Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is my favorite rhythm game of the last few years. A character action game set to the pulsing beats of a rip-roaring soundtrack, Hi-Fi Rush is already one of the greats in my eyes, which made Xbox’s closure of the studio behind it a real blow earlier this year. Fortunately, Tango Gameworks has been resurrected, and Hi-Fi Rush seems like it’ll continue on after all.

That means that you all have no excuse not to pick it up, especially since it’s one of the Xbox exclusives that made the leap to other consoles. Believe me, you want to play a game where you get bonus damage by matching button presses and attacks to the metronome of the song literally playing in the main character’s heart, all while he dons a makeshift electric guitar made of metal scrap and screams about just wanting to be a rockstar. Hi-Fi Rush is so earnest and idealistic that you can’t help but love it, and its anti-capitalist story and visuals are just the cherry on top of that sundae. You can rock out to your heart’s content in Hi-Fi Rush for just $18.