Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

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Taiko no Tatsujin
Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat	2021
Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master!	2022
Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival	2024

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival^{[Note 1]} is an singleplayer and multiplayer music/rhythm game developed by Bandai Namco Amusement Lab and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is part of the Taiko no Tatsujin series.

Originally released on Nintendo Switch in 2022, it was ported to PC by Mutan and released on November 7, 2024. The PC version have licensed songs related to Nintendo's IPs removed and replaced with new songs, both in the base game, the DLCs and the Taiko Music Pass.

General Information

Steam Community Discussions

Japanese official site (Japanese)

North America official site

Europe official site

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. The Setlist Edition also available.
Steam		The Setlist Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional DLC song packs can be purchased.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription	The game has a Taiko Music Pass subscription, which allows player to access up to 700 exclusive songs.^{[Note 2]}

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Anime Songs Collection	Contains the songs "Aozora No Rhapsody", "Kaibutsu", "I'm invincible", "GO!!!", "God knows...", "New Genesis", "Dai-Zero Kan", "Chu, Tayousei." and "RPG". Included with The Setlist Edition.
Pops Collection	Contains the songs "Star mine", "TT", "OTONABLUE", "Kawaikute Gomen", "Haru wo Tsugeru", "Dance Hall", "PLASTIC LOVE", "MAYONAKANO DOA-STAY WITH ME", "S’il vous President", "phony", "Habit", "Odo", "bad guy" and "Usseewa". Included with The Setlist Edition.
Vocaloid Songs Collection	Contains the songs "Goodbye Sengen", "Lagtrain", "Luka Luka★Night Fever", "Lower", "Darling Dance", "Yoidoreshirazu", "Asu no Yozora Shoukaihan", "Venom (feat. flower)" and "Roku-chou Nen to Ichiya Monogatari". Included with The Setlist Edition.
Namco Game Music Pack	Contains the songs/music "Symphonic Valkyrie", "EAT'EM UP!", "GOING TO LUNATEA", "Boku no→Chikyu, Bokura no Chikyu" and "The arrow was shot". Also included as a pre-order bonus.
Anime Pack Vol. 1	Contains the songs "THE DAY", "Doraemon no Uta", "Rewrite", "Blue Bird" and "JoJo -Sono Chi no Sadame-".
Anime Pack Vol. 2	Contains the songs/music "Tank!", "Lum's Love Song", "Inferno" and "Hikarunara".
Anime Pack Vol. 3	Contains the songs "Genesis of Aquarion", "Netsujo no Spectrum", "Detective Conan, main theme" and "Uso".
Studio Ghibli Pack	Contains the songs "The Path of the Wind", "A Town with an Ocean View", "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea", "Carrying You" and "Merry-Go-Round of Life".
Studio Ghibli Pack Vol. 2	Contains the songs "Kaze Ni Naru", "Hey Let's Go" and "Always with Me".
Dragon Ball Anime Song Pack	Contains songs from the Dragon Ball franchise, namely "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", "Dragon Soul" and "Genkai Toppa × Survivor".
One Piece Anime 25th Anniversary Collaboration Pack	Contains the song "UUUUUS!", 10 mini characters, 9 costumes, a nameplate design and the title "Straw Hat Fleet".
Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.1	Contains the songs "Ghost Rule", "Otome Dissection" and "Tell Your World".
Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.2	Contains the songs "Alien Alien", "Taiyoukei Disco" and "Dance Robot Dance".
Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.3	Contains the songs "melt", "World is Mine" and "Black☆Rock Shooter".
Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.4	Contains the songs "God-ish", "The Vampire" and "Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru♪ (Shite Yan Yo)".
Hatsune Miku Pack Vol.5	Contains the songs "Animal", "Cinderella" and "Buriki no Dance".
Kids' Pack Vol. 1	Contains the songs "Anpanman's March", "Anpanman Exercise", "Courage, Ringing" and "UKIUKI OTOPPE".
Kids' Pack Vol. 2	Contains the songs "Jamboree Mickey!", "Mickey Mouse Club March", "HIMAWARI HAPPY", "Muscat" and "Odoru Ponpokorin".
2000s Pops Pack	Contains the songs "Sakuranbo", "Kiseki", "Kibun Joujou↑↑", "Joyful" and "Ai Wo Komete Hanataba Wo".
Kamen Rider Opening Theme Songs Pack	Contains songs from the Kamen Rider franchise, namely "SWITCH ON!", "Life is SHOW TIME", "JUST LIVE MORE", "SURPRISE-DRIVE", "Warera Omou, Yueni Warera Ari", "EXCITE", "Be The One", "Over "Quartzer"", "REAL×EYEZ", "ALMIGHTY - The Masked Promise", "liveDevil", "Trust Last" and "CHEMY×STORY".
SPY×FAMILY Pack	Contains songs/music from the SPYxFAMILY anime, namely "SOUVENIR", "Kura Kura" and "WISE - BONDMAN - STRIX".
Anime Pack Vol. 4	Contains the songs "Sugar Song & Bitter Step", "Sobakasu", "Onegai Muscle", "Get Wild" and "STONE OCEAN".
Kids' Pack Vol. 3	Contains the songs "Let It Go - Japanese Version", "Let It Go", "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?", "Try Everything" and "Baby Shark".
Touhou Project Arrangements Pack Vol. 1	Contains the songs "Marisa Wa Taihen Na Mono Wo Nusunde Ikimashita", "Necro Fantasia ~ Arr.Demetori", "Cirno's Perfect Math Class", "USATEI" and "Song: Grip & Break down !! -Tatsujin Edit.-".
Crayon Shin-chan Theme Songs Pack	Contains songs from the Crayon Shin-chan anime, namely "Kimi Ni 100Percent", "Tomoyo ~Konosakimo Zutto...", "OLA!!", "Yuru Yurude DE-O!" and "Road Movie".
Anime Pack Vol. 5	Contains the songs "Lilac", "The Brave", "Sunny" and "iinazukkyun".
Kasane Teto Pack	Contains the songs "Mesmerizer", "Override" and "Medicine".
Touhou Project Arrangements Pack Vol. 2	Contains the songs "Bad Apple!! feat.nomico", "Scarlet Police on Ghetto Patrol 24PM", "Cirno's Perfect Math Class 9th Anniversary Version", "Genius Cirno, the Originator!" and "The Die Has Been Cast".
Timeless Hits Pack	Contains the songs "TSUGARU KAIKYOU FUYUGESHIKI", "365 Steps March", "Tokyo Ondo", "Furusato (Hometown)" and "Fuji no Yama (Mt. Fuji)".

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2288630/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>/tkdat/<user-id>/*.bin^{[Note 4]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2288630/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Windowed on the Window Mode Settings in Graphic Settings.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless Windowed on the Window Mode Settings in Graphic Settings.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		When either 60 FPS or 120 FPS are selected on the Frame Rate Settings in Graphic Settings, the game will automatically disables V-Sync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		60 FPS and 120 FPS on the Frame Rate Settings in Graphic Settings.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Pause menu must be navigated by either keyboard or controller.
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 presets are available for gamepad.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense By default, the Steam version of the game has Steam Input enabled.
PlayStation button prompts		DualShock and DualSense Prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers		Support the HORI Taiko no Tatsujin Drum Controller (Both PlayStation and Xbox variants) natively when Type 4 preset is selected. Older HORI Taiko Drum controllers can be used via a third-party wrapper.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Disabled by default. For PlayStation controllers, it is only supported over wired connection.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (Steam Virtual Gamepad/Legacy mode)		By default: Steam Input is enabled for all Controller Types.
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)		Uses Gamepad template only.
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, Sound Effects and Voice in the Volume menu in Game Settings.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Many of the songs included in the game (cover or not) are licensed from various music publishers.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2-4	Co-op, Versus 2 players in Taiko Mode, up to 4 players in Party Game Mode.
LAN play
Online play	2	Versus Online opponents are randomly selected in Online Ranked Matches.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-750 AMD A12-9800	Intel Core i5-2300 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7770 Intel Iris Plus 2 GB of VRAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 270X Intel Arc A380

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Taiko no Tatsujin: Donderful Festival (Japanese:太鼓の達人ドンダフルフェスティバル) in Japan.
↑ Songs will rotated in and out at later dates. Also, some songs in the pass are also included in the DLCs.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2288630/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2288630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ 株式会社MUTAN（ミュータン） | コンシューマーゲーム開発、ソーシャルゲーム開発 - last accessed on 2025-06-18

[Note-2] Taiko no Tatsujin: Donderful Festival (Japanese:太鼓の達人ドンダフルフェスティバル) in Japan.

[Note1-3] Songs will rotated in and out at later dates. Also, some songs in the pass are also included in the DLCs.

[Proton_path_note-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2288630/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2288630) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[5] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2288630/.

[6] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[7] The app ID (2288630) may differ in some cases.

[8] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[9] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-5] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] 株式会社MUTAN（ミュータン） | コンシューマーゲーム開発、ソーシャルゲーム開発 - last accessed on 2025-06-18

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Developers

	Bandai Namco Amusement Lab
Windows	Mutan^[1]
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 2022
Release dates
Windows	November 7, 2024
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view
Genres	Music/rhythm
Art styles	Cartoon, Vector art
Themes	Fantasy, Japan
Series	Taiko no Tatsujin