Melody's Escape is my go-to rhythm-based game for relaxing and unwinding. I love being able to listen to any song in my library while playing a visually beautiful game, where my character walks, runs, and flies past colorful obstacles.

The visual design is artistic and engaging, the controls are pretty good, and the game tends to do well coordinating obstacles to the beat. While song analysis isn't always perfect for beat coordination, it does a strong enough job that almost any song I put in will coordinate well; outside of something like Classical pieces, it's rare for a song to feel frustrating or "off."

All difficulty settings are perfectly doable. There will be some variation in HOW difficult a song is, even within one difficulty setting. Anymore I only play the hardest difficulty setting - Overload - and wish there were even one step harder. However, I'm probably in the minority for wanting a harder setting; Overload DOES take some time and training to get to that level.

For people who like to unwind listening to music but want a little extra to do with their hands, Melody's Escape is a great choice.

Melody's Escape is my go-to rhythm-based game for relaxing and unwinding. I love being able to listen to any song in my library while playing a visually beautiful game, where my character walks, runs, and flies past colorful obstacles. The visual design is artistic and engaging, the controls are pretty good, and the game tends to do well coordinating obstacles to the beat. While song analysis isn't always perfect for beat coordination, it does a strong enough job that almost any song I put in will coordinate well; outside of something like Classical pieces, it's rare for a song to feel frustrating or "off." All difficulty settings are perfectly doable. There will be some variation in HOW difficult a song is, even within one difficulty setting. Anymore I only play the hardest difficulty setting - Overload - and wish there were even one step harder. However, I'm probably in the minority for wanting a harder setting; Overload DOES take some time and training to get to that level. For people who like to unwind listening to music but want a little extra to do with their hands, Melody's Escape is a great choice.