Audica has a fairly complex scoring system. This guide breaks down how the scores are calculated for each target type and also covers the multiplier system.

The details below are based on playing the game and watching recordings, along with comments from the developers.

Standard and slot (horizontal/vertical) targets use the same scoring system. They're worth up to 2000 points each:

Sustain targets are worth up to 3000 points each. Base/Timing/Aim give the same points as for standard targets, depending on how you hit the target at the start of the sustain.

Hold points are given for keeping the trigger pressed until the end of the sustain (or later). Note that you don't have to release the trigger "on time"; you can keep it pressed past the end of the sustain and still get the maximum.

After the initial hit of a sustain target there are no further points for aim. This means you can start aiming at the next target early, or just rest your arm for a while!

Sustain targets are added to your streak upon the initial hit, but the points are not added until the end of the sustain.

Chain targets begin with a start target and continue with sub-targets. You have to shoot the chain start target and hold the trigger down until the chain is finished. The gun will autofire at the sub-targets in time with the music.

The chain start target is scored in exactly the same way as a standard target:


The chain sub-targets are scored lower because they're more frequent. There's no timing component to the score because the gun automatically fires to hit them on time.

Chain sub-targets give extra points for tracing the shape of the chain instead of aim points. This is a subtle difference, but it means that you don't need to aim exactly at the sub-target when it's shot to get full points. It suffices to move your aim point in the direction matching the chain near that target. This means you aren't penalised if you move too fast and effectively scale up the shape of the chain. Moving too slowly (scaling the shape down) is detected by the game, and gives a lower score.

Melee targets are worth up to 2000 points each. To get full points for velocity you need to be moving the controller faster than the (unknown) speed threshold for at least 0.1 seconds. This is checked during a 0.2 second window around the arrival time of the melee target.

The game tracks how many consecutive targets you've hit without making a mistake; this is your streak count. Failing to shoot a target (a miss) and firing a shot that doesn't hit a target (misfire) will reset your streak count. Releasing the trigger before the end of a sustain or chain target will reset your streak count too.

Note that shots before the first target or after the last one are not counted as misfires, nor are shots that hit the platform you stand on.

A multiplier is applied to target scores based on your streak count:


When your streak count is reset the multiplier is reduced by 1, and it will take another 10 hits without error to get back to where it was. Multiple mistakes on the same target are counted together; firing at a target on time but missing it (miss+misfire) will only drop the multiplier by one.

The streak count is updated before the points for the target are applied, so the 10th target you hit in a streak gets a 2x multiplier.

This table is based on the 1.0.3 version of the game, with all DLC as of December 18th 2020. The results were calculated based on the description of the scoring system above.

Stars are awarded based on your score for the track. Completing the track always gives at least one star. Additional stars are awarded for scores greater than certain score thresholds. These are calculated as percentages of the maximum possible score for the difficulty you played the track on:


Beating 90% of the maximum possible score on expert difficulty gives gold stars.

Note that it is possible to get a gold star score without full combo. This is more common when the combo was dropped near the start or end of the track, where the loss of multiplier has reduced effect.