Riff Rush Overview
Play uploaded music, stream open-licensed tracks, or generate a brand-new jam while hitting notes on a fast-moving 3D rhythm stage.
Hit each moving note as it reaches the matching colored receptor, maintain long combos, protect the rock meter, and finish the selected song with the highest possible score.
Five-lane 3D rhythm score attack
Top High Scores
Per-game ranked scores
Game Details
Released2026-07-17
Play StyleFive-lane 3D rhythm score attack
DifficultyEasy to Expert
PlayersSingle Player
Round Length1-12 minutes, depending on the selected song
Mobile FriendlyYes
Fullscreen RecommendedYes
Points • Achievements • Trophies
Earn Points, Achievements, and Trophies
Logged-in players can earn saved game points, achievements, and trophies from verified Riff Rush runs. The public list below shows what to aim for before you press Play Now.
- Start a verified run and submit gameplay events from the game. Guest plays are good for practice, but they do not save reward progress.
- Earn achievement points by completing the listed milestones. This game can award up to 1,000 saved game points from achievements.
Achievements to Unlock
First Valid Run
Reach 1 valid runs during a logged-in run.
5 Minutes Played
Reach 300 total valid active seconds during a logged-in run.
15 Minutes Played
Reach 900 total valid active seconds during a logged-in run.
30 Minutes Played
Reach 1,800 total valid active seconds during a logged-in run.
1 Hour Played
Reach 3,600 total valid active seconds during a logged-in run.
First Score Submitted
Reach 1 score during a logged-in run.
Beat Your Best
Reach 1 score during a logged-in run.
Trophies to Chase
Riff Rush Champion Trophy
Set and hold the #1 score for Riff Rush. If another player beats the top score, the current champion trophy moves to them.
Riff Rush Mastery Trophy
Keep playing while signed in and complete the listed achievements for this game. Mastery-style trophies use the saved achievement and score progress from verified runs.
Goal
Hit each moving note as it reaches the matching colored receptor, maintain long combos, protect the rock meter, and finish the selected song with the highest possible score.
Scoring
Perfect notes award 1,000 points, Great notes award 760, Good notes award 460, and completed holds award 450, with every award multiplied by the current 1.0x to 2.0x combo multiplier.
Losing Condition
The run ends in a loss when the rock meter reaches zero. Quitting or restarting before the song finishes also ends the active ranked run as a loss.
How to Play
Choose music from your device, search the live open-music catalog, or create a procedurally generated Random Jam.
Select a difficulty and note speed, then press Play Song while the game analyzes the music and builds the note chart.
Press or hold the matching colored lane when each note reaches the receptors, aiming for Perfect timing and uninterrupted combos.
Finish the song before the rock meter empties to submit the score, view the results, replay the track, or choose another song.
Controls
- On mobile, tap and hold the five colored buttons along the bottom of the screen when matching notes reach the receptors.
- On a keyboard, use D, F, G, J, and K for the five lanes. Use the on-screen pause and fullscreen buttons for additional controls.
Tips
- Watch the receptors near the bottom of the highway instead of following each note from the distant end of the stage.
- Do not press lanes without a matching note, because overstrums break the current combo and reduce the rock meter.
- Long combos increase the score multiplier up to 2.0x, making consistent Great hits more valuable than frequent misses between Perfect hits.
- Use timing calibration when notes consistently feel early or late, and increase note speed after learning to read dense patterns comfortably.
About Riff Rush
Riff Rush is a true 3D WebGL rhythm game built around the music the player chooses. A song can be selected directly from the player’s device without being uploaded, streamed from a searchable catalog of open-licensed recordings, or generated locally through the Random Jam system. The game analyzes the rhythm, frequency activity, sustained sounds, and musical movement to build a five-lane note chart. Easy mode uses the middle three lanes, while Normal, Hard, and Expert use all five with increasingly dense patterns, chords, holds, and tighter timing. During each performance, players balance accuracy and consistency while protecting the rock meter and building a score multiplier through long combos. The surrounding concert venue includes animated crowds, lighting, speakers, tiered seating, and randomized space events behind the stage. Every song creates a different challenge, while local settings allow players to adjust note speed and timing calibration for their device.
Best For
- Rhythm-game players who enjoy chasing higher scores, longer combos, and increasingly difficult note patterns.
- Players who want short generated sessions, full-song challenges, or a way to turn their own music into a playable game.
Features
- True 3D WebGL note highway, venue, lighting, crowd, and background animations
- Local song analysis that never uploads the player’s audio to Free Play Bay
- Live searchable catalog of open-licensed music streamed directly to the player
- Procedurally generated Random Jam music with exactly synchronized note charts
- Easy, Normal, Hard, and Expert difficulties with three-lane and five-lane play
- Mobile touch controls, keyboard controls, timing calibration, and adjustable note speed