Tempo

Arcade rhythm game about speedrunning surreal levels as a disco note

Aestronauts, Noah Maestre · Published by Aestronauts · Released Nov 1, 2021

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 202
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 5, 2025
Minimum PC: DX10; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Tempo?

Tempo is a free-to-play, single-player rhythm game about Musa, a musical note traveling across the universe. You practice tracks and race through levels, aiming to improve your speed and accuracy and climb global leaderboards.

For you if...

+you like practicing solo levels to improve your performance
+you enjoy colorful environments with a retro visual style

Not for you if...

−you want real-time multiplayer races instead of solo play

What players say

78% of 202 reviews are positive

Players praise the music and visual style. The main complaint is that rapid inputs matter more than musical timing; some players also find the arrows hard to distinguish and the up and down layout unintuitive.

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Tempo system requirements

Minimum: DX10, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10, 64-bit versions only.
Processor: X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10
Notes: Hardware vendor officially supported drivers

Does Tempo have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Tempo run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Tempo use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam