SEQUENCE STORM

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SEQUENCE STORM is a single player and multiplayer racing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by SPECIAL MAGIC GAMES LLC and was released on December 21, 2018. It received very positive reviews from players.

Extreme rhythm action meets futuristic racing. Press the buttons in time to the music to build up speed and power, using either a gamepad or keyboard. Strategize your use of speed boost and hyper abilities to speed past the competition.

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Audience ScoreBased on 140 reviews

music38 positive mentions

optimization3 negative mentions

Unique and challenging rhythm game combining racing and music gameplay with a cyberpunk theme, offering a high skill ceiling and rewarding experience.
Exceptional accessibility features, including full support for visually impaired and blind players with audio cues, narration, and customization options.
Great soundtrack featuring mostly original EDM tracks, frequent updates, workshop support for custom songs, and a supportive developer community.

Some players find the controls confusing or unintuitive, especially on keyboard or certain controllers, and difficult inputs can be awkward at higher difficulties.
Graphical presentation and visuals are minimalistic or low quality, sometimes making note visibility difficult due to track geometry and camera effects, causing frustration.
The campaign's story mode can feel less engaging, with some difficulty spikes and occasional technical issues such as crashes or fullscreen problems reported.

music
97 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is widely praised for its great original EDM and trance soundtrack, immersive integration with gameplay, and strong support for user-created tracks via workshops. While some find the electronic-focused music less varied or challenging pacing gimmicks disruptive, most players appreciate the adrenaline-inducing, well-crafted songs and frequent updates that keep the experience fresh. Overall, the music is a major highlight, enhancing both story mode and gameplay, and motivating players to engage deeply with the game.
- “As for music, it's better than DDR, better than Guitar Hero, and better than any other rhythm game I've ever played!”
- “An extremely underrated game, great music, great gameplay that keeps reinventing itself, really good soundtrack, free to play with quality DLCs, a long story mode, difficulty goes from extremely easy to insane, and so many accessibility options that you can play the game with your eyes closed. Extremely recommended.”
- “The music is generally good, spanning many genres, with some truly outstanding tracks.”
- “This is an incredibly weak ripoff of Guitar Hero with worse controls, worse graphics, worse gameplay, and music so bad your ears will immediately shut down if you accidentally hear any of it.”
- “A lot of the songs are kind of mediocre in my opinion, but there's a surprisingly large amount of songs in the game and some are really, really good.”
- “Music: it's all indie EDM stuff with some synth-pop licenses thrown in. Not a lot of 'traditional rhythm game music' though with the addition of a workshop that could change very quickly.”
story
58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a unique, engaging cyberpunk story mode centered on a down-on-his-luck engineer turned corporate "daemon," blending rhythm and racing mechanics with varied mission objectives. Although the story is sometimes described as simple or short by a few, most praise its originality, character depth, and accessibility features, making it a standout among rhythm games. Players also appreciate the gradual introduction of mechanics and replay value through upgrades and challenging difficulty levels.
- “For my money one of the best rhythm games on Steam, probably the best I've played on a traditional gamepad and easily the best story mode I've played in the whole genre.”
- “The story follows a down-on-his-luck engineer who becomes a "daemon" working for megacorporations in a futuristic setting where speed is key.”
- “The story mode also contains many cool gimmicks, like barriers/enemies which damage and slow you down heavily if you don't dodge them using boost.”
- “The story isn't really engaging.. I feel like the devs can do better!”
- “I definitely recommend it if you have some experience with rhythm games, but even on the lowest difficulty you can get overwhelmed with inputs by the end of the story – which was surprisingly short.”
- “The story isn't the best, but the gameplay and the features are pretty much great.”
gameplay
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is widely praised for its engaging blend of rhythm and racing mechanics, offering a satisfying challenge with varied difficulty and unique story-driven objectives. It features well-designed controls, a smooth learning curve, and extensive content including campaign and arcade modes, with excellent integration of music and visuals. Some comparisons to similar rhythm games highlight its complexity and accessibility, making it highly recommended for fans of the genre.
- “The gameplay goes between intense, adrenaline-pumping hardcore techno tracks that have you on the edge of your seat trying not to die, and blissful, funky electro tracks that are impossible not to nod your head to while cruising at lightning speeds.”
- “An extremely underrated game, great music, great gameplay that keeps reinventing itself, really good soundtrack, free to play with quality DLCs, a long story mode, difficulty goes from extremely easy to insanely hard, and so many accessibility options that you can play the game with your eyes closed, extremely recommended.”
- “Also the campaign levels mix up the mechanics in some really interesting ways that make learning the game way more interesting than just song grinding.”
- “In reality, this is an incredibly weak ripoff of Guitar Hero but with worse controls, worse graphics, worse gameplay, and music so bad your ears will immediately shut down and your esophagus will leap up your throat and try to strangle your brain to put you out of your misery if you accidentally hear any of it.”
- “At first, the game seemed like a copy of Audiosurf, but with complicated gameplay as new keys and movements were added.”
- “There is no rubberbanding mechanic as far as I can tell, so you'll have no way to catch up if you get multiple combo breaks.”
graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally low quality and minimalistic, featuring basic low-poly 3D visuals that may deter some players, though the 2D art and clean in-game design receive some praise for complementing the gameplay. While some find the visuals authentic and well-made with a strong aesthetic, others feel they lack variety and fail to stand out. The game is notable for its strong accessibility features, including voiceover support and audio cues for visually impaired players.
- “Really nice gameplay and gnarly visuals!”
- “Very well made, authentic artwork, and the menu and options have a nice "command console" feel.”
- “To be fair, the 2D art looks great and establishes a good aesthetic, and in-game everything is designed cleanly and doesn't get in the way of the level unless it's meant to.”
- “In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3d graphics which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
- “Stuttering audio, glitchy visuals, no full screen.”
- “Unfortunately, everything else about the graphics fails to really pop for me.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers high replayability through various modes, challenges, and custom tracks, combined with smooth controls and an engaging story. Additionally, the competitive leaderboard enhances long-term player engagement.
- “Different modes and challenges provide great replayability.”
- “It's fun, challenging, and offers lots of replayability.”
- “Topped off with a huge replay value, custom tracks, and a competitive leaderboard.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Optimization is a significant concern, with users reporting performance issues such as stuttering audio, glitchy visuals, frequent crashes, and lack of fullscreen support, all of which hamper creativity and smooth gameplay.
- “Stuttering audio, glitchy visuals, no fullscreen.”
- “My biggest gripe definitely has to be with performance issues.”
- “The main thing that limits creativity in the editor is performance issues and crashes, meaning you have to get creative with culling and whatnot.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's monetization is widely criticized for being excessively greedy and feeling like a blatant cash grab, which significantly detracts from the overall fun.
- “Where this game gets 'fun' is just how ridiculously delusional the developer was, and how incredibly greedy, pricing this as a bizarre cash grab.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate that the campaign levels diversify gameplay mechanics, making the learning process more engaging and less reliant on repetitive grinding.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game demonstrates good stability on PC, running smoothly without requiring extensive workarounds or encountering significant bugs, unlike similar titles such as kshootmania.