A few days ago I downloaded a new game called osu! which is free to play and can be downloaded here. It’s a rhythm game where you have to click circles to the rhythm of a song. You could also use your keyboard instead of clicking.
There isn’t much to the game besides clicking/tapping a single circle, click/tap hold and drag, or click/tap hold and spin. Those are the main movements of the game. This way, beatmaps (basically levels) can be mapped in different difficulties. A lot of players use a tablet instead of a mouse since it uses more fine motor skills using a pen. I’ve only been playing for a few days, so I’m not sure whether or not I may want to consider purchasing one. However, it is something I have in mind. osu! is the first rhythm game I’ve played on a computer, but I’ll say that I enjoy it a lot. Since the game has a large community, you can go to their website and find a variety of different songs. Sometimes they might not have a song you’re looking for, but most of the time you can find something enjoyable.
So far, I’m not very good at the game compared to the average player, but it’s been an enjoyable experience from when I started even after seeing players that are way better. Although after seeing a player do better than you might make you feel bad, I feel like in osu! it just shows you that you can always improve. The game is very simple in its core mechanics, but things can get complicated quickly.
I’d recommend this game to anyone that’s looking for a rhythm game to try out or someone who’s looking for new games to play. If you’re interested you can download the game from the osu! website.
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