# Rytmos

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***Rytmos*** is a 2023 [video game](/source/Video_game) developed and published by Danish [independent developers](/source/Indie_game) Floppy Club for desktop and mobile platforms. It is a [puzzle video game](/source/Puzzle_video_game) in which players draw lines on surfaces of planets to assimilate tracks of music that form a song upon completion of the level. Upon release, *Rytmos* received a generally favorable reception, with reviewers praising the game's musical concept, soundtrack and puzzle design. Following release, the game received awards at the Nordic Game Awards and Apple Design Awards.

## Gameplay

The objective of *Rytmos* is to reassemble planets that have been destroyed by a meteor storm.[1] In each level, players must draw a line across a surface of the planet to complete a loop.[2] Drawing of the line follows certain rules: it travels in a linear direction of the cursor until it hits an obstacle, and can pass through itself, but must close the loop by ending at the starting point.[3] When a player completes the loop, it generates sounds from the nodes the line passed through, forming a channel of a music track. By completing all six surfaces, the musical tracks on that planet are fully combined into a song and the player progresses to the next level.[4] Completion of puzzles is graded by the number of nodes the player passes through when completing the loop; each playing part of a song; when players cross all nodes, they earn a Gold award for that level.[2] Levels feature hazards and moving objects, such as ice cubes, warp portals, and rocks that influence the movement of the drawn line.[5][2] The game displays notes containing information about the history and background of the genres of music playing in the sequence.[6]

## Development and release

*Rytmos* was developed by Floppy Club, a four-person development team based in [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). Founders Niels Böttcher and Asger Strandby met as long-time friends in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus) and bonded over a shared love of music, with Böttcher operating record label and Strandby being a member of local bands including [Analogik](/source/Analogik).[6][7] The pair founded the studio in 2019 out of a desire to express their musical interests in a [rhythm game](/source/Rhythm_game), based on the patterns created by [music sequencers](/source/Music_sequencer).[7][8] After creating a series of failed prototypes, the developers made progress to create a [gameplay loop](/source/Gameplay_loop) that was more open-ended and allowed players to "express creativity in their solutions" to puzzles.[8] They were inspired by a range of diverse world genres when composing the game's music, including [German electronic music](/source/German_electronic_music), [Ethio-jazz](/source/Ethio-jazz) and [Indonesian gamelan](/source/Gamelan).[6]

*Rytmos* was published for Windows, macOS and the Nintendo Switch in February 2023, and ported to iOS in May 2023 and Android in June 2023.[9][10]

## Reception

According to [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) platform [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), *Rytmos* received "generally favorable" reviews.[11] Several critics described *Rytmos* as partly a game, an interactive toy, and an educational tool.[4][2] Its puzzles were praised, with *TouchArcade* calling them "very clever and satisfying to figure out",[2] and *Eurogamer* describing them as "playful" due to their open-ended rules that encouraged experimentation and problem-solving.[3] Some critics described the gameplay as easy and relaxing, as not all nodes needed to be passed to complete the puzzle.[2][1]

Critics praised the integration of the game's music into the puzzle gameplay, with many enjoying the inclusion of background on the musical genres.[3][2][5] *GameInformer* stated that the music concept "uses puzzles to extract the joy, escalation, triumphs and trials of making music", stating the puzzles contributed to the feeling of building a musical score.[5] The soundtrack was also highlighted, with *The Guardian* commending the game's "eclectic range of global sounds".[4] The visual design of *Rytmos* also received praise. *Eurogamer* highlighted the game's "bold flat colours" and "chunky playing areas" for giving the game a sense of tactility,[12] and *The Guardian* found the presentation "striking".[4]

### Accolades

*Rytmos* received the 'Game of the Year - Small Screen' award at the [Nordic Game Awards](/source/Nordic_Game) in 2024.[13][8] and the Interaction award at the 2024 [Apple Design Awards](/source/Apple_Inc.).[14] The judging panel of the Apple Design Awards praised the game, stating "The brightly conceived onboarding makes gameplay instantly clear, and the gestures are simple and fun, even when the game starts delivering more complexity."[14]

## References

1. Gregson-Wood, Stephen (22 June 2023). ["App Army Assemble: Rytmos - "Does this music-based puzzler make you feel like an artist?""](https://www.pocketgamer.com/rytmos/app-army-assemble/). *Pocket Gamer*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250908211404/https://www.pocketgamer.com/rytmos/app-army-assemble/) 8 September 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. Nelson, Jared (19 May 2023). ["TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Rytmos’"](https://toucharcade.com/2023/05/19/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-rytmos/). *TouchArcade*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250416123951/https://toucharcade.com/2023/05/19/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-rytmos/) 16 April 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. Donlan, Christian (7 March 2023). ["Rytmos review - all the tangled beauty and curiosity of music itself"](https://www.eurogamer.net/rytmos-review-all-the-tangled-beauty-and-curiosity-of-music-itself). *Eurogamer*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251128101020/https://www.eurogamer.net/rytmos-review-all-the-tangled-beauty-and-curiosity-of-music-itself) 28 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 November 2025.

1. Parkin, Simon (1 April 2023). ["Rytmos review – a tasteful musical mind-teaser"](https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/apr/01/rytmos-review-a-tasteful-musical-mind-teaser-floppy-club). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 23 November 2025.

1. LeBlanc, Wesley (7 March 2023). ["Rytmos Review: Music To My Ears"](https://gameinformer.com/review/rytmos/music-to-my-ears). *Game Informer*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250325225900/https://www.gameinformer.com/review/rytmos/music-to-my-ears) 25 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 November 2025.

1. Drake, Sophia Aubrey (4 July 2022). ["Floppy Club discuss combining game creation with music creation"](https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/interviews-and-opinion/73140/floppy-club-discuss-combining-game-creation-with-music-creation/). *PC Games Insider*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251129101204/https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/interviews-and-opinion/73140/floppy-club-discuss-combining-game-creation-with-music-creation/) 29 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. ["Behind the Design: The Rhythms of Rytmos"](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=34m9vbvv). *Apple*. 3 September 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251115141241/https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=34m9vbvv) 15 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. Cook, Paige (26 September 2024). ["Incredible Indies: A look behind the scenes of Apple Design Awards winner Rytmos"](https://www.pocketgamer.biz/incredible-indies-a-look-behind-the-scenes-of-apple-design-awards-winner-rytmos/). *PocketGamer.biz*. PocketGamer.biz. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251130032047/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/incredible-indies-a-look-behind-the-scenes-of-apple-design-awards-winner-rytmos/) 30 November 2025 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Dellosa, Catherine (16 May 2023). ["Rytmos lets you create your own music while solving cuboid puzzles, out now on iOS"](https://www.pocketgamer.com/rytmos/ios-launch/). *Pocket Gamer*. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. Gregson-Wood, Stephen (1 August 2023). ["Rytmos, the music-based puzzler, releases for Android following iOS launch in May"](https://www.pocketgamer.com/rytmos/android-release/). *Pocket Gamer*

1. ["Rytmos"](https://www.metacritic.com/game/rytmos/). *Metacritic*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20260115200546/https://www.metacritic.com/web/20260115200546/https:/www.metacritic.com/game/rytmos/) 15 January 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2025.

1. ["Our personal top-five games of 2023"](https://www.eurogamer.net/our-personal-top-five-games-of-2023-1). *Eurogamer*. 27 December 2023. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240118223604/https://www.eurogamer.net/our-personal-top-five-games-of-2023-1) 18 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

1. ["Nordic Game Awards 2024 winners"](https://nordicgame.com/nordic-game-awards-2024-winners/). *Nordic Game*. Nordic Game. 26 May 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20251214134438/https://nordicgame.com/nordic-game-awards-2024-winners/) 14 December 2025 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Apple announces winners of the 2024 Apple Design Awards"](https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2024/06/apple-announces-winners-of-the-2024-apple-design-awards/). *Apple Newsroom*. Apple. 7 June 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240907180306/https://www.apple.com/au/newsroom/2024/06/apple-announces-winners-of-the-2024-apple-design-awards/) 7 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

- [Official website](https://floppy.club/Rytmos)

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