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ActionCasualIndieStrategyFree To PlayRhythmMusicPixel GraphicsStory RichLevel Editor

77 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 133

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Game description

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

Basic info

Developer7th Beat Games
Publisher7th Beat Games, indienova
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateDec 6, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or later
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntel Graphics 4000, 2GB VRAM
Storage1 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 414 reviews from the past 1 year

93.7/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 89 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

Played with a single button, Rhythm Doctor scores 93.7, top 5% of games we analyzed, as players praise its music, story and inventive levels.

👍 Strengths

113 reviews say it is fun, and some call its design inventive enough to spoil other rhythm games for them. 75 praise the music and soundtrack, and a few add that the songs come with matching visual spectacle. 74 are moved by the story, with some saying the songs and plot are woven together toward an emotional finale. Story & World ranks 80th of 1096, Visuals & Sound ranks 44th of 1249, and Content Volume ranks 51st of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

68 reviews say it gets hard, with some describing sharp difficulty spikes in later chapters, though some of them still enjoy it. A few feel later levels lean on memory more than rhythm. 11 find some visual cues confusing to learn, giving too little time to understand them at first. 5 raise control and feel issues, such as flashing lights that sensitive players cannot handle and timing that does not suit wireless headphones. Gameplay ranks 235th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“great game with excellent rhythm gameplay mechanics” · 113 reviews
“Great music and rhythm gameplay with fun story.” · 75 reviews
“music and story deeply intertwined, emotionally moving ending” · 74 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding +2.63 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Positive “excellent accessibility features and difficulty sliders accommodate diverse players” · 11 reviews
Negative “visual indicators are intentionally tricky and confusing” · 11 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 42% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 12% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.89 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “music and story deeply intertwined, emotionally moving ending” · 74 reviews
Negative “story pacing could use trimming for better flow” · 4 reviews

Characters 19% · World 15%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.13 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “tons of workshop songs add endless replayability” · 4 reviews

Volume 11% · Variety 10%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.42 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “Great music and rhythm gameplay with fun story.” · 75 reviews
Negative “music is just ok and forgettable” · 2 reviews

Visuals 30%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.78 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.08 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth every penny, excellent value” · 1 review
Negative “no discount available” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.13 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “Give the Devs some love, they made this amazing game” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Performance 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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