# stepmania/stepmania

Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.

Repository: https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stepmania
Homepage: https://www.stepmania.com/
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: stepmania, rhythm-game, game, lua
Last push: 2026-08-22T03:31:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4818, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2092, forks 478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:12.547191+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, gui, plugin-system
- domain: gaming-tools, entertainment, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: rhythm-game, dance-game, ddr, simulator, lua-scripting, arcade, noteskins, custom-songs, game-development, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- stepmania/stepmania (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.547191+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:31.308753+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stepmania/stepmania (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.547191+00:00, sha 65ce609188ec)
  - homepage: https://www.stepmania.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:35:14.881082+00:00, sha 2aacd07aaa4f)
  - site_page: https://www.stepmania.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:35:14.884238+00:00, sha 0e232c2c4ec2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.