stepmania/stepmania
Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4818
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2092 stars · 478 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
StepMania is an advanced cross-platform rhythm game engine for Windows, Linux, and macOS, designed for both home and arcade use. It supports dance pads and keyboards, 3D graphics, custom songs and themes, and Lua-based extensibility.
Use cases
- play DDR-style rhythm games on my PC
- use a dance pad with custom songs
- create my own step charts for songs
- build a home arcade rhythm game cabinet
- make custom themes and noteskins for a rhythm game
- run a rhythm game engine for a commercial arcade machine
When to choose
- you want a free, mature rhythm game engine with broad platform support
- you need dance pad and controller support with customizable content
- you want to create or share custom songs, themes, and noteskins
- you need an engine suitable for arcade cabinet deployments
When to avoid
- you want a modern actively redesigned codebase rather than a legacy C++ engine
- you need a mobile or web-based rhythm game
- you want built-in licensed songs included out of the box
Facets
application · maturity active
game-engine gui plugin-system gaming-tools entertainment cross-platform windows cross-platform rhythm-game dance-game ddr simulator lua-scripting arcade noteskins custom-songs game-development linux macos desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania · fetched 2026-08-28 · 65ce609188ec
- homepage: https://www.stepmania.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2aacd07aaa4f
- site_page: https://www.stepmania.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0e232c2c4ec2
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| stepmania/stepmania | main | 67 |
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