for PC and has since come to Android and iOS (Osu Stream). Its gameplay is inspired by other rhythm games, although without the story elements that were often included in these games: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Taiko no Tatsujin, Happy Feet, Elite Beat Agents, StepMania, and DJMax. The game has a strong community of players and creators making custom levels through the community-made in-game editor.
Play involves tracking an on-screen target with a mouse or trackpad and then accurately pressing a couple of keys in time with the prompts and music. These prompts can be a line to trace, points to hit, spinners to spin and other more complex patterns.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Osu! 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 10 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Rhythm and Sequencing game with Action elements. This is a single-player game.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Depending on the platform you play the game you need to download song packs. These can contain visuals and lyrics only suitable for older players.
Skill Level
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.
Costs
Osu
This game is free to play. There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
You can download the game and its related beatmaps from the Osu website. You can get good help from the Osu YouTube channel.
Game Details
Release Date: 16/09/2007, updated in 2021
Price: Free
Out Now: Mac, PC and iOS
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Rhythm, Sequencing and Action
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On
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