Osu! The "new" Guitar Hero for PC?

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What is Osu?

Osu! is a rhythm game. It's not just a music game, it's so exciting that you have to try it out!
Basically you click with your mouse in the rythm of the songs which you've chosen. I guess everybody knows Guitar Hero, Osu is very similar to the basics but you don't need a fast computer or a guitar controller. The only thing you need is your mouse. That makes Osu a perfect game if you just want to play a bit. The simple gameplay makes Osu a hit.

What songs can you play?

choose a song in a large database

The answer is easy: nearly everything!
You can just download the songs from the website and start playing. Most of the songs are Kpop, Jpop and Game Themes or TV series Themes but there are also a lot (!) of chart songs available. From Eminem, Linkin Park, Lady Gaga to Rihanna there are many great songs to play.
Osu comes with different levels of difficulty so you might begin with the easiest and try to level up. Sometimes I can't stop playing a song until I finally beat it, 'cause it makes so much fun. Due to the large songbase the game won't become boring soon. If your desired song is not available you can easily create it using the Osu editor.

Where is your nation?

nation rankings inside

People from all over the world play Osu!
It doesn't matter from which part of the world you come. Everyone can play Osu!
On the website of Osu you can take a closer look at the country ranking to see how good your nation is.
Join now and help your country to level up!



Here's a Top 10 Country list:

Easy to learn,

hard to master?

Osu is very easy to learn. There are 3 types of buttons to click. Every button has a number which shows you the chronological order in which you have to click each button. The basic buttons only have to be clicked on when the big circle reaches the border of the button. The second button is a click & drag button, so you have to click and drag the mouse to the end of the button. The last button is the same as the click & drag button, but you have to go backwards at the end of the button and drag it back to the beginning. Sometimes there is also a disc which you have to click & hold and then spin round your mouse as fast as you can. This will give you lots of bonus points.

You can learn the basics of Osu in the song tutorial inside the game.

Multiplayer? Yes we can!

share the experience with your friends

Osu also has a great multiplayer mode where you can play online with your friends and battle out who's the best. You can set up a lobby in a few seconds and invite your friends or you can just join some random games and have fun with people all over the world. If somebody needs to download a song he or she can just click on the songname and Osu will automatically download the missing one.

How to Osu!?

Osu! install tutorial

I guess you just want to play now, right?

Just go to http://osu.ppy.sh/p/download
and download the software. Install the game to any folder and start the game. If you want to appear in the ranking you have to create an account at the website.

Osu is completely free to play!

You will find a large amount of songs in the Osu beatmaps database:
http://osu.ppy.sh/p/beatmaplist

Just download a song (you can even download them in packs) and directly open the ".osz" file with the Osu.exe or save it anywhere you like and just double-click the song. Osu will automatically put the file into the right folder so you can immediately start playing.

Songs I recommend

just a short list

Here are some of my favorite songs:

Eminem - Not Afraid Download
Linkin Park - New Divide Download
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance Download
Girls' Generation - Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) Download
Girls' Generation - Gee Download
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now Download

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Since I really like playing RTS games like StarCraft 2 I play Osu as a warmup game before I start StarCraft 2. My mechanics in the game have gotten better the more I play Osu. Just try it! This is a lense about StarCraft 2 which I recently made.
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Do you play Osu!?

I guess you will after this lens ^_^

  • the unknown Oct 30, 2010 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    good... but why always with reference to that damn guitar hero...?
  • JCinAction Nov 14, 2010 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    Just to inform that Guitar Hero is not the only music game around :-)
    Osu is even for free and so much better.
  • Lady_Gotrocks Sep 20, 2010 @ 6:54 pm | delete
    Very nice for your first lens! Blessed

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