Kizuna AI - Touch the Beat!

After a long hiatus, she’s baaaaack!!! She’s finally baaack!!!! — 26 Feb, 2025 —

You can bring Kizuna Ai with you on Steam Deck. 10/10

Pretty fun rythem game but overpriced but i get it devs need to be supported somehow, 16 songs in total with the option to increase note speed is a nice touch, gives the player a nice challenge. Although the game supports keyboard and mouse its very difficult to hit notes when there are so many especially the circle ones, tried to remap keybindings but i still find it difficult to hit every single note, Its alot easier to play the game with a controller or a vr headset. The game needs more songs update even though Ai-Chan is in sleep mode there are many songs she sang and the devs should add some of them. Moving on to view mode the game nails it with the whole mocap and songs she sang ,with the right combination of song, stage ,and outfit the game really beautify Kizuna Ai and really captures the players interest and makes you fall for her instantly. The game is very addicting and fun, a solid 9/10. it just needs more updates and an option to remap controller keybindings.

This review limits itself to the VR experience of this game. Not really a rhythm game actually, I believe that part should be considered as concert cheering simulation and practice. From my perspective the viewing function matters more, and to see AI-chan dancing in front of eyes is really something. For that, exclusion of 'AIAIAI' makes the value of this dropped fairly significantly, especially considering the high price tag and low discount rates since its release. There are videos to be seen, but these videos are fairly blurry when viewing in VR. In the game there are notes saying two of them have better version on 'video sharing platform' (YouTube)... and it is way better. That means the game itself is not really targeting those who wish to play a proper rhythm game, but the people who really like pre-2022 Kizuna AI. Seeing her 'in person' is truly adorable. I am keeping this game because of this sole reason. Also, the basic gameplay could be tried for free on Quest, but the quality of models there are inferior.

Honestly if your a fan you'll love this! It's not as hardcore as some other rhythm games so your able to enjoy your time. The modeling and animations were great and there's also a view mode that's fantastic for just relaxing and enjoying the music while watching her dance.

Too many buttons (10 key) too little keys you can use to bind to meaning you can't really get a comfortable keybind set up when playing with keyboard at all. Kizuna is cute though as are the songs. I sadly don't have VR I bet this game is actually worth the price considering that, but I cannot judge that. So, if you're just a PC player like me then I can't recommend it. For me, I got it on sale and cuz I like Kizuna so I will play it occasionally but not a lot, and I feel it's okay like that. But if you're just looking for a rhtyhm game to sink your teeth into, there's better choices out there, for sure.