PUMP IT UP RISE

PUMP IT UP RISE

Steam Deck Verified

ANDAMIRO · Rhythm · Mar 30, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $44.99. It has been as low as $26.99.

81%
Very Positive
811 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 811 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 218 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Setting Flexibility: Most of the key adjustments you can make to gameplay in the arcades are available here, though I admit I'm not as knowledgeable because I primarily just adjust the note speed when I play and don't mess with much else.
33 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Then, it hit me (pun unintended): they’ve changed the charts to possibly accommodate the fact we’re not playing on pads, rather with keys or controller buttons, i.e. with our fingers – the pattern changes seen reflect such, and such change felt shockingly real flush (does make things a bit easier from my POV)!
30 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game is very fun, contains a lot of songs and steps from the get-go, BGAs and titles are prettier than in the arcade and they made the steps more comfortable to play in a controller/Steam Deck.
8 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Adding a Story Mode, where it goes deeper into the games’ mascots and BGA characters since the very first game, can be great fun
7 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The engine is very fluid, the graphics look amazing, the background animations (BGAs) are in really high quality, and I can see myself playing this game for several months.
5 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
First of all, the game doesn't desync nor have stutter for me, and I have no issue connect to the server(I played after devs said they restart to server to fix the issue), songs and charts are great as I'm playing with numpad 13579, just like on a PIU pad.
4 of 218 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay33 reviews
Controls30 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Story and characters7 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Servers and matchmaking4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface16 reviews
69%
Monetization13 reviews
69%
Performance13 reviews
77%
Difficulty11 reviews
82%
Multiplayer8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes3 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $44.99. The lowest we've tracked is $26.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $44.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
73
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.