- The Rhythm Doctor Soundtrack is out now! - 16 June 2026
Hey everyone, some big news today:The game's soundtrack is out now! Check it out!(You can get a slight discount via the bundle if you own the game already!)The album is composed and produced by fizzd, celesti, Riya, and various guest artists! Mastering was done by Riya. Both FLAC and MP3 files are included.It includes 64 tracks of music found in levels, menus, and cutscenes. It includes both English and Chinese versions of several vocal songs ("All The Times", "One Shift More", "One Slip Too Late", "Something To Tell You", and "Helping Hands.")We also included a bit of bonus content, including:Instrumentals for some of the vocal songs (FLAC)Some sheet music for Distant Duet, Corazones Viejos, Lucky Break. These were only the ones used by the performers, for curious people, and are not comprehensive!A lot of people were asking for way to buy an album, so we hope you enjoy. Sorry it took…
- Beatblock Collab Level + Rhythm Weightlifter News! - 23 April 2026
Hello interns!We've got a few things to talk about today, including our crossover with Beatblock and some Rhythm Weightlifter news. Also some new Level Editor additions!New Level!You can now find público cautivo from the game Beatblock in the Basement section of Story Mode!Song by CV35W (John Foong) with voiceover by SpiffyLevel by fancybreadInspired by a level by azabiMuseum background by CV35W (John Foong)Also: you can now use the mascot of Beatblock, Cranky, as a character in the Level Editor.Beatblock is a great new indie rhythm game, with developers that originate from the Rhythm Doctor community! We're even in a bundle with them if you want to receive a discount. Check it out!Rhythm Weightlifter NewsYou can now play Rhythm Weightlifter, the polyrhythm-centric minigame from Act 5, as its own standalone game! We've released it on mobile (iOS and Google Play) as a free game. When you…
- Version 1.0.4: Fixes and a New Accessibility Feature - 10 March 2026
Hello interns! First of all: a huge thank-you to all of you for the support and kind words we've received since our 1.0 launch! It's been great, and surreal, to see everyone's reactions to the end of the story and the very ambitious final boss that we worked on for a long while.As you might imagine, most people on the team have been taking a well-deserved rest and getting back to work at their own pace. Aside from some quick bug fixes, we haven't really made any big changes to talk about.Although we're done making Acts of Story Mode, there are still some standalone levels that we're working on. One of them is a collaboration with Beatblock, which we recently posted a teaser of.Today's update includes a new Accessibility setting, various fixes to Story Mode, and a bunch of new options in the Level Editor. We look forward to supporting Rhythm Doctor bit by bit throughout the year with sma…
- Rhythm Doctor review - 13 January 2026
Rhythm Doctor is the master of the single input. A game that only needed my space bar to utterly challenge my musical timing and tug on my heartstring through six acts replete with stunning visual presentation and interwoven stories that see even the most minor characters have their moment in the spotlight... Read more.
- Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is out NOW! - 6 December 2025
The end of Early Access is finally here: Rhythm Doctor is now OUT!That means that you can now play the full story in Story Mode. We worked hard on it and had a lot of fun, so we hope you enjoy it.There is so much else to say, but for now we're tired and we'll try to keep it short.Let us know what you thought of Act 6, and also let us know if you run into any bugs! It's better to report bugs in our Steam Discussion Forum or on our Discord, or to email [email protected]. Don't leave them in the comments under this post, because we might miss them!If you have any friends who were waiting for the full game, now is the time to let them know about the game!Many people came together, between 7th Beat Games team members and also external collaborators and vocalists, to make this game happen. We'll give more extensive shout-outs on another day, but for now...thank you for playing!All of your supp…
- Price Change for 1.0 Launch - 31 October 2025
Hello!We've been working hard every day on Act 6, in preparation for the full 1.0 launch on December 6th! if you missed it, check out our new release date trailer directed by rj lake from UNBEATABLE.We mentioned this on our social media and Discord server, but we wanted to repeat it here: Like many games leaving Early Access, we'll be increasing the price of Rhythm Doctor from 16 USD to 20 USD.We'll need to do this more than a month before launch so that we're allowed to do a discount on launch day, so we're aiming to roll it out on November 1st. We plan to have the discount on December 6th and of course we'll still be doing regularly scheduled seasonal discounts after that.Thank you to everyone who has supported the game through the Early Access!
- One of the coolest rhythm games I've ever played—with distraction mechanics straight out of those fake mobile ads—is finally coming out of early access - 2 October 2025
I was having a scroll through my Steam library this week, hunting out games I hadn’t played in a hot sec to fill my night. I’m glad I did, because otherwise I would have missed a very exciting piece of news: one of the coolest, most innovative rhythm games on PC is finally coming out of early access... Read more.
- Rhythm Doctor 1.0 releases December 6th! - 25 September 2025
Hello!Ever since we released Rhythm Doctor on Steam in Early Access, we've been hard at work on the final 1.0 version of the game.Today, we can announce that Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access and entering 1.0 on December 6th, 2025.Check out our new trailer, directed by RJ Lake from D-CELL Games, with VFX by thefinals:What's coming in 1.0?The final Act of Story Mode, featuring a new patient and the game's big finale!Audio descriptions for the Night-Shift Levels, to make the full Story Mode accessible for visually-impaired players!Various small improvements and bugfixes! We hope you enjoy what we've been working on at the end of this long road.From a small Flash game, to prototypes via email mailing list, to Steam Early Access, and all the updates we've published since…we're excited to finally bring the story of Rhythm Doctor to a close. We couldn't have done it without all your suppo…
- Accessibility Update: Menu Narration - 1 September 2025
Hello! We have an update regarding Accessibility Features in the game.First off, we'd like to give a huge shout out to our closed accessibility branch testers. Their feedback and suggestions were invaluable. Most of our testers were able to finish the content currently available in Story Mode without sighted assistance. With that said however, there are some limitations that we hope to address in the Early Access period.New FeaturesScreen reader narration for navigating the main menu, level select, and custom levels menu. Use the F8 key to toggle this on or off.Context sensitive input instructions. Press F1 to hear these at any time.Audio cues and narrated text for patient status updates.Screen reader narrated story dialogue. For Story Mode day shift levels, there are also optional scene descriptions.LimitationsWindows onlyThe feature might function on MacOS, but may not follow system V…
- Version 0.18.1 Patch - 28 July 2025
Version 0.18.1 GeneralUpdated translations.Added text to clarify which direction to change input offsets in the pause menu.Fixed 2P mode visual issues in 2-1N and X-0.Fixed the black background and Lucky's incorrect positioning in 5-2.Level Editor Bug Fixes and ImprovementsFixed event keyboard shortcuts also triggering other global shortcuts (like toggling frame offsets).Play Sound event: Updated dropdown to include recently added sounds.Set Clap Sound event: Fixed values sometimes getting overwritten.Move Room event: Fixed behaviour of empty pivot fields.Move Room event: Fixed room position being reset while scrubbing.Move Row event: Fixed UI issues when changing target from heart or character.Added a cap of 100 recursive tag calls to prevent crashing from an infinite loop.Fixed support for variables in various angle fields, like in Move Row.Scrubbing now works past bar 1000.RDCode: Ad…
- The 2P Co-Op Update! - 18 July 2025
Hello, interns!As you may know, Rhythm Doctor allows you play through its Story Mode in 2-Player Co-Op. After selecting a level, use the left and right arrow keys to toggle between 1-Player and 2-Player before pressing "Start!"With today's update, we've made improvements to 2-Player Co-Op across the board in Story Mode. Certain levels' gameplay have been tweaked to make them more fun for 2-Player, tutorials have been reworked to better include both players, and some dialogue will be changed when playing in 2-Player.We're still hard at work on Act 6, the next chapter of Story Mode. We hope you enjoy these patches in the meantime!Go grab a friend and see if they can survive Act 5 nightshifts with you.You can view the full patch notes here.A lot of this update is thanks to two new team members! We have GDColon working on Programming and Level Design (he handled a lot of the 2P level change…
- New Halloween Level + Bugfixes - 30 October 2024
Hello! Small update today, we just wanted to make something silly for Halloween. New Level: theme of really spooky bird Music by Rob Fichman aka bobacupcake (follow him on Twitter, Bluesky, and Bandcamp) Level by 3T You can find this seasonal level in the Main Ward, near level 1-1 Samurai Techno. Have fun, and Happy Halloween! Fixes and Improvements Level Select now properly switches to day shift when entering the "dream version" of Physiotherapy Ward. Fixed bug where game would not un-mute when transitioning to gameplay scenes while window is Alt+Tabbed out of focus. Thanks for playing!
- Version 0.16.1 Patch - 24 October 2024
Version 0.16.1 Story Mode Improvements Added new Steam Achievements related to Act 5 2-Player support added for Kingdom of Balloons. If you’re playing with a single controller, you can now play two player levels by each player being controlled with the buttons on each side of the controller. This is especially useful to play 2P levels on devices like the Steam Deck. While in menus, un-focusing the game window will mute game audio. Playing Rhythm Weightlifter now shows as a Discord status Bug Fixes X-1 is now unlocked after beating 5-X instead of 1-XN Fixed various graphical glitches. Improved macOS controller support. Level Editor Bug Fixes and Improvements Settings Menu is available right from the Level Editor’s main menu. Added a preview for event duration on the timeline. Timeline height is now remembered between sessions. Brightness/Contrast/Saturation VFX Presets will now disable p…
- New Level and New Minigame! - 16 September 2024
New Level: Kingdom of Balloons Level by: tepid Level vfx by: tepid Character sprites and background by: Kamayana Song by: Kurubukko We've added a new level as part of our collaboration with indie game, Circle of Sparks! Circle of Sparks is a decorative rhythm game by WizDream Games, where you'll be setting up your own room and hanging out with characters in between the songs. In our level, you'll be treating Sophia and Lune as they travel into a virtual reality world. You can find Kingdom of Balloons in the Basement ward, alongside our other guest patients. You'll need to have cleared level 4-4 to unlock Kingdom of Balloons. New Minigame: Rhythm Weightlifter We've added a new minigame! You can find it in the Act 5 Physiotherapy Ward. Rhythm Weightlifter is an experimental minigame about testing your ability to keep 2 separate rhythms in sync with each other. You can either play solo (wi…
- Version 0.15.1 Patch - 12 June 2024
We've made some small fixes. Version 0.15.1 Fixed X-WOT crash on fail Updated localisation First mistake in a level now always cracks the heart Fixed gap in row glow visuals Fixed hand position in Intro sequence at the beginning of the game New "syncopation style" toggle on Set Beat Modifiers Fixed X-FTS missing mistake sounds. Fixed behaviour of empty room masks. Fixed behaviour of opacity in decoration tint events. Fixed window dance "shake" behaviour. Fixed dialogue text animation for vector fonts. Fixed 5-X song volume being multiplied twice. Attempted fix at 5-X and 5-2N first load desync. Fixed missing glitch sfx in 5-X on Linux systems. Fixed button and hand animations on level start. Lucky no longer moonwalks in the CLS background. Fixed floating text events not being able to be called by tag action. Level Editor: Fixed CPU marker selection in the level editor. Level Editor: Fix…
- New Level! "Fixations Towards the Stars" from vivid/stasis! - 31 May 2024
New Level We have a new level: Fixations Toward the Stars We're collaborating with indie rhythm game, vivid/stasis! A few months back, you might have seen that they added All The Times (Rhythm Doctor) and It Go (A Dance of Fire and Ice) as playable levels. This time, Saturday and Allison visit Middlesea. Fixations Toward the Stars features music by Foodbot, and pixel art by Winston. Much like us, vivid/stasis combines rhythm gameplay with characters and a narrative, so it was really fun to be able to crossover like this. Go check out the game if you haven't already! New Level Select Ward Middlesea Hospital has become a popular place to visit, so we've opened up a new ward. You can now enter the Basement, which is basically Ian's office. That's where you'll find the new vivid/stasis collaboration! You'll also find our crossover levels with fellow rhythm games Bits & Bops and Unbeatable.…
- The Act 5 Update is here! - 4 November 2023
The story of Rhythm Doctor continues! Today, we've added Act 5 to Story Mode. This is a free update that continues the story right where Act 4 left off. When you start up the game and continue your save file, you'll notice a new hallway in Middlesea Hospital: the Physiotherapy Ward. Have fun! We had a lot of fun making it. New Features Act 5: Enter the Physiotherapy Ward, meet our new patient, and play 4 new Day Shift levels and 2 new Night Shift levels. New Night Shift level added to Act 4, "4-4N Murmurs" New Level Editor Features: New heartbeat types and a new character seen in Act 5 have been added to the Level Editor, to use in your own custom levels! Visual Updates to 4-2, 4-2N, and 4-4 Added two new options to the Settings: "Drum Mode" and "Tap to Hold." Full detailed changelog coming soon! Act 5 FAQ Q: What is Act 5? A: Act 5 is the next chapter of Rhythm Doctor's Story Mode. It'…
- Act 5 Update Coming November 4th! - 19 October 2023
Hello everyone! We are so close to done, but we need a little more time! Act 5, our free story update to Rhythm Doctor, will now launch on November 4th, 2023. As always, we're trying to maintain a healthy workflow without having to overwork anyone on the team. We're very excited to show you what we've been working on. Thanks for playing, we'll see you soon! Official Discord Server: https://7thbe.at/discord/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RhythmDrGame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhythm.doctor/ Cohost: https://cohost.org/7thBeatGames
- The Act 5 Update Is Coming Soon! - 25 September 2023
Hello everyone! As you know, Rhythm Doctor is still in Early Access. We launched in Early Access so that we could continue the story, add new levels, and flesh out different mechanics and features before considering the game "complete" by our original vision. Our first major story update, the Act 5 Update, is coming soon! Very soon, actually. We plan to release it on October 21st, 2023. Act 5 picks the story up right where we left off, after you've established yourself as an integral part of the Middlesea Hospital team. The update will feature a new ward with a new patient, new type of heartbeat, and new levels. We've been working hard on this for a while, so we're excited for everyone to see what we've been working on. We'll have more to say in October! Official Discord Server: https://7thbe.at/discord/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RhythmDrGame Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhyt…
- Thank you for supporting our fundraiser! - 19 August 2023
Fundraiser Results At the end of May, we announced that we were holding a short fundraiser for National Cancer Society Malaysia in memory of Jyi Sim, one of our voice actors. Shortly after posting that announcement, we were honored to see how many people reached out with their condolences and with their support. Thanks to you, we sold a whopping 1362 copies of Rhythm Doctor during the fundraiser. After that, we had a wait few months to receive the final payment (which has to subtract out taxes, Valve's platform cut, and other fees.) Now that we've received the money, we'll be donating RM37,800, around 8200 USD, the total of what we raised during the fundraiser period. Thank you all so, so much. We're a small team with a small game, so seeing you all show your support on Twitter, Steam, and Discord for our fundraiser really meant a lot. Folks had really nice things to say not just about…
