Join Miku in this free music game

HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! is a free-to-play music game developed by SEGA. The game features characters from the Vocaloid franchise, most prominently Hatsune Miku. You’re tasked to uncover the truth to a mysterious song that contains no music or lyrics that brings young people to a virtual world.

The game is a rhythm game like Osu!droid, with gacha elements like Azur Lane. It also includes visual novel elements that heavily lean into its musical nature. HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! also has a multiplayer feature to share with friends.

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HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! has a story premise that is engaging and is timely, especially for anime fans who have followed Isekai series at one point in time. In the game, you get to play with Miku and the rest of her virtual friends as they face challenges and overcome them with the power of music and friendship. The game features 20 characters for you to collect and interact with.

Of course, as a rhythm game, this app has a large music library. This app features original and popular songs, most of them coming from songs previously made with the Vocaloid platform. You can collect character cards to create your own band. With them, you can shoot your own virtual music videos. Leveling up and raking in high scores will let you unlock more game features.

While it has an impressive concept and a trusted design idea, the rhythm game itself suffers from some problems. For example, lower-end devices tend to experience lags during play, which throws their timing off and negatively affects the experience. Also, higher-difficulty games have beats becoming visually muddy and almost impossible to keep up with. These issues are observed more prominently when a character voice line plays together with the game.

A good Hatsune Miku game

There are a lot of games featuring Vocaloid characters, and HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! Is a worthy addition to its mobile library. An interesting story with a large library of songs fans can relate to, on top of a rhythm game, makes this a must-try. However, it doesn’t work as flawlessly as it should on lower-end devices, causing problems.