Rhythm Doctor
One-button rhythm game about healing patients on every seventh beat
7th Beat Games · Published by 7th Beat Games, indienova · Released Dec 6, 2025
ActionCasualIndieStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 98% of 27K
- Recent reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 158 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 69
- peak 24h 75
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 10, 2026
Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)
What is Rhythm Doctor?
A one-button rhythm game set in a hospital, where you press on every seventh beat to defibrillate patients with music-based conditions. Its campaign has more than 20 story levels that introduce different rhythm concepts, with solo and local co-op play. A level editor supports custom music and community-made stages.
For you if...
- +you like one-button rhythm games built around audio cues
- +you want a character-driven story with music-theory challenges
- +you want local co-op and a community level editor
Not for you if...
- −you dislike distractions that obscure rhythm cues
- −you want dialogue and stage introductions to be skippable
- −you are sensitive to flashing lights and colors
What players say
98% of 27,034 reviews are positive · 96% of 158 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the music, one-button chart design, visual tricks, and character-focused story. Common complaints say later challenges obscure rhythm cues with distracting effects, while unskippable dialogue and introductions make retries drag.
Screenshots and trailer
Rhythm Doctor system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 or later
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics 4000, 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, German, Polish, French.
Tags
- Rhythm
- Music
- Pixel Graphics
- Story Rich
- Level Editor
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Local Co-Op
- Action
- 2D
- Funny
- Comedy
- Local Multiplayer
- Arcade
- Co-op
- Cute
Recent updates
- Mar 10, 2026 · Version 1.0.4: Fixes and a New Accessibility Feature
- Sep 1, 2025 · Accessibility Update: Menu Narration
- Jul 28, 2025 · Version 0.18.1 Patch
- Jul 18, 2025 · The 2P Co-Op Update!
- Oct 24, 2024 · Version 0.16.1 Patch
1 DLC available.
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