osu!
Sign in to saveOsu! (stylized as osu!) is a freeware rhythm game originally created and self-published by Australian developer Dean Herbert. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 16 September 2007, with later ports to macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Game data
- Released
- 2007-09-16
- User rating
- 4.27 / 5
- Genres
- Indie, Arcade
- Platforms
- PC, iOS, Android, macOS
via RAWG
Key facts
- Software.name
- osu!
- Software.title
- osu!
- Software.logo
- 220x124px|alt= osu! logo|osu!s logo since 2024
- Software.logo alt
- A pink circle that has a white border with the name on it
- Software.logo caption
- Logo since May 2024
- Software.caption
- Screenshot of osu!lazer, the in-development stage of an open source version of osu!.
- Software.author
- Dean Lewis "peppy" Herbert
- Software.developer
- osu! development team
- Software.programming language
- C#
- Software.middleware
- OpenTK
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows macOS Linux Android iOS
- Software.language
- Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, English, German, Greek, Spanish, Finnish, Filipino, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Rulesets (game modes)
- Devices
- Development
- Reception and legacy
- Critical response
- Community and popularity
- Notes
- References
- External links
Osu! (stylized as osu!) is a freeware rhythm game originally created and self-published by Australian developer Dean Herbert. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 16 September 2007, with later ports to macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
The gameplay of osu! is based on the Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan series of rhythm games, which primarily involves clicking notes, which appear as circles, using a cursor or finger. Since the game's release, three other official "rulesets" (game modes)[1:38] have been added, taking inspiration from various games. Unlike many rhythm games, levels in osu! are created and uploaded by users, increasing the range and volume of the song library, which is a factor contributing to the game's popularity. The game has about daily active users.