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Best Music games on PlayStation 4

The 13 best Music games on PlayStation 4, ranked from 725 critic and player ratings.

The best Music game on PlayStation 4 right now is Crypt of the NecroDancer, with a critic score of 88/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 13 games are listed on this page, carrying 725 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 13

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01 Crypt of the NecroDancer Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015 · 168 ratings · finished by 6% Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity? 88 /100
02 Rocksmith 2014 Edition Rocksmith 2014 Edition 2013 · 44 ratings Plug any electric guitar or bass into your PC, Mac, Xbox 360, or PlayStation 3, Playstation 4 or Xbox One and join over 1.5 million people who have learned to play guitar with award-winning Rocksmith method. Learn to play guitar in 60 days. Get started, now! 87 /100
03 Thumper Thumper 2016 · 94 ratings · finished by 8% Thumper is a rhythm violence game. It combines classic rhythm-action with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. Thumper strips rhythm gaming down to its core. Classic rhythm-action is combined with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. With one analog stick and one button, you control a space beetle while hurtling through stunning and treacherous worlds. There's no blood or gore, but you'll feel the violence. 84 /100
04 Sayonara Wild Hearts Sayonara Wild Hearts 2019 · 110 ratings Sayonara Wild Hearts is a euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. 81 /100
05 Guitar Hero Live Guitar Hero Live 2015 · 34 ratings Guitar Hero Live is a music game that served as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010. Guitar Hero Live introduced major changes to the core gameplay and experience of the Guitar Hero franchise, including a revamped guitar controller with a new, 6-button layout, a new in-game presentation style that utilizes full motion video, simulating a real-world concert setting from the perspective of the guitarist, and a new Guitar Hero TV mode to encompass multiplayer and curated playlists in the style of television music channels. 81 /100
06 Just Shapes & Beats Just Shapes & Beats 2018 · 41 ratings A chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly. 85 /100
07 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 2015 · 40 ratings · finished by 6% The sequel to the party game The Jackbox Party Pack, featuring 5 new party games! Phones or tablets can be used as controllers. For up to 8 players plus an Audience of up to 10,000. Games included: Earwax Fibbage 2 Bidiots Quiplash XL Bomb Corp. 78 /100
08 Persona 4: Dancing All Night Persona 4: Dancing All Night 2015 · 31 ratings Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a story-driven music game of the cult hit RPG Persona 4, developed by ATLUS. Replacing the RPG elements are dance battles that challenge players' dexterity and accuracy, as they tap out re-mixes of fan-favorite themes and brand new music tracks. The storyline continues from after the events of Persona 4, when the teenage mega-idol, Rise Kujikawa, returns to the city to re-take her show biz career. During that time, a strange video appears on the internet and the unfortunate people who watched it have gone missing! Members of Kanamin Kitchen, Rise's junior idol group, have disappeared and it's up to the Investigation team to mount a rescue mission - only they discover the same monstrous Shadows from the Midnight Channel. To make matters even worse, their Persona abilities are rendered ineffective, and the Shadows in P4D can only be defeated by dance, so bust out powerful dance moves to save the day! 78 /100
09 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory 2020 · 30 ratings Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm action game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game features over 140 songs from the series and the ability to play as over 20 characters. Additionally, Kairi's story is continued from the end of the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind downloadable content. Hints at the next Kingdom Hearts game came in January 2020 from series creator Tetsuya Nomura, with the game being revealed in June 2020. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will be released worldwide in 2020. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm action game featuring over 140 songs from the series and its Disney worlds. The game features both single and multiplayer gameplay, with four different game modes, including online battles. The gameplay of Melody of Memory has been compared to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Traversal between each of the worlds is done through the Gummi Ship, a system used in previous mainline Kingdom Hearts games. 77 /100
10 Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight 2018 · 30 ratings Face-to-face with an enigmatic Velvet Room resident, the SEES are forced to perform at a mysterious dance party. Test your rhythm based gameplay skills and dominate the dance floor! 76 /100
11 Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight 2018 · 37 ratings 75 /100
12 Just Dance 2017 Just Dance 2017 2016 · 30 ratings 71 /100
13 Entwined Entwined 2014 · 36 ratings 69 /100
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What is the best Music game on PlayStation 4?

Crypt of the NecroDancer currently tops the ranking with a score of 88/100 across 168 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.