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Groove Coaster
Developer TAITO CORP.
Groove Coaster (Japanese: グルーヴコースター, Hepburn: Gurūvu Kōsutā) 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… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
297 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 28, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
49
Mixed
90 positive · 94 negative
95% range 42–56%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 90 | 94 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 19 | 11 | 60 |
| Mastodon * | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
440 of 665 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
51% recommend · 94 yes, 92 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (1,075 of 1,608 positive).
Many players say the PC version is abandoned and lacks updates. [1][2][3] Some reviewers recommend the Switch or mobile versions instead. [4][5][6] A few players still enjoy the game despite its flaws. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
the menus suck and the game has performance problems. no updates for 2+ years. buy the switch version or wait until Taito decides to start caring about the game again.
- [6]
I love groove coaster, its a really fun rhythm game and one of my favorites so my answer should be obvious! don't buy this! Get wai wai party instead if you can, this thing is pretty much abandoned and wai wai party is basically what this should've been. (Or at least get the mobile ver if you don't have a switch)
- [10]
I wish mixed reviews existed so bad since this is a great rhythm game in terms of challenging, easy to learn but hard to master gameplay. But the lack of updates and song variety with its overpriced DLC is just so... Wai Wai Party clears it in every respect except for the price (80 CAD???) so this one's worth it on sale.
- [8]
Like everyone else says this is definitely better on the switch HOWEVER I don't regret buying this on the steam sale...it's still fun and for $7.99 it's worth it for me.
- [1]
Pros Great rhythm game Cons the update of pc version has been stopped too many songs DLC
Summarised from 34 of the 279 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
51% of the 186 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Groove Coaster. The complaint that keeps coming up: pC version is abandoned with no updates. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The original, mobile version of the game had a Metacritic rating of 87% based on 21 critic reviews. SlideToPlay said "We don't know what Space Invaders are doing in a rhythm game, but we like it." IGN wrote "Nearly perfect. The music is great. The visuals are great. The rhythm action itself feels tight and perfectly matches each tune. Best of all, this is an experience that would be very hard to replicate on a traditional platform – this is a game built from the ground-up for iPhone, and it shows." The AV Club said "Its elegance surpasses some of its antecedents, like Osu! Tatke! Ouendan!" AppSafari wrote "The bigger screen is nice, but the levels scales so well, you won't miss out by using…
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Reactions
60 of 297 · most liked firstNew Groove Coaster game for Switch to be announced on January 30 www.gematsu.com/2025/01/new-...
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CHUNITHM: See you next play‼️‼️❤️ Groove Coaster: Game Over 💖✨💅 Chrono Circle: PLEEEEASE BRO 1 MORE 🥺 PLEASE?? 🥺🥺😢 CMON JUST 1 MORE TIME PLEEEASE IM BEGIGNG YOUUU 😢😭😭 DDR: Game Over! Have a nice day! 😎😎
neutral · AI labelView post →The national video game museum continues to be one of the coolest places we have, arcade gaming might still be the greatest form of gaming ever I played SO much Groove Coaster
positive · AI labelView post →the menus suck and the game has performance problems. no updates for 2+ years. buy the switch version or wait until Taito decides to start caring about the game again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its a cool game. but its not properly optimized nor updated. they abandoned it, plus on keyboard keyboard config un ergonomical. just get the free mobile app and play there
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‼️RHYTHM GAME WEEKLY SUMMARY 🧵(Jan. 17-26th)‼️ We've got conventions and arcades in the spotlight! MAGFest is in full swing, while arcade juggernauts are making big moves! And another major loss from Groove Coaster... Let's look at everything that happened this week! 🧵 #rhythmgame
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright work really shot my anxiety up today. Going to play some rhythm games for a bit to relax. Going to start with Groove Coaster so I can unlocks more characters and items. Do you have a go-to or favorite rhythm game? 🎶
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes, when I'm without my Switch, I start this version up and I'm reminded how far the developers have come from the early releases of Groove Coaster. PC users are stuck with this lacking version: a long loading screen, no characters, limited avatars and songs, occasional timing desyncs, only basic calibration settings, no separation between voice and menu language, basically none of the improvements the Switch version gets to enjoy. I seriously wish they would just port Wai Wai Party to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No Hololive pack on PC release :( I'll give a thumbs up but I'll re-order on console
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‼️ RHYTHM GAME WEEKLY SUMMARY 🧵 (Apr 13th - 19th) ‼️ Fortnite Festival has Laufey, Pro Drums, and Pro Vocals! The end of vivid/stasis' NEUTRON:HEXIMA! hololive Dreams updates, and Groove Coaster! Let's take a look at what happened this week in rhythm games! 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →[Updated] Help me make a pinned post of quality rhythm games - [Still taking suggestions!]. I pretty much only play on PC, and honestly I’m not very good, or deep into the scene. I’m mostly a causal enjoyer, and an audience member to the better members of the broader community. So that’s why I’m asking for your help. Please post quality games with a link, and we can make this together. It will take a while and be a work in progress, but eventually we’ll get there. Here’s what we have so far,…
neutral · AI labelView post →If you have Switch (NS), highly recommend to buy the Switch version. Arcade (IRL) GC > Switch GC > Android/ios GC > PC Steam GC Just forget about the PC version.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you aren't sure about getting this: don't. This port to steam is a mess, with too little songs to be fun. If you know this game, and this is the only platform you can get it, this is your best choice, but know: - Forced unskipable voice lines in every menu - It is a vertical forced window (tall, not wide; I have a monitor I can rotate, but its a pain otherwise) - You can literally only buy 4 pre-determined songs with the ingame points - All other 103 song are individual DLC's I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love groove coaster, its a really fun rhythm game and one of my favorites so my answer should be obvious! don't buy this! Get wai wai party instead if you can, this thing is pretty much abandoned and wai wai party is basically what this should've been. (Or at least get the mobile ver if you don't have a switch)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros Great rhythm game Cons the update of pc version has been stopped too many songs DLC
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I play Groove Coaster, I think about how my sister called it "that titty slappin' game" ...And I mean... Kinda yeah? XD
neutral · AI labelView post →DO NOT PLAY HOGWARTS LEGACY, ALONG WITH IT'S SEQUEL! I'd suggest you play a good game like "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA", "Pop'n Music" "Groove Coaster" and any other peak rhythm games instead!
positive · AI labelView post →Learned a rhythm game I’ve been playing/enjoying uses A i art/translation/assets (Groove Coaster: Future Performers) Bruh c’mon I don’t want to eat the cake anymore if I know you used diarrhea in it, even if tasted fine At least the previous game is safe (groove coaster WaiWai party)
neutral · AI labelView post →I wish they'd port wai wai party over or update this. It's like they don't want our money. The Switch version is by far the better choice but this is a backup if you have no other options or care about achievements. Still a great game but a bit barebones compared the to switch version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game has not been supported for a long long time. i recommend playing this only at your local arcade.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rhythm game Groove Coaster: Future Performers is coming to the Switch this Summer in Japan. (Read more: Gematsu)
neutral · AI labelView post →Game is nothing like wai wai party. zero vocaloid songs. feels unpolished and unfinished. just get wai wai party on switch or go to an arcade with custom servers EDIT: literally abandoned. get the switch version on sale or custom servers at an arcade (since arcade was also abandoned as well)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you own a switch, do yourself a favor and get it there. This version is last resort.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, a bit of a blemish on the Groove Coaster name. Firstly, the sync issues make many higher-grade songs flat out unplayable unless you change the audio offset for each and every song you want to play. This alone is a terrible flaw in a rhythm game where the whole point is to match inputs to what's on screen and the beat of the song. The song selection is sparse compared to other versions such as Wai Wai Party or even the original mobile versions of the game. Secondly, the UI is very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely terrible neglected version of the game. Still hasn't been updated from being Steam Controller focused--the controller that pretty much nobody uses now. They made this game, then made a switch version and completely forgot about this one. I wish they just gave this version a big "Wai Wai Party" Update and brought it up to the Switch version. If you're interested in this and have a switch, buy that version instead. This is a joke.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Groove Coaster put me in the mood for a rhythm game so booting up my copy of Theatrhythm
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh man, I love Groove Coaster. I really do, I love it so much that I DON'T recommend buying this version unless you're truly desperate to play GC on PC despite trying other means. This port has been long abandoned without any other signs of reviving, its only mentions through Taito are through sales which is funny because I don't think anyone would be playing it if they saw how horrible the sync is. The sync is unfortunately a hit or miss so there's also the fact that some people might be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun game with some decent challenge. The songs are all pretty good as well, however that's about it for positives. The UI is terrible and doesn't seem to be designed for keyboard at all. Navigating through the menus feels unintuitive because of this. You cannot restart songs, you must exit out to the song list. Worst of all, this game will randomly take minutes to load, doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason. Will happen on boot, in between songs, you name it. Game has pretty…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve been playing Groove Coaster: Future Performers and while it’s not specific to that game, I swear to god devs just load these games with SO MANY flashing lights and visuals Trying to pay attention to important audio/visual information? FUCK you, strobe lights directly in your eyes you doofus
negative · AI labelView post →Taito will announce a new 'Groove Coaster' game for Nintendo Switch on January 30th. www.gematsu.com/2025/01/new-...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you can, just get Groove Coaster Wai! Wai! Party on the switch… This version is meh to be honest, and I kind of prefer the mobile version.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandonware. Stay away
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Support has long been dropped for the PC port. Stuttering and input issues are present on higher difficulties making them a pain to play. Personally I'd recommend the Switch or Mobile ports as it doesn't look like the PC port is getting any attention.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pc port sucks ass
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would recommend the Mobile version. PC port is ok. Does not get updates
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game but already abandoned sadly. I never had latency or input issues
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really nice, Arcade version is better tho Change my find :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In comparison to switch version this is a very bad PC port. Slow and buggy. It could have been a very good game if it was ported correctly. This is sad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game for nearly 2 hours straight after how shit my week was felt like a revelation I think Groove Coaster is actually just my favorite game ever
positive · AI labelView post →I love Groove Coaster, but this Version is really the worst way to experience it right now. As i upgraded my PC the Game stopped working entirely. This Game is long since abandoned so i dont see any chance of this being fixed. When i was still able to play it, the Performance was piss poor, the DLC pricing is downright evil and setting your Offset was a chore as you had to pick an offset in settings and then load a Song to test it. If you have a Nintendo Switch get WaiWaiParty or Future…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for doing this, Rami! I'm prototyping a collection of rhythm games systems: warspiteful.itch.io/project-crow. Finished lane-based gameplay and exploring Groove Coaster next. Also, fresh off GDC, I've been ideating a single-button rhythm game. Looking at Symphogear and Katana Zero for inspo.
neutral · AI labelView post →Abandoned, very badly optimized, glitchful, and absurdly overpriced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky --- Day 6: Groove Coaster (ongoing series)
neutral · AI labelView post →I played and enjoyed Wai Wai Party on Switch. Thought I'd pick up the PC version on sale. Total bust. It's missing so many features they are more than capable of adding! You cannot change hit sounds, there aren't any hit sounds except on ad lib which I find incredibly strange. You cannot change hit effects either, they're stuck at default. You cannot hit replay from the pause menu, you have to go back to the song select and then change all your options again. On Switch, when you hit to the beat…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Groove Coaster in general is a very fun game, however the PC port is lacking at best. Once you start playing you'll notice that the timings of the notes compared to the actual song is off. Problem is, how much it's off depends on the song, difficulty rating, and position in the song. So even though there's an option to change the note offset, this option is pretty much useless and the game is to be considered unplayable. First I thought this problem was only present with the base game, since…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish mixed reviews existed so bad since this is a great rhythm game in terms of challenging, easy to learn but hard to master gameplay. But the lack of updates and song variety with its overpriced DLC is just so... Wai Wai Party clears it in every respect except for the price (80 CAD???) so this one's worth it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →quite liked the arcade but this is not it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big groove coaster fan. It's one of my favorite games to play at the arcade, and I have a ton of hours put into various ports of the game as well. I can't say the same for this one, though. The default note timing is pretty bad, with a pretty big delay between pressing a button and a sound being produced in-game, no matter how good your setup is. And even with hitsounds turned off, there just isn't a quick way to calibrate the timing, or any feedback on if you're hitting early or late.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Groove Coaster is a pretty simple rhythm game - your avatar slides along a twisting, turning, roller coaster-like line, and you have to hit buttons when targets pass under your avatar. There are also hidden, optional Ad-Lib targets, and hitting them as well as all the targets gives you a Full Combo. Clearing a level gives you Groove Coins, or GC, which you can use to buy items, avatars, and music tracks. Items can be used to make the game easier or harder, though you can only use one item for a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not that good of a port tbh Get Wai Wai Party on switch instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →please do not buy this, get the switch version of groove coaster. the newest one has a Teto DLC please taito corp port those games over to PC
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party!!!! is now the best game ever made, not The Binding of Isaac Rebirth cheers
positive · AI labelView post →The game is abandoned and in bad shape. Taito can only focus on the Switch version it seems. Praise be the refund period
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is fun, but just get it on Nintendo Switch or go play at Round 1. The Steam version isn't being supported anymore and there's no mod support for additional fan songs or anything which is unfortunate. If that changes, I'll change my review but otherwise, I cannot recommend getting this version anymore.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is quite fun but most content is DLC and the support for this game is basically dead. the sequel on the switch called wai wai party is the version getting all the new characters and songs now making this version mostly irrelevant. if this game had an active modding community then it could be worth it but there isn't a modding community for this game at all. if you want groove coaster you have to get the sequel on switch or just find another rhythm game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love GC, but dont buy the Steam version unless you have no other way to play GC. If you have a Switch buy "Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party!!!!", its still pricey with DLC, but even without DLC the Switch version is 100x better then this version.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing rhythm game for all family members & ur friends or to make some home party. Groove Coaster is the one of the best rhythm games currently on the steam store. fantastic level design original tunes easy game controls no issue of bugs If you really into listen to original tunes and play.... this game is for you my friend. There is also an additional version of the game on Nintendo store & App Store & google play =) important notice: In my case i'm really enjoy this game while…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2nd game beaten: Groove Coaster: Future Performers, with a caveat that the game somehow isn't finished yet. I didn't know this when I bought it, but I got to a certain point in the story and it opens up the next chapter and then tells me that chapter is coming soon. That doesn't feel nice. #blutoid
negative · AI labelView post →The big deal with this one is that it's the first Groove Coaster game fully designed around console play with native 16:9 charts and new controller-optimised inputs It also has a story mode with all kinds of funky characters
neutral · AI labelView post →
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