The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor

Puuba · Akupara Games

Released: Sep 29, 2016
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Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 08:48 GMT

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04 Oct 2024Developer post
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Hey Akuparians! Guess what, it’s our birthday!, Akupara Games is turning 8 years old and to celebrate, we have put on sale for off! Be sure to grab those deals, check out our lovely event page, and check out the sales! Maybe the game you’ve been waiting for is waiting for you her
05 Jan 2024Developer post
Patch Notes: SteamDeck support!
Hey dancers! We released a patch that updates controller support and also supports SteamDeck! You can read the full patch notes below. Alongside this patch, The Song Editor is now accessible through a dedicated public branch where you can edit and create custom song choreography
Hey dancers!
We released a patch that updates controller support and also supports SteamDeck! You can read the full patch notes below.
Alongside this patch, The Song Editor is now accessible through a dedicated public branch where you can edit and create custom song choreography or create new ones! The branch is called "pcSongEditorIncluded".
Patch Notes

Improved automatic support for auto-detection and button mapping of more major modern controllers.
Improved button iconography for more major modern controllers.
New support for plugging in a controller during gameplay and hot-swapping, including many related niceties.

Press TAB on the Start Menu or Pause Menu to manually scan for newly plugged-in controllers.
Disconnecting a controller during singleplayer play will automatically pause the game.
Dropping a multiplayer controller during multiplayer play will now return to the controller-mapping screen, as will disconnecting at any point in multiplayer story, so controllers can be reassigned.
SteamDeck support is now added

- riv otter
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25 Mar 2021Developer post
Watch The Metronomicon Co-Op in Action!
Check out our Co-Op Gameplay of The Metronomicon during the Remote Play Together Sale! Go to our store page to get it for 80% off! Unique Rhythm RPG – Slay fearsome beasts to an even fiercer beat An Epic Quest - A wide range of characters, with locations ranging from a medieval p
Check out our Co-Op Gameplay of The Metronomicon during the Remote Play Together Sale!
Go to our store page to get it for 80% off!
Watch on YouTube

Unique Rhythm RPG – Slay fearsome beasts to an even fiercer beat
An Epic Quest - A wide range of characters, with locations ranging from a medieval party yacht to a rockstar-haunted castle – and many more!
A Soundtrack Like No Other – A powerful, ear-shattering mix of electronic and indie music featuring renowned artists such as Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence
Progress - Improve your characters’ stats, hunt down powerful equipment, and combine a multitude of newly-learned abilities – switching between tanking, healing, buffing, and damage-dealing classes
Replayability – Freeplay mode, ranked side quests, and a devilish arena enable you to revisit the game’s awesome soundtrack at your own pace, with different gameplay options and character choices available
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24 Oct 2020Developer post
The Choreographist - The Game That Almost Was
The newest, latest game by Puuba and Akupara is here! It's got Rhythm. It's got Action. It's a Fighter. It's... The Choreographist ! The What?! Crim, a brash and nomadic fiend slayer, has no time for music, dance, or art. That is, until she offends the wrong necromancer raising t
The newest, latest game by Puuba and Akupara is here!
It's got Rhythm. It's got Action. It's a Fighter. It's... The Choreographist!
Watch on YouTube
The What?!
Crim, a brash and nomadic fiend slayer, has no time for music, dance, or art.
That is, until she offends the wrong necromancer raising the roofs of the undead.
Now, cursed with the insatiable need to dance, Crim and her jubilant goblin partner Gleam will have to use all of their newly found moves to slay their way through the crowds of monsters across the stereophonic lands.
A music-driven rhythm brawler that demands timing, speed, and a clever mind in the heat of battle to slay your enemies before time runs out.
Features List
A thoughtful, combat-driven music game that rewards strategy as much as musical skill
Rearrange enemies on a puzzle-like combat grid, allowing you to create your own high-speed musical solutions
Follow intertwining personal tales into a musical battlefield across a land lost to a groovin' beat
Multiple game play modes, including Story Mode, Freeplay, Roguelike, Pure Music, Puzzles, and even Daily Challenges
Twelve abilities to unlock, with a host of upgrades, special moves, and advanced strategic mechanics
Hand-choreographed songs by a whole Two artists you're sure to know and love
UGC support for music from this game right here!
Buuut... It's Totally Incomplete...
Alas, The Choreographist was a beautiful idea in search of a beautiful someone to fund it. And didn't.
As such, this game is being released AS-IS and incomplete.
At the moment, the game is gameplay-feature-complete, taking days to beat, and featuring all enemy and (nearly 20!) boss behaviors and all game modes (Story Mode, Freeplay, Roguelike, Pure, Puzzles, Daily).
However, it only has about 10% of its art complete. Oh, and only three songs to play (placeholding for fifty), despite it being a rhythm game.
On the bright side, there's lots of dev commentary to help you through!
Interested?
Download And Pay-What-You-Want on Itch.io Now!
Check Out Our Announcement Puppet Show!
Take A Gander At A Treasure Trove of Video!
Watch on YouTube
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12 Feb 2020Developer post
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor Score is live!
Hey, dancers! As part of Steam's update to soundtracks, we're releasing the Metronomicon Score for the first time ever to you! From low-key menu music to high octane boss cutscenes, this is the music that plays during the game, all of which was composed into toe-tapping, finger-s
18 Sep 2017Developer post
WEINER 3! The Speedrun Tournament is Here!
Go really fast, or don't go at all... Strap on Yo' Dancin' Shoes! Every day this week, we'll be kicking off our second Metronomicon Speedrun Tournament ! Players will go head-to-head in a series of ten song playlists. They'll build their own parties and pit them against each othe
18 Sep 2017Developer post
WEINER 3! The Speedrun Tournament is Here!
Go really fast, or don't go at all... Strap on Yo' Dancin' Shoes! Every day this week, we'll be kicking off our second Metronomicon Speedrun Tournament ! Players will go head-to-head in a series of ten song playlists. They'll build their own parties and pit them against each othe
08 Sep 2017Developer post
Looking For Competitors - Speedrun Tournament!!
Because racing is fun! Wanna Play a Game? To celebrate the release of " Slay The Dance Floor ", I'd like to propose a friendly competition . How about a head-to-head speedrun tournament? Build your fastest team, and outfit them with your best gear and moves. Then, face off agains
08 Sep 2017Developer post
Looking For Competitors - Speedrun Tournament!!
Because racing is fun! Wanna Play a Game? To celebrate the release of " Slay The Dance Floor ", I'd like to propose a friendly competition . How about a head-to-head speedrun tournament? Build your fastest team, and outfit them with your best gear and moves. Then, face off agains
06 Sep 2017Developer post
The End is Coming! (And it's a DLC!)
But, not the end of the fun... The End of the World Brings With it More Tunes A single-label challenge pack is here! First, kick off the end-times by jamming out to Keep It Moving , by Jutty Ranx . These here monsters hit like a truck, and only your sustained combo can weaken the
06 Sep 2017Developer post
The End is Coming! (And it's a DLC!)
But, not the end of the fun... The End of the World Brings With it More Tunes A single-label challenge pack is here! First, kick off the end-times by jamming out to Keep It Moving , by Jutty Ranx . These here monsters hit like a truck, and only your sustained combo can weaken the
30 Aug 2017Developer post
Slay The Dance Floor - The Expansion Lands Now!
Grab a Friend and Git Endless! Expansion Day Is Here!! The day has come, and our free expansion is here! So much new stuff to play and do, let's get right to the things! Local Multiplayer support has been added across all game modes! Story, Freeplay, Sidequests, Arena, Endless, a
Grab a Friend and Git Endless!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ybRDlMHz_4
Expansion Day Is Here!!
The day has come, and our free expansion is here! So much new stuff to play and do, let's get right to the things!

Local Multiplayer support has been added across all game modes! Story, Freeplay, Sidequests, Arena, Endless, and more..! Every challenge and song has been rebalanced to support two players and has its own separate multiplayer leaderboard. Some abilities may work slightly different in two-player, and, from what we've seen, different parties thrive!
A Competitive Mode has been combined into co-op in two-player Freeplay Mode! Compete for lanes to get most kills, most crits, cures, etc to jocky for MVP trophies. Track your records to school your friends.
Endless Mode is now available! Unlocked by beating the Story Mode boss, battle against an unlimited playlist of songs as the enemies' levels slowly increase, and a variety of mods get stacked against you. Use and swap through your entire team and all their skills to combat hero knockouts, equipment breaks, and even skill lockouts. Gain and spend Battle Points to empower your current run, or save them up to unlock permanent cross-mode rewards. The faster you go, and the more mods that are applied, the more points you'll get. However! Fail to defeat a song's boss before it ends, and your run is over. Stack more mods early, while the enemies are weaker, to build up battle points. Or! Run, afraid, from modifiers, to get as deep as you can! Two leaderboards exist!
A new (secret!) hero has been added to the game. Equipped with some totally unique attacks and buffs, he's capable of filling a number of party roles. A Hint to Unlock: Are there new sidequests around..?
New Hero and Global Passive Abilities have been added, unlockable through Endless Mode. Usable in both Story and Endless Modes, we've seen these totally change the best-party meta!
The Scoring System is now changed! Enemy kills are now worth points according to the enemy's Max HP. So, the more aggressive you are, the higher your score can go! Bring that RPG strategy to bear! Just don't die!
A new cheat code has been added! Ten-song seeded speed runs! Enter a seed to play a different repeatable playlist each time. Perfect for another.... WEINER Tournament format..?
Japanese language support has been added.
Lefty-flip guitar note colors are supported.
Support has been added for Logitech G LED colored lighting devices.
Assorted sidequests have been changed or added, as well as rebalanced for two-player.
Story songs beaten after beating the final boss now give additional exp.
Big Pharm's Inspire targetting has been made smarter.
Retribution is now affected by buffs, gear, and elements.
Leech and Slow Field now affect returning enemies, and enemies that have just became focal.
Play-mode triggering cheat codes have been moved to the Teleport Menu, to allow for Single/Multiplayer selection.
Overcast beats are now judged more accurately, in the player's favor.
Consecutive-requirement Secondary Abilities are now more reliable.
Assorted and sundry balance/fixes/tweaks/enhancements to gameplay and menus.
Stuff, stuff, stuff is here!
Just boot up the game, and Steam should magically bring you up to date!
The stuff is finally here!!!
:hug: :heartsong: :stonehead:
-Danny
Original post
30 Aug 2017Developer post
Slay The Dance Floor - The Expansion Lands Now!
Grab a Friend and Git Endless! Expansion Day Is Here!! The day has come, and our free expansion is here! So much new stuff to play and do, let's get right to the things! Local Multiplayer support has been added across all game modes! Story, Freeplay, Sidequests, Arena, Endless, a
Grab a Friend and Git Endless!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ybRDlMHz_4
Expansion Day Is Here!!
The day has come, and our free expansion is here! So much new stuff to play and do, let's get right to the things!

Local Multiplayer support has been added across all game modes! Story, Freeplay, Sidequests, Arena, Endless, and more..! Every challenge and song has been rebalanced to support two players and has its own separate multiplayer leaderboard. Some abilities may work slightly different in two-player, and, from what we've seen, different parties thrive!
A Competitive Mode has been combined into co-op in two-player Freeplay Mode! Compete for lanes to get most kills, most crits, cures, etc to jocky for MVP trophies. Track your records to school your friends.
Endless Mode is now available! Unlocked by beating the Story Mode boss, battle against an unlimited playlist of songs as the enemies' levels slowly increase, and a variety of mods get stacked against you. Use and swap through your entire team and all their skills to combat hero knockouts, equipment breaks, and even skill lockouts. Gain and spend Battle Points to empower your current run, or save them up to unlock permanent cross-mode rewards. The faster you go, and the more mods that are applied, the more points you'll get. However! Fail to defeat a song's boss before it ends, and your run is over. Stack more mods early, while the enemies are weaker, to build up battle points. Or! Run, afraid, from modifiers, to get as deep as you can! Two leaderboards exist!
A new (secret!) hero has been added to the game. Equipped with some totally unique attacks and buffs, he's capable of filling a number of party roles. A Hint to Unlock: Are there new sidequests around..?
New Hero and Global Passive Abilities have been added, unlockable through Endless Mode. Usable in both Story and Endless Modes, we've seen these totally change the best-party meta!
The Scoring System is now changed! Enemy kills are now worth points according to the enemy's Max HP. So, the more aggressive you are, the higher your score can go! Bring that RPG strategy to bear! Just don't die!
A new cheat code has been added! Ten-song seeded speed runs! Enter a seed to play a different repeatable playlist each time. Perfect for another.... WEINER Tournament format..?
Japanese language support has been added.
Lefty-flip guitar note colors are supported.
Support has been added for Logitech G LED colored lighting devices.
Assorted sidequests have been changed or added, as well as rebalanced for two-player.
Story songs beaten after beating the final boss now give additional exp.
Big Pharm's Inspire targetting has been made smarter.
Retribution is now affected by buffs, gear, and elements.
Leech and Slow Field now affect returning enemies, and enemies that have just became focal.
Play-mode triggering cheat codes have been moved to the Teleport Menu, to allow for Single/Multiplayer selection.
Overcast beats are now judged more accurately, in the player's favor.
Consecutive-requirement Secondary Abilities are now more reliable.
Assorted and sundry balance/fixes/tweaks/enhancements to gameplay and menus.
Stuff, stuff, stuff is here!
Just boot up the game, and Steam should magically bring you up to date!
The stuff is finally here!!!
ːhugː ːheartsongː ːstoneheadː
-Danny
Original post
18 Aug 2017Developer post
New Mode Reveal! Charity Stream For Cancer!
Because cancer is the butts... Battle Dance Fiends For Childrens' Cancer! You wanted to know more about the Slay The Dance Floor expansion, and we've got a cool way to give it to you! Tomorrow only, August 19th , from 9am to 9pm PST, we're going to be running a twelve hour charit
18 Aug 2017Developer post
New Mode Reveal! Charity Stream For Cancer!
Because cancer is the butts... Battle Dance Fiends For Childrens' Cancer! You wanted to know more about the Slay The Dance Floor expansion, and we've got a cool way to give it to you! Tomorrow only, August 19th , from 9am to 9pm PST, we're going to be running a twelve hour charit
15 Aug 2017Developer post
Get Excited With Some Hero Spotlights
Because they're fuuuun... Did you know that, as part of our Slay The Dance Floor celebration, we've been rolling a series of Hero Spotlight strategy videos on our fancy shmancy YouTube channel? It's true! Get hype! More stuff to announce in just one week! XD -Danny
15 Aug 2017Developer post
Get Excited With Some Hero Spotlights
Because they're fuuuun... Did you know that, as part of our Slay The Dance Floor celebration, we've been rolling a series of Hero Spotlight strategy videos on our fancy shmancy YouTube channel? It's true! Get hype! More stuff to announce in just one week! XD -Danny
25 Jul 2017Developer post
A Live Action Trailer! One Month 'Til Release!
Monsters from Koras are invading the real world..! Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!! August 30th! So soon! I am pants-poopingly excited to dance this monster dance. We've been trucking away, and we're awfully close to ready. In fact... The number of things in this expansion (beca
Monsters from Koras are invading the real world..!
Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!!
August 30th! So soon!
I am pants-poopingly excited to dance this monster dance.
We've been trucking away, and we're awfully close to ready. In fact... The number of things in this expansion (because I'm never content to rest) has only grown!

Full local multiplayer, across All play modes
A new unlockable, playable character, with totally new ability types
New unlockable passive abilities, usable in all modes
Reworked and new challenges
A brand new (still secret) play mode
New languages, balance, tweaks, secrets
A giant, meaty, totally free expansion!
A Portal To Koras Has Opened!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsLKeoxM2jg
If there's ever been anything, in any universe, as cool as this trailer... I don't know what it is. Put it on loop and bask in it. I've been doing it all week.
And tell us what you think!
:hug: :heartsong: :stonehead:
-Danny
Original post
25 Jul 2017Developer post
A Live Action Trailer! One Month 'Til Release!
Monsters from Koras are invading the real world..! Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!! August 30th! So soon! I am pants-poopingly excited to dance this monster dance. We've been trucking away, and we're awfully close to ready. In fact... The number of things in this expansion (beca
Monsters from Koras are invading the real world..!
Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!!
August 30th! So soon!
I am pants-poopingly excited to dance this monster dance.
We've been trucking away, and we're awfully close to ready. In fact... The number of things in this expansion (because I'm never content to rest) has only grown!

Full local multiplayer, across All play modes
A new unlockable, playable character, with totally new ability types
New unlockable passive abilities, usable in all modes
Reworked and new challenges
A brand new (still secret) play mode
New languages, balance, tweaks, secrets
A giant, meaty, totally free expansion!
A Portal To Koras Has Opened!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsLKeoxM2jg
If there's ever been anything, in any universe, as cool as this trailer... I don't know what it is. Put it on loop and bask in it. I've been doing it all week.
And tell us what you think!
ːhugː ːheartsongː ːstoneheadː
-Danny
Original post
21 Feb 2017Developer post
Slay The Dance Floor In 2017!
A sneak peak into the fuuuuutuuuuure... Big Ol' Expansion In The Works! We see you there, people on the forums... We see wachu been askin' for. ːepicTreasureː For the last few months, we've been working on a major game expansion we call " Slay The Dance Floor "! It brings so many
A sneak peak into the fuuuuutuuuuure...
Big Ol' Expansion In The Works!
We see you there, people on the forums...
We see wachu been askin' for. ːepicTreasureː
For the last few months, we've been working on a major game expansion we call "Slay The Dance Floor"!
It brings so many features, a bunch of which we aren't even announcing yet.

Full local multiplayer, across All play modes
A new unlockable, playable character
Reworked and new challenges
New ability types
A brand new (really meaty, still secret) play mode
And yes. As with the UGC expansion, this giant-sized patch will be 100% free.
You'll see more about this in the coming months, but... hey!
Announcement hyyyyype!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMVVhtwSchQ
Plus! We'll Slay The Dance Floor will be coming to consoles in 2017!
PAX East Approacheth!
Want to get your hands on multiplayer right stat now?
We'll be marching out to Boston, home of PAX East, with the first playable multiplayer build in just two weeks.
Come hang out, chat a bit, and compete against your friends for some super fun prizes!
ːhugː ːheartsongː
-Danny
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Updates & announcements

Patch Notes

The What?!

Features List

Buuut... It's Totally Incomplete...

Interested?

Strap on Yo' Dancin' Shoes!

Prizezz!

Strap on Yo' Dancin' Shoes!

Prizezz!

Wanna Play a Game?

Wanna Play a Game?

The End of the World Brings With it More Tunes

The End of the World Brings With it More Tunes

Expansion Day Is Here!!

Expansion Day Is Here!!

Battle Dance Fiends For Childrens' Cancer!

What is Endless Mode?!?

Battle Dance Fiends For Childrens' Cancer!

What is Endless Mode?!?

Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!!

A Portal To Koras Has Opened!!

Slay The Dance Floor Has a Date!!

A Portal To Koras Has Opened!!

Big Ol' Expansion In The Works!

PAX East Approacheth!