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Rhythm Game from Any Song

Upload a song and play a rhythm game generated from its beats.

Intermediate16h1–2 people17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Rhythm Game from Any Song for casual gamers and music fans in ~16h with 1–2 people. Stack: Web Audio + Phaser + JavaScript.

Why it wins: Fun audio processing with instant play.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Rhythm games only work with licensed track lists.
02 · Solution
Analyse the audio for beats and onsets with Web Audio, generate note charts by difficulty and score timing accuracy.
03 · Build
  1. 1Decode audio
  2. 2Detect onsets
  3. 3Generate charts
  4. 4Build gameplay
04 · Demo
Upload a song and play it live.

MVP checklist

  • Beat detection
  • Difficulty levels
  • Timing scores
  • Leaderboard

Tech stack

TechRole
Web AudioAudio analysis + synthesis
PhaserGame engine
JavaScriptGame / app logic

Reference repos

Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.

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