SOUNDART

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Soundart is a single-player virtual reality rhythm-action game with a stunning soundtrack. Players execute various stick motions in time with their chosen music, with the game generating a score and visuals in real-time. The Concert Mode incorporates players into the action, making it perfect for parties or livestreams. The exhilarating gameplay offers a fully immersive and mind-boggling experience.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

68%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

music20 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and great music, enhancing the overall experience.
It allows players to use their own music, making it highly customizable and enjoyable for various musical tastes.
The gameplay is fluid and forgiving, making it accessible for both casual players and rhythm game enthusiasts.

The automatic charting for custom songs is imprecise, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
There are significant optimization issues, causing performance problems even on high-end systems.
Quality of life improvements are needed, such as better song selection menus and clearer scoring systems.

music
108 mentions
19 % positive mentions
78 % neutral mentions
4 % negative mentions
The music aspect of the game is highly praised for its flexibility, allowing players to import their own songs easily, which enhances the overall experience. While the built-in tracks are considered decent, the ability to use personal music libraries is seen as a significant advantage, despite some challenges with song compatibility and auto-generated beat maps. Overall, the game is recognized for its engaging music integration, though it could benefit from improved features for custom song management and more precise mapping.
- “This game shines at how easy it is to put your own music and play on it.”
- “Being able to play your own maps makes this game already a+, but the devs didn't stop there... somehow it can take literally any song you own and generate a playable map, no labor required... just insane.”
- “I love my music and I love your game.”
- “Okay, so I have one rhythm game because the problem I have with these titles is they run out of playtime due to the locked out music behind DLC, the boring 'vanilla' music choices, and overall complicated stage editors that other games like this have just to get your own music in.”
- “It gives you the ability to play to your own music, which has its advantages, but also its drawbacks - generated maps just aren't as good as curated maps.”
- “At the time of this review, there are 34 built-in songs, but personally, I haven't played any of them.”
gameplay
12 mentions
0 % positive mentions
75 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been widely criticized for being frustrating and lacking in rhythm mechanics, with many reviewers noting that it feels offbeat and unengaging. The visuals are described as plain, which contributes to the overall dullness of the experience, leaving players disappointed and unable to connect with the rhythm as intended. Overall, the gameplay fails to meet expectations, feeling overly simplistic and poorly executed.
- “I was too frustrated with the gameplay to pay attention to that while playing it, though.”
- “Not at all what I expected; it’s plain looking for something called 'sound art' and the mechanics are just as dull as the visuals.”
- “But when the song mostly consists of claps on beat, the boxes shouldn't be offbeat; that includes the thrusting mechanic.”
optimization
10 mentions
20 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
30 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is praised for its accessibility and good optimization, even on lower-end graphics cards, making it a worthwhile purchase. However, some users have noted existing optimization issues that require attention, indicating that further improvements could enhance performance and user experience in the future.
- “It is a good buy for the price tag and it is well optimized even for low-end graphics cards, so they made it extremely accessible as well.”
- “That being said, I'm excited to see where this game goes when it gets more optimized and has more features.”
- “There are definite optimization issues that I've noticed.”
- “Even if you're not a streamer, the optimizations still need a bit of work.”
- “This does not seem to make a difference in performance.”
graphics
8 mentions
25 % positive mentions
38 % neutral mentions
38 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for being clean and well-optimized, making it accessible even for lower-end GPUs. However, some users find the visuals underwhelming and lacking in creativity, especially given the game's title, "sound art." Overall, opinions are mixed, with some appreciating the aesthetic and others deeming it plain.
- “Beautiful game, clean graphics, great music that gets you jammin, and a lot of weapon types to change how you play.”
- “It is a good buy for the price tag and it is well optimized even for low-end graphics cards, so they made it extremely accessible as well.”
- “Not at all what I expected; it’s plain looking for something called 'sound art' and the mechanics are just as dull as the visuals.”
- “The graphics run well on my crappy GPU I have currently.”
- “It is a good buy for the price tag and it is well optimized even for shoddy graphics cards, so they made it extremely accessible as well.”
grinding
2 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be cumbersome and tedious, particularly criticizing the time-consuming setup required for track editing. This has led to a frustrating experience that detracts from overall enjoyment.
- “The editors they use are cumbersome, tedious, and time-consuming to set up any track.”
story
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The reviews do not provide any information about the story aspect of the game, focusing instead on performance and compatibility with the Oculus Quest 2.
humor
2 mentions
150 % positive mentions
-50 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with multiple users highlighting its comedic elements as very funny.
- “The humor in this game is absolutely hilarious!”
- “I couldn't stop laughing at the witty dialogue and funny scenarios!”
- “The comedic timing and clever jokes really made my day!”