Symphony (2012)

Developer: Empty Clip Studios
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 1,492 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A frantic vertical shooter where the music drives the battlefield's intensity and tempo, turning each song into a unique, replayable challenge.

rhythmicfast-pacedintensemusicalarcade-stylecustomizableprocedural

What players say

Players enjoy turning their own music into shoot-em-up levels, and many say the game stays on beat. But they also report uneven combat, random difficulty spikes, bare-bones menus, and crashes when alt-tabbing. Multiplayer leaderboards no longer work, and getting the game running on modern systems may need a workaround.

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