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Quaver
Quaver is a community-driven and open-source competitive rhythm game with two game modes and online leaderboards. Create your own maps, or challenge the world in online multiplayer matches.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Consistently praised as fun and engaging” (63 of 103 reviews) and “Challenging difficulty with satisfying progression” (17); the most common complaint is “Boring charts or excessive note spamming” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very fun and easy to pick up, a bit hard at the start (mainly the health bar) but the game is a ton of fun otherwise for many classic rhythm game players. The map "shop" isn't the best as they don't have certain songs…”
“awesome osu mania like game and super moddable and fun 8/10”
“suffer. charts can feel like it's either boring or sv hell at times.”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very fun and easy to pick up, a bit hard at the start (mainly the health bar) but the game is a ton of fun otherwise for many classic rhythm game players. The map "shop" isn't the best as they don't have certain songs…”
“This MIGHT be genuinely the best 4k-7k rhythm game i've ever played. Sure there are some flaws but it is still absolutely GREAT. I plan to continue playing this until my fingers fall off. Pros: Extremely nice, funny,…”
“it is hard if you not did the game before but more i play more better i got and more fun but still hard”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“i enjoy rythim gamesa nd this one was probably one of the netter ones the gameolay feels smooth and resonsive and the customizability is really nice”
“this game is extremely good if you like FNF or osu!mainia, it has custom songs, and there are some songs that have moving ntoes to make you better”
“This game features a variety of songs to try. This game improved my overall typing speed and a lot more like concentration because this game will always require you to concentrate. (I really recommend you all of you to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Easy to pickup, simple controls and decent amount of songs. Searching for songs isnt the best though.”
“This game features a variety of songs to try. This game improved my overall typing speed and a lot more like concentration because this game will always require you to concentrate. (I really recommend you all of you to…”
“very good indeed, lots of songs and shi”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“i enjoy rythim gamesa nd this one was probably one of the netter ones the gameolay feels smooth and resonsive and the customizability is really nice”
“Easy to pickup, simple controls and decent amount of songs. Searching for songs isnt the best though.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I wanted to enjoy it but it genuinely sucks: notes jitter, ui breaks randomly, charts are just eh, maybe it’s better if you can clear the higher rated ones but I tried some and they were just note spamming hell that i…”
“suffer. charts can feel like it's either boring or sv hell at times.”
“It's been mostly fun, but the HP system feels too unforgiving for mistakes for my liking. I'd rather be punished with a low score and accuracy over needing to restart a song ad nasium if I lose concentration for even a…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's been mostly fun, but the HP system feels too unforgiving for mistakes for my liking. I'd rather be punished with a low score and accuracy over needing to restart a song ad nasium if I lose concentration for even a…”
“only play if you want to be hardstuck and in pain”
“Help how do u do anything past 25”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Very fun and easy to pick up, a bit hard at the start (mainly the health bar) but the game is a ton of fun otherwise for many classic rhythm game players. The map "shop" isn't the best as they don't have certain songs…”
“Easy to pickup, simple controls and decent amount of songs. Searching for songs isnt the best though.”
“scroll speed unreadable, skinning awful, maps all cj slop, decent sv gimmicks but bad,”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This MIGHT be genuinely the best 4k-7k rhythm game i've ever played. Sure there are some flaws but it is still absolutely GREAT. I plan to continue playing this until my fingers fall off. Pros: Extremely nice, funny,…”
“wish i could customis more with the skins like i do on osu”
“scroll speed unreadable, skinning awful, maps all cj slop, decent sv gimmicks but bad,”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“It's got more features than anyone could ask for. osu!mania WISHES it was like Quaver. Amazing input response, and a great transition away from Friday Night Funkin for me.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“S tier time killer, but dude lowkey ♥♥♥♥ chart velocity why is that in the game it defeats the whole purpose of timing ♥♥♥♥”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Free, open source, community-driven, tons of features... Linux and wayland support on top of that! All very polished. By far the best mania-style rhythm game.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Rhythm · Free to Play · Music · Indie · Casual · Competitive · Psychological Horror · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Multiplayer · Level Editor · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Official site | https://quavergame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 Compatible Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 150 MB available space Additional Notes: Not recommended for Intel Integrated GPUs. May cause long startup times.