Great, varied song selection
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The music is really good and even if you don't like a song there are so many to choose from that something is bound to click with you.”
Steam review · 110.6 h played ↗
DJMAX RESPECT V
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%NEOWIZ2020Rhythm · Casual · Action
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A polished, music-rich keysounded 4/5/6/8-button rhythm game with great presentation, held back by pricey DLC, huge install size and always-online DRM. Skip it if you want offline play or cheap content.
Great for
Rhythm fans who want varied, keysounded charts and stylish presentation and will buy on sale
Main risk
Paying for expensive DLC and a huge download, then hitting online-only DRM or anti-cheat problems
What players love
Polished visuals, UI and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The developers completely nailed the presentation. From the sleek menus to the gorgeous background animations that play during each track, the game has a remarkably polished identity.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗
Excellent keysounded charts and tight gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Every chart is masterfully designed for the song”
Steam review · 933.6 h played ↗
Deep customization and plenty of modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The options on hand are insane, you can choose between four different button options, you can complete customize your track, you can even choose the sounds your beats make.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Fun online ranked and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I really liked the 1v1 competitive mode with a ranking system.”
Steam review · translated · 6.3 h played ↗
Multiple key modes and difficulties for all skill levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I'd reccomend strarting with 4 buttons on the easier tracks and once you get better you can up the diffculty and eventually add even more buttons to keep things challenging.”
Steam review · 43.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced base game and very expensive DLC
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“$50 for the base game and $670.77 including all the dlc is beyond ridiculous.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Always-online DRM, no offline mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Always online DRM for a single player rhythm game? Can't recommend.”
Steam review · 64.4 h played ↗
Huge install size (80–120 GB)
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There is no reason on gods green earth that this game is 91 gigs”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Weak base song list
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the music that comes with the base game is pretty bad on the whole, which in a music game is just a killer.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Invasive Xigncode3 anti-cheat causes problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the "xigncode3" anti-cheat says there is a third-party tool detected and closes the game.”
Steam review · 20.6 h played ↗
Free alternatives like osu!mania do the same
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“osu!mania is the exact same game, except it's free to play and isn't laced with paywalls.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GTX 460 or AMD HD 5850 or better
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
Memory16 GB RAM
Storage500 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 (64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GTX 460 or AMD HD 5850 or better
Storage100 GB available space
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