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StepManiaX (abbreviated SMX and pronounced "Step Maniacs") is a rhythm game developed and published by Step Revolution, a studio formed by former developers of In the Groove, ReRave, and Pump It Up Pro. It is considered a spiritual successor to the In the Groove series. The name is a nod to the legacy of the open-source simulator StepMania, as many of the original StepMania developers were involved with the project. StepManiaX is derived from the same codebase, with modifications made to support the new game types, lights, touch support, connectivity, and the custom Android operating system and hardware that dedicated units run on.
| StepManiaX | |
|---|---|
 A StepManiaX Dedicated cabinet | |
| Developer(s) | Step Revolution |
| Engine | StepMania |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | June 10, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Music, Exergaming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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Similar to other stepping or dance-based games, StepManiaX uses a "stage" that the user stands on with certain areas being pressure-sensitive buttons, or "panels". StepManiaX uses five identically sized inputs, arranged similarly to a Directional Pad - Up, Down, Left, Right, and the inclusion of Center.
Players can select between seven different difficulty levels that affect how many inputs are active and the difficulty of patterns displayed. Players can also customize modifiers adjust to their preferred style, such as changing the visual appearance of patterns, how fast patterns appear, background brightness, etc.
The core gameplay involves players stepping on the panel with their feet to correspond with the scrolling arrows (or "Notes") on-screen once they reach the end of beat lines (horizontal bars that move up the screen). During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen towards the end of the play area, towards a set of receptor markers on the sides of the arrow lanes. When these scrolling arrows reach the end, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance stage, and the player is given a judgement for their accuracy of the input. Each note judged has multiple "windows" that it can be categorized into. These, from most accurate to least, are: PERFECT!!, PERFECT, EARLY, LATE, and MISS. Any judgement that is not "PERFECT!!" will show an indicator if the input was registered early or late compared to the intended timing.
Stepping accurately will contribute to the player's life bar, visible on the edge of the screen. Missing notes will cause a player's lifebar to decrease. If a player's lifebar empties entirely, scoring will halt and the song will no longer be able to be "passed" for that player, although the game will still continue until a player manually ends the song or the song completes.
Additional note types are also included with StepManiaX's gameplay.
- Holds - Notes that have longer, extended trails following the initial directional indicator. Players must keep the corresponding direction depressed for the duration of the trail. Similar to Pump It Up, holds continuously generate combo for the player while being held down and also have the ability to be re-stepped on if the player was to accidentally release the hold before being completed. If the player releases the hold at any time, the player will instead receive a yellow "!" judgement, regardless if it is being held at the end. Successfully completing a hold will generate a green checkmark judgement. Continuously failing to hold the indicated direction will decrease the player's health bar significantly, and will continue to deplete until the direction is pressed
- Rolls - Similar in appearance to a hold, but typically displayed visibly as spiky. Rolls display a number of times a panel must be hit before it ends - this is indicated by a number attached to the top of the roll. For example, if the number shows 3, the player must hit that same panel 3 times before that Roll ends.
- Mines - Displayed as a circular shape with a red 'X' through it, these notes must be avoided. The button that the column corresponds to must not be touched (hit or held) at any point until the mine passes. Avoiding the mines generate a checkmark, while failing to avoid generate a "X" that punishes the player. Avoiding mines will award the player a small point value.
- Pits - Combining both Holds and Mines, pits are "long mines" that will punish a player if they hold down the indicated direction while the pit is scrolling past the end of the playfield. Continuously holding down a direction while a pit is active will punish a player by severely decreasing their health bar the longer it is held. Completely avoiding a pit will award the player a small point value.
- Lifts - Typically placed at the end of a hold. Appropriately named, the player is expected to lift off the panel at the precise time the lift reaches the end of the playfield. Successfully lifting will reward a green checkmark judgement and a small point bonus, while failing to do so will reward a yellow "!" and no points.
Completing a song while a player still has energy remaining in their health bar will award a "pass" to the player. The player is taken to the Results Screen, which rates the player's performance with a star rating (between one and six stars, with a specialized design for players who achieve the maximum score of 100,000 points), the points earned (between 0 and 100,000, which can be interpreted as a percentage by dividing by 1000), and specific judgement statistics.
Modes
There are seven modes to play:
| MODE | Format | Panels | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | Single | 3 | 1-6 |
| EASY | Single | 5 | 6-13 |
| HARD | Single | 5 | 13-20 |
| WILD | Single | 5 | 19-27 |
| DUAL | Double | 6 | 2-23 |
| FULL | Double | 10 | 7-28 |
| TEAM | Double | 10 | 9-28 |
For single-stage format, beginner mode exists to get newcomers to play and cater to freestylers, while using just three panels: left, center, and right. Easy adds the up and down panels, making all five panels available to play. Hard makes the different colored rhythm panels more common and may add a few advanced features like pits. Wild further increasing the difficulty while making additional features more common.
Unlike single-pad, double-stage formats have no difficulty restrictions. Dual Mode is a new mode introduced to dance games that uses six panels, with both ups and downs not present. Full Mode uses all ten panels. Team Mode is like Full, but requires two players to play based on the color of the panels, with both players sharing the same lifebar and same score.
During development, "Beginner" mode was titled "Basic". This was later updated to ease new players into the game. The original difficulty scale was also adjusted from a 1-10 scale to allow for more range in Beginner and Easy charts.
Announced at IAAPA 2022, + (plus) charts such as Hard+ will be added to songs. Although rare and on certain songs, this is intended to fill the void on difficulty gaps.
On May 22, 2023, the StepManiaX mobile app began allowing users to create their own Edit charts for songs and share them with other users.
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Development of StepManiaX started with stage development in early 2015. Several different designs were prototyped using various sensor technologies, including an aluminum slim-line stage. This design was officially shown to the public by project lead Kyle Ward in early 2016.[1] Later that year, the retail version of the stage was shown, sporting a thicker, more durable steel stage design. During this period, the StepManiaX software was being developed in tandem with hardware development. The goal of the software was to create a simple interface that was accessible for all ranges of players. The game then grew its design to appeal to a wide variety of locations: Home, Health & Fitness, Education, Competitive E-Sports, and Family Recreation.[2] The title StepManiaX was selected to focus on the aerobic stepping aspect of the game.
The game's first public showing was during MAGFest 2017.[3][4]
StepManiaX was released in June 2017, but access to the game was very limited. Initially targeting fitness and recreational facilities, the game was installed at various family-oriented locations. During this time, the all-in-one cabinet design was exhibited at various trade fairs and gaming events like Gamescom 2017[5] as sales were limited due to stock shortages and gauging interest with distribution partners. Multiple waves of sales for consumer use eventually led to home users acquiring hardware, as sales were not limited to organizations or certain environments.[6] The following year, a coin-operated version of the game premiered at 8 on the Break as an initial location and hardware test.[7] This cabinet revision also premiered commercially at IAAPA 2019.[8] Since then, the game is available directly via the developer's web store[9] and through various distribution partners.[10][11][12][13]
Step Revolution unveiled a new, larger, cabinet model IAAPA 2022 known as the "StepManiaX Deluxe" model.[14] It features a 65" touchscreen display, dynamic lighting show, and an improved sound system over the Dedicated model.
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There are currently three StepManiaX cabinet models available:
- Compact (formerly All-In-One) cabinet models are designed for free play. They feature a 43" touch screen monitor and a 2.1 sound system. All-In-One cabinet models are the sole models featuring headphone ports, with one for each player along with individual volume control.
- Dedicated cabinet models are designed for free or paid play, as they accept token coins or equivalent. The monitor is identical to the one used in Compact cabinet models, but Dedicated cabinet models feature a 4.2 sound system and a larger cabinet console.
- Deluxe cabinet models were announced at IAAPA Expo 2022. They feature a 65" touch screen monitor and an 8.1 sound system. Like the Dedicated cabinet models, they support free or paid play.
While StepManiaX is intended to act as a complete product that includes both the game and the hardware needed to play it, individual parts can be bought and used on their own with other products.
The StepManiaX stage features five pressable panels by default: Up, down, left, right, and center. An additional kit can be purchased to make the diagonal directions pressable, and there is also a kit that can convert it to play 5-panel games that traditionally have rectangular panels, like Pump It Up. An additional stage can be purchased to play game modes that require two stages, such as "Double" mode in many 4-panel dance games.
The stage is fully compatible with various simulators such as StepMania, Project OutFox, MAME, or any application capable of using HID Joystick input.
Due to its breakout wiring, StepManiaX stages can be modified to completely bypass the USB output and natively work with other I/O solutions. This allows stages to be used with older home consoles, or even as replacements for stages on official Pump It Up cabinets.[15]
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The soundtrack style for StepManiaX is similar in approach to other dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up, and In The Groove. The soundtrack generally consists of higher tempo music with easy to follow beats and well-defined rhythms. The song selection consists of newer songs that have never appeared in other music games, as well as older licenses that have also appeared in other music games. Alongside these older licenses are newer songs made by the same artists who worked on other music games, such as: Naoki Maeda, the original sound director for Dance Dance Revolution; Yahpp, one of the original members of Pump It Up's in-house production group BanYa; and Kyle Ward, the original sound director of In The Groove.
StepManiaX originally launched with a soundtrack of 80 songs, consisting of 52 standard songs and 28 premium songs.[16][17] Premium songs are only available with a purchase from the arcade operator. Starting on March 5, 2018, StepManiaX started receiving free content updates, with the update schedule moving to a monthly cadence in April 2020.
As of August 23, 2024[update], StepManiaX features a total of 447 songs consisting of 416 standard songs, 28 premium songs, and 3 free DLC songs. This does not include the four songs which were removed on August 17, 2021, prior to the release of update #19.
| StepManiaX Songlist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song Name | Artist | Update Version | Notes |
| All Of Me ~Handz Up Radio Mix~ | Klubbmover | Launch | 🔑 |
| Ba Be Loo Be La | Kristeen | Launch | ⭐ |
| Bagpipe | A-Moe | Launch | |
| Be My Hero | Freezer | Launch | |
| Birdie | Doolittle | Launch | ♥️ |
| Blow My Mind | Alphadelta | Launch | ⭐ |
| Bounce ~Melbournce Bounce Project Remix~ | Crew 7 | Launch | 🔑 |
| Burning Tonight | Krystal | Launch | 🔑 ♣️ |
| Can't Get Enough | Miradey | Launch | 🔑 |
| Can't Let Go | Jenna Drey | Launch | |
| Change The World | Nathalie & Jim Lukas | Launch | |
| Cowbell Rock | Pyramyth | Launch | ♣️ |
| Crazy Baby ~2008 Club Edit~ | Fantasy Project | Launch | ♣️ |
| Dabbi Doo | Ni-Ni | Launch | ⭐ |
| Dance Vibrations | Elpis | Launch | ⭐ |
| Dancing Circus | Brisby & Jingles | Launch | 🔑 |
| Day After Day ~De-Grees Rmx Edit~ | Rikah | Launch | 🔑 |
| Don't Stop My Music Tonight | David Dima | Launch | 🔑 |
| Dream A Dream ~Cheeky Trax UK Remix~ | Captain Jack | Launch | † |
| Dreaming | Rameses B feat. Holly Drummond | Launch | ♣️ |
| Dynamo | Oscillator X | Launch | ♣️ |
| Emotion | Smiley | Launch | |
| Endless Day | Verona | Launch | 🔑 |
| Everything is Changing ~Verano Remix Edit~ | Rikah | Launch | 🔑 |
| Firewalker | Xenon | Launch | 🔑 |
| Flight of the Bumblebee | MonstDeath | Launch | |
| Frozen Fire | Kbit | Launch | |
| Funny Love (Filatov & Karas Remix) | Dan Balan | Launch | |
| Get Down | Kairo Kingdom | Launch | ♣️ |
| Girlz Night Out ~Andy Harding Club Mix~ | Jenna Drey | Launch | |
| Got The Rhythm | Fracus & Darwin feat. Becca Hossany | Launch | ♣️ |
| Hard Fast Disco | Darwin | Launch | ♣️ [nb 1] |
| Hyper Hyper | Smiley | Launch | |
| I Love You Baby | Pandera | Launch | ⭐ |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King | KaW | Launch | ♣️ |
| Indignation | Auvic feat. Pipo Fernandez | Launch | |
| It Gets Better | Eskimo feat. Maria Merete | Launch | ♣️ |
| Joanna | Crazy Loop | Launch | ♣️ |
| Land of The Lost | Banzai | Launch | ♣️ |
| Licky Licky | Crispy | Launch | |
| Lights Go Down | Less Affair | Launch | 🔑 ♣️ |
| Link Line | Asterisk | Launch | |
| Look Into My Eyes | Rabih | Launch | 🔑 |
| Lucky Star | Miradey | Launch | 🔑 |
| Made In China | Vitas & Sergey Pudovkin | Launch | |
| Medicine 2013 ~Crew 7 Edit~ | Kim Leoni | Launch | 🔑 ♣️ |
| Mexi Mexi | Mozquito | Launch | ⭐ |
| Million Feelings | Chriss Floren | Launch | ♣️ |
| Monody | TheFatRat feat. Laura Brehm | Launch | ♣️ |
| Moonstone | Virgill | Launch | ⭐ |
| My Freedom | Rayman Rave & Nika Lenina | Launch | 🔑 |
| Origin | Stallian | Launch | 🔑 |
| Party All Night | KaW & Sam-I-Am | Launch | ⭐ |
| Party People ~KaW Hands Up Edit~ | Oscillator X | Launch | |
| Party People (Turn it Up) | Andy Stroke | Launch | 🔑 |
| Personal Reality | Auvic | Launch | |
| Ready To Fly | Aleky | Launch | 🔑 ♣️ |
| Remember December | Smiley | Launch | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Reminds Me of Home | Stallian | Launch | 🔑 |
| Revenge | MonstDeath | Launch | |
| Rockslaves | Leo Pigot & Rinat Crane | Launch | ♣️ |
| Run Away | Avejio | Launch | 🔑 |
| Save My World | Stephy | Launch | 🔑 |
| Secret 2K12 | Rene Ablaze feat. Jacinta | Launch | 🔑 |
| Shoulda ~Tale & Dutch House Remix~ | SUNN | Launch | 🔑 |
| Show Me Your Moves | Auvic feat. Pipo Fernandez | Launch | [nb 2] |
| Start & Paws | Oscillator X | Launch | ♣️ |
| Sun Goes Down | Landomania | Launch | 🔑 |
| That Night ~D-R Remix~ | Eskimo and Icebird | Launch | |
| The 7th Element (Zariis 2015 Remake) | Vitas | Launch | |
| The Last Time | Zariis | Launch | |
| The Rainmaker ~Remix Edit~ | Doug Laurent | Launch | 🔑 |
| Think Thousand Thoughts | Auvic | Launch | |
| Time is Ticking | Elpis feat. Black Elway | Launch | |
| Time To Fly | Cindy Cooper | Launch | 🔑 |
| Twins | Martin Eriksson feat. Ellee | Launch | 🔑 |
| Unity | TheFatRat | Launch | |
| We Are The Sun | Maui & Crizz feat. Gerald G. | Launch | 🔑 |
| What Happened To Love (Mig & Rizzo Club Mix) | Denine | Launch | ♣️ |
| Who | KaW | Launch | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Y Don't U | Deeper Territory | Launch | ♣️ |
| Zodiac | Banzai | Launch | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Big Blue Bouncy Ball | Mr. Blue | March 5, 2018 | |
| Ignition Starts | KaW | March 5, 2018 | ♣️ |
| One Step Further | Jenna Drey | March 5, 2018 | ♣️ |
| Surf | Hyper Potions | March 5, 2018 | |
| Agent Blatant | Ernest + Julio | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Bloodrush | TeknoDred | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Da Roots | Mind Reflection | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Determinator | Dust Devil | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Disconnected Disco | Kid Whatever | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Drifting Away | Filo Bedo | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Fleadh Uncut | Ian Parker | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Flying High | Filo Bedo | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Gallecode | Novus | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Go 60 Go | Takoyaki | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Hispanic Panic | Chucho Merchan | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Holy Guacamole | Chucho Merchan | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| I Think I Like That Sound | Kid Whatever | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Ize Pie | Headtwist & Pump | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Land of the Rising Sun | Spacekatz | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| My Life Is So Crazy | Initial P | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Psalm Pilot | Jason Creasey | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Reactor | Jason Creasey | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| ROM-eo & Juli8 | Nina | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Soapy Bubble | Fragmentz | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Spin Chicken | Freebie & The Bean | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| Temple of Boom | Yannis Kamarinos | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| This is Rock and Roll | DJ Zombie | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ |
| While tha Rekkid Spinz | DJ Zombie | August 17, 2018 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Crazy Loop (Mm Ma Ma) | Crazy Loop | August 19, 2018 | ♣️ |
| I Feel Sun | Gyrlie | August 19, 2018 | |
| Paradise | Smiley | August 19, 2018 | ♣️ |
| Pop4 (Darwin Remix) | Vibes & Wishdokta | August 19, 2018 | † |
| Ra | Banzai | August 19, 2018 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Bad 4 My Health | Bassmonkeys & Soulsilver feat. J.D. ROX | August 22, 2018 | ♣️ |
| Get Busy | Bassmonkeys & Bianca Lindgren | August 22, 2018 | ♣️ |
| I'll Show You Loving | Bassmonkeys feat. Natasha Anderson | August 22, 2018 | ♣️ |
| Click Bait | S3RL Feat. Gl!TCH | June 12, 2019 | |
| Dies irae | Jason Creasey | June 12, 2019 | |
| Ladybug | Coconut | June 12, 2019 | ⭐ |
| Paranormal | Inspector K | June 12, 2019 | ♣️ |
| Sunshine | Triple J | June 12, 2019 | † ♥️ |
| Sweet World | Omega Men | June 12, 2019 | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Darkness | Sanxion7 | January 8, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Eternus | Sanxion7 | January 8, 2020 | † ♥️ |
| Feel The Melody | S3RL feat. Sara | January 8, 2020 | |
| Gargoyle | Sanxion7 | January 8, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Mellow | Rikki & DAZ | January 8, 2020 | ♥️ |
| Pink Fuzzy Bunnies | Wonderboy | January 8, 2020 | ⭐ |
| Rainspark | Sanxion7 | January 8, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Zenith | Sanxion7 | January 8, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Be Alive (Raaban Inc. Remix) | Stian K | February 15, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Boom Boom Dollars (Factory Eurotrance Remix) | King Kong & D'Jungle Girls | February 15, 2020 | † |
| Do U Love Me | DJ Doo | February 15, 2020 | ♥️ |
| Feels Just Like That Night | Eskimo & Icebird Feat. Maria Merete | February 15, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Hanky Panky (E=MC2 Mix) | Jenny Rom | February 15, 2020 | ⭐ |
| July (EuroMix) | Smiley | February 15, 2020 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| The Beginning | DJ Doo | February 15, 2020 | ♥️ |
| Utopia | Smiley | February 15, 2020 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Xuxa | Smiley | February 15, 2020 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Ari Oh | Jenny Kee | April 2, 2020 | |
| Beautiful Man | Radiorama | April 2, 2020 | |
| Become Astral | Ash Astral | April 2, 2020 | |
| Bumble Bee | Bambee | April 2, 2020 | † |
| Coming Out | Playmaker feat. Robina | April 2, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Dizzy | Balduin & Wolfgang Lohr feat. Alanna | April 2, 2020 | |
| Never Gonna Make | Morgana | April 2, 2020 | † |
| Waka Laka | Jenny Rom VS. The Zippers | April 2, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Bang Bang Bang (Handsup Style Mix) | DCX | May 6, 2020 | |
| Dance Boom Boom (The Factory Eurobeat Mix) | Tipsy & Tipsy | May 6, 2020 | |
| Flash In The Night | Flashman | May 6, 2020 | † |
| Hero | Miss Papaya | May 6, 2020 | † |
| Monolith | Affinity | May 6, 2020 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Nightmoves | Playmaker | May 6, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Senorita (Speedy Mix) | Jenny Rom | May 6, 2020 | ‡ |
| Typical Tropical | Bambee | May 6, 2020 | † ♥️ |
| Who R You (Beat You Edit) | Leo Pigot | May 6, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Whoopsy Daisy | Wolfgang Lohr & Balduin feat. Sebastian Daws | May 6, 2020 | |
| Young Forever | Rebecca | May 6, 2020 | † |
| A Sign (Factory Eurobeat Team Mix) | Tipsy & Tipsy | June 17, 2020 | |
| Esperanza | KaW | June 17, 2020 | ⭐ |
| Ghosts (Vincent De Moor Mix) | Tenth Planet | June 17, 2020 | † |
| Justify My Love | Tess | June 17, 2020 | † |
| Move It Groove It | KaW feat. Sam-I-Am | June 17, 2020 | ⭐ |
| Movin On | Ellen Gee | June 17, 2020 | † |
| Pink Dinosaur | Miss Papaya | June 17, 2020 | † |
| The Saint Goes Marching (Helix Remix 2020 Edit) | The Saint | June 17, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Anubis | Banzai | July 24, 2020 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Bandito | Remorse Code | July 24, 2020 | |
| Bye Bye Baby Balloon | Joga | July 24, 2020 | † |
| Dam Dariram | Joga | July 24, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Electric | The DNC feat. Miss Amani | July 24, 2020 | ⭐ ♣️ |
| Exotica | Banzai | July 24, 2020 | ⭐ |
| Music & Police | CJ Crew & KaW feat. Christian D. | July 24, 2020 | † ‡ |
| No Princess | Lynn | July 24, 2020 | ♥️ |
| So Deep (Perfect Sphere Remix) | Silvertear | July 24, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Stay | Tess | July 24, 2020 | † |
| Summer Night In Seattle | Jenna Drey | July 24, 2020 | ♣️ |
| We're Getting Faster | Darwin feat. Fraz | July 24, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Your Own Destiny | Entity & Darwin | July 24, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Come On Now | Miss Amani | August 26, 2020 | |
| Devil Inside | CRMNL | August 26, 2020 | |
| Dam Dadi Doo | Fantasy Project | August 26, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Dolphin Talk | Pyramyth | August 26, 2020 | |
| Fantasy | Melissa | August 26, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Get Lifted | Hot Kicks | August 26, 2020 | |
| In My Dreams | Rebecca | August 26, 2020 | [nb 3] |
| Living In America | Rose & John | August 26, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Speed Over Beethoven | Rose | August 26, 2020 | ‡ |
| Classic Madness | Fracus & Darwin | September 30, 2020 | |
| Dopamine (Tale & Dutch Remix) | You In Mind | September 30, 2020 | |
| Equinox | Mage | September 30, 2020 | |
| Give Into | Nutronic | September 30, 2020 | |
| I Want Your Balalaika | The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan | September 30, 2020 | |
| India's Glitch | Kirill Gramada | September 30, 2020 | |
| July Redux | Entity | September 30, 2020 | |
| Life Ride | Pyramyth | September 30, 2020 | |
| Mozart Is Back | Rose | September 30, 2020 | |
| My Baby Mama | Anquette | September 30, 2020 | † |
| Nothing Gonna Stop | Micky | September 30, 2020 | † |
| Silence | Fracus & Darwin | September 30, 2020 | |
| Black Magic | Matduke | October 29, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Crime Time | CJ Crew & KaW feat. Sedge | October 29, 2020 | † |
| Magic Mystery Tour | KaW feat. Paula Terry | October 29, 2020 | |
| Night of Fright (Spooky Edit) | Justin Corza & 420 | October 29, 2020 | |
| Nightmare (Mage Remix) | FSJ feat. Tara Louise | October 29, 2020 | |
| Pretty Ugly (Jump Smokers Remix) | Yenn | October 29, 2020 | ♣️ |
| Riddimino | Philstep | October 29, 2020 | |
| Sky High | Lucyfer | October 29, 2020 | † |
| Warrior | Kirill Gramada | October 29, 2020 | |
| MAX428 | Omega | October 29, 2020 | |
| Arcade Run | Perfect Sphere | November 28, 2020 | |
| Bring Your Lovin Back | Fracus | November 28, 2020 | |
| Confusion | Tess | November 28, 2020 | |
| Doh! | Tale & Dutch | November 28, 2020 | |
| Hypnosis (BanYa Buzz Edit) | Colin Kiddy | November 28, 2020 | ⭐ |
| I'm Crazy For Your Love | Black Eva | November 28, 2020 | |
| Into My Dream (Kaveh Azizi Remix) | Lagoona | November 28, 2020 | ⭐ |
| No Nobody's Love | Joga | November 28, 2020 | |
| Bazookistan | The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan | December 20, 2020 | |
| Electro Asia | Re-venge Phoenix | December 20, 2020 | |
| Megalovania (Chime Remix) | Toby Fox | December 20, 2020 | [nb 4] |
| My Generation (Fat Beat Mix) | Captain Jack | December 20, 2020 | † |
| Nori Nori Nori | Judy Crystal | December 20, 2020 | † ‡ |
| Russian Roulette | Darwin | December 20, 2020 | |
| Spaceman | Bambee & Lynn | December 20, 2020 | ♥️ |
| What Love Feels Like | Leonail | December 20, 2020 | |
| Csikos Post (2021 Yahpp Remix) | BanYa | January 29, 2021 | ⭐ |
| Delirium (T2Kazuya Remix) | Smiley | January 29, 2021 | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Ma Huggies | FIG & Nico Sleator | January 29, 2021 | |
| On My Own | Anamanaguchi feat. HANA | January 29, 2021 | |
| Show U Love | Entity | January 29, 2021 | |
| Take Me Away | Fracus & Darwin | January 29, 2021 | |
| Twelve -True Fix- | Riyu Kosaka | January 29, 2021 | |
| Beethoven Virus (2021 Yahpp Remix) | BanYa | February 26, 2021 | ⭐ |
| BU-44 | Naoki | February 26, 2021 | |
| Charlene | Missing Heart | February 26, 2021 | ♥️ |
| Do It All Night (2003) | E-Rotic | February 26, 2021 | † |
| Fall Silently | Christoph Maitland & Toby Emerson feat. Veela | February 26, 2021 | ♣️ |
| Hip Hop Jam | Indiggo | February 26, 2021 | ♥️ |
| Kagami (T2Kazuya Remix) | KaW | February 26, 2021 | ♥️ |
| Subzero | Donk Terrorist vs. 204 | February 26, 2021 | ♣️ |
| Baby Love Me | Judy Crystal | March 29, 2021 | † |
| Critical Hit | MDK | March 29, 2021 | |
| Forever | Schustin | March 29, 2021 | |
| Summer (Speedy Mix) | Smiley | March 29, 2021 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Temple Of Love | E-Rotic | March 29, 2021 | † |
| The Judgement Day | Naoki feat. Riyu Kosaka | March 29, 2021 | |
| Winter (2021 Yahpp Remix) | BanYa | March 29, 2021 | ⭐ |
| Cryosleep | Machinae Supremacy | April 30, 2021 | ♥️ |
| Destiny | Smiley | April 30, 2021 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| Dr. M (2021 Yahpp Remix) | BanYa | April 30, 2021 | ⭐ |
| Glowing In The Night (90's Radio Edit) | Schustin | April 30, 2021 | ⭐ |
| In The Heat Of The Night | E-Rotic | April 30, 2021 | † |
| Katana Fighter | Electron | April 30, 2021 | |
| Sky High | DJ Miko | April 30, 2021 | † ‡ |
| Brutalisphere | Machinae Supremacy | May 28, 2021 | |
| Butterfly | Swingrowers | May 28, 2021 | |
| Cartoon Heroes (Speedy Mix) | Barbie Young | May 28, 2021 | ‡ |
| Melancholy Vision | DE-SIRE | May 28, 2021 | |
| Operator | Miss Papaya | May 28, 2021 | † ♥️ |
| Show U | M-Project | May 28, 2021 | |
| Step Up Amadeus (2021 Yahpp Remix) | BanYa | May 28, 2021 | ⭐ |
| Test My Best | E-Rotic | May 28, 2021 | † |
| Kick It Man | KaW feat. DAZ | June 4, 2021 | † |
| If You Can Say Goodbye (Factory Team Mix) | Kate Project | Update #17 | † |
| Liquify | Toby Emerson | Update #17 | |
| Paradox (StepManiaX Mix) | Naoki feat. Riyu Kosaka | Update #17 | |
| Queen Of Light | E-Rotic | Update #17 | ♥️ ♣️ |
| Ring The Alarm | M-Project & Signal | Update #17 | |
| Say What (Pisk Electro Swing Remix) | Cut Capers | Update #17 | |
| Contrast | Donk Terrorist vs. Daniel Seven | Update #18 | |
| Jukebox | Swingrowers | Update #18 | |
| Kinky Boots | Daz Sampson & Nona | Update #18 | |
| op13 -type one- | riddle | Update #18 | |
| Turn Me On | E-Rotic | Update #18 | † |
| Boomerang | Miss V | Update #19 | |
| Canon D.2 | Yahpp | Update #19 | ⭐ |
| Closer To Heaven | Neonne | Update #19 | ⭐ |
| Give You Love (Bounce Enforcerz Remix) | Daz Sampson & Katya Ocean | Update #19 | |
| Grab It While We Can | FantastixX | Update #19 | |
| Never Ending Story | DJ AC/DC | Update #19 | † |
| William Tell | Quiqman | Update #19 | |
| 403 (Tokyo 2021) | Naoki Underground | Update #20 | |
| Disco High (Scorccio Hot Vox Mix) | Ultimate Heights | Update #20 | |
| Follow My Pamp | Andrea Damante feat. Adam Clay | Update #20 | |
| Robot World | Oscillator X | Update #20 | |
| Saberdance | Quiqman | Update #20 | |
| Say Na Na Na | Serhat | Update #20 | |
| Watch Out | Victoria | Update #20 | ⭐ |
| Business Wars | Quiqman feat. Eternal JK Yoripi-chan | Update #21 | |
| Get Up'n Move | S & K | Update #21 | † ‡ |
| Insane (Stephan F Remix) | Niko Noise | Update #21 | |
| Lay It Down (Fresno Edit) | Tchorta & Gui Boratto | Update #21 | ⭐ |
| Pump The Rhythm (Scorccio Hot Edit) | Ultimate Heights | Update #21 | |
| We Do This Dance | Victoria | Update #21 | ⭐ |
| Cyber-Kyoto- | Re-venG | Update #22 | |
| Don't Stop | S & K | Update #22 | |
| Everybody 2 The Sun (Scorccio Hot Edit) | Ultimate Heights | Update #22 | [nb 5] |
| High On Your Love | Safura | Update #22 | |
| Kalinka | Quiqman | Update #22 | |
| Silent Movie (Odd Chap Remix) | Little Violet | Update #22 | |
| Take Take | Miss V | Update #22 | |
| The Naughty Song | Oscillator X | Update #22 | ♣️ |
| Everybody Dance (Scorccio Hot Edit) | X-Rated | Update #23 | |
| I Met You | DJ Cosmin, Ole Bott, Ammagin feat. Simon Erics | Update #23 | |
| Katyusha (Russian Key Edit) | Schustin | Update #23 | |
| Sing It Again | Kirk Monteux | Update #23 | |
| Bubbles | Tokyo Machine | Update #24 | |
| Outbreak | Feint feat. Mylk | Update #24 | |
| Shiawase | Dion Timmer | Update #24 | |
| The Shrimps | Vertigini | Update #24 | |
| 7th Trip (80's-00's) | NM underground artifact | Update #25 | |
| Fade Out | Bensley | Update #25 | |
| Here For You | PIXL feat. Q'AILA | Update #25 | |
| Recovery | JMCX | Update #25 | |
| Dystopia 2077 | F.O.O.L & The Forgotten | Update #26 | |
| Moonlight | PIXY | Update #26 | |
| Press Start | MDK | Update #26 | |
| The Call of Wilderness | Electron | Update #26 | |
| Just Do It | Swingrowers | Update #27 | |
| Liberar Vida | Scorccia | Update #27 | |
| Meta Dreadnaught | Machinae Supremacy | Update #27 | |
| We Got The Moves | Electric Callboy | Update #27 | |
| Dark Fenix | DE-SIRE | Update #27 | |
| Art City | Virgill | Update #28 | ⭐ |
| Bewitched | PIXY | Update #28 | |
| Cosmic Drive | Quiqman | Update #28 | |
| Have Fun | Rameses B | Update #28 | ♣️ |
| Pump It | Electric Callboy | Update #28 | |
| All For One | IVD x Dee Dee x Kenny Hayes | Update #29 | |
| How We Win | FWLR | Update #29 | |
| Ooh La La La | E-Rotic | Update #29 | |
| Stop Me | Natsume Oki | Update #29 | |
| Villain | PIXY | Update #29 | |
| VTubers Never Die! (RE-incarnation MIX) | Naoki & Eternal JK Yoripi-chan feat. Riyu Kosaka | Update #29 | [nb 6] |
| Para-Symptoms | 165 | Update #30 | |
| Rainbow Rave Parade | Chime | Update #30 | |
| Space Boy | Rameses B, Feint & Veela | Update #30 | |
| Trigger | CraXy | Update #30 | |
| Bust It Out | FWLR | Update #31 | |
| Demon's World | CJ Crew | Update #31 | |
| Energizer | ZiGZaG | Update #31 | ♥️ ⭐ |
| TURBO | Tokyo Machine | Update #31 | |
| Dance | Sophon | Update #32 | |
| Only You | Dexter King feat. Alexis Donn | Update #32 | |
| STOP! & Go | Onyx | Update #32 | ⭐ |
| Vodka | The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra of Bazookistan | Update #32 | |
| Good Feeling | More Plastic & imallryt | Update #33 | |
| INEEDU | Teddy Killerz | Update #33 | |
| Right Into You | The Tech Team | Update #33 | |
| WYGD | Bishu | Update #33 | |
| Midnight Train | More Plastic & Tylah Winyard | Update #33 | |
| Get Busy | KOYOTIE | Update #34 | [nb 7] |
| Ievan Polka | Quiqman feat. Chihiro Kawakami | Update #34 | [nb 8] |
| Lemmings On The Run | E-Rotic | Update #34 | ♥️ |
| Orbit | Ellis | Update #34 | |
| Perks | Bibi Gold | Update #34 | |
| Crab Rave | Noisestorm | Update #35 | |
| Born to Run | Red Parker | Update #35 | |
| EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) | Re-venG | Update #35 | |
| Forever and a Day (Fracus & Darwin Remix) | Dy5on Feat. Silver Angelina | Update #35 | |
| Hava Nagila | Quiqman | Update #35 | |
| Therapy | Conro | Update #35 | |
| Bambole (Ole) | Papa Gonzales | Update #36 | ⭐ |
| Bassline Shatter | M-Project & S2i8 | Update #36 | |
| Just Dance | Bad Computer | Update #36 | |
| Make It Tonight | Fracus & Darwin feat. Jake | Update #36 | |
| Northern Lights | Saxsquatch | Update #36 | |
| Do My Thing | PRTY ANML | Update #37 | |
| Down Low | Hr. Troels x Felix Schorn | Update #37 | |
| Nothing Else Matters | Katya Ocean | Update #37 | |
| Samurai | Rameses B | Update #37 | |
| Techno World | NAOKI underground | Update #37 | |
| 2NITE | nanobii | Update #38 | |
| A Little Love | Glitterati | Update #38 | |
| Blackstar | Celldweller | Update #38 | |
| Stockholm To Bombay | Dr. Bombay | Update #38 | |
| Work | Stella Mwangi | Update #38 | |
| Love Arcade (Dance 'n' Thrash SMX Edit) | Bending Grid | Update #39 | |
| Poco Loco | Carlito | Update #39 | ⭐ |
| Rad | Tokyo Machine | Update #39 | |
| Sirens | RENOLD X Scarlett | Update #39 | |
| The Other Side | Au5 & Chime | Update #39 | |
| Arsene's Bazaar | James Landino | Update #40 | |
| Every Little Thing | Conro | Update #40 | |
| Galactical | Tokyo Machine | Update #40 | |
| Love | Ari Dayan | Update #40 | |
| Night In Motion | Cubic 22 | Update #40 | † |
| Asian Night In 20XX | NM Japan | Update #41 | |
| Dream of You | Bishu | Update #41 | |
| Fiesta Night | Carlito | Update #41 | |
| Swipe | Felix Schorn | Update #41 | |
| UFO | Little Sis Nora & S3RL | Update #41 | |
| All Starts Now | Laurell | Update #42 | |
| Breathe Me Back To Life | Stonebank feat. Lena Sue | Update #42 | |
| Candy Pop | Luv Limited NM | Update #42 | |
| The 7 Jump | Ken-D | Update #42 | † |
| To Your Beat | S3RL feat. Hannah Fortune | Update #42 | |
| Do It Like That | Mad Circuit, LG (Team Genius), Sereda | Update #43 | |
| Keep On Dancing | BEAUZ feat. Heleen | Update #43 | |
| Low Workout | Fracus & Darwin | Update #43 | |
| Stars | James Landino | Update #43 | |
| Y2Z | Affinity | Update #43 | ⭐ |
| Boogeyman | Wizardz of Oz | Update #44 | |
| Halloween Scream | Bigshot Bo And The Swing Crusaders | Update #44 | |
| The Bass & The Melody | S3RL | Update #44 | |
| Under The Bed | Macks Wolf X Tatsunoshin | Update #44 | |
| BLEEP BLOOP | Tokyo Machine | Update #45 | |
| Elysium | Scott Brown | Update #45 | |
| Party | ChildsPlay | Update #45 | |
| Supernova | Laszlo | Update #45 | |
| Jingle Bell Rock | KaW feat. Bobby Helms | Update #46 | |
| Definition of a Badboy | Scott Brown | Update #47 | |
| Kibo | Dion Timmer | Update #47 | |
| Let's Remember | N.M.R | Update #47 | |
| Never Let You Down (StepManiaX Edit) | BEAUZ, Miles Away, & RYYZN | Update #47 | |
| Fearless | Rolling Quartz | Update #48 | |
| Got Good Vibes | MO XO | Update #48 | |
| Tick Tock (Quickdrop Remix) | Technikore | Update #48 | |
| Truth or Dare | PIXY | Update #48 | |
| Zen | Re-venG | Update #48 | |
| Beat It | from20 | Update #49 | |
| Electronic City Pops | TOKYO twilight scene | Update #49 | |
| Heaven On Earth | HELLO GLOOM | Update #49 | |
| Music Is Moving | Tatsunoshin | Update #49 | |
| My Salsa | Carlito | Update #49 | |
| Big Boss | Big Boss | Update #50 | |
| Color My Love | Fun Fun | Update #50 | |
| FAR OUT | Tokyo Machine | Update #50 | |
| Herrscher Of Finality | Omega | Update #50 | |
| What Ya Gonna Do | Scott Brown | Update #50 | [nb 9] |
| Accelerate | Teminite & Skybreak | Update #51 | |
| Bad Revenge | from20 | Update #51 | |
| Fly Me High | @pple & Pie | Update #51 | |
| Mothership | F.O.O.L & SKUM | Update #51 | |
| Rock Me Forever | Nevada | Update #51 | |
| Dancing In The Dark | HELLO GLOOM | Update #52 | |
| DMT | Technikore | Update #52 | |
| Everybody Get Up | Tempo feat. Manola | Update #52 | |
| SPEED KING | David Kane | Update #52 | |
| Where Did You Go | Tatsunoshin | Update #52 | |
| Burbank Nights | Dirtyphonics | Update #53 | |
| DJ Party | BB Hayes | Update #53 | ♥️ |
| Falling In Love | No Hero & Nino Rivera | Update #53 | |
| Need You | Nostalgix | Update #53 | |
| Take Me Away (Summa Jae Remix) | Dougal | Update #53 | |
| Way to Rio | Tony T | Update #53 | |
| Angel | Wynona | Update #54 | |
| Daydream | Danny Leax | Update #54 | |
| Drum 'N' Bossa (2007 Vocal Edit) | Carbuncle | Update #54 | |
| GOAT | 2BT3K | Update #54 | |
| Hero of the Night | David Kane | Update #54 | |
| Love Toxic ~quiet passion~ | FACTOR-X | Update #55 | |
| Lunatic | BLACK HOLE | Update #55 | |
| Parallel Universe | Omega | Update #55 | |
| Paranoid | 180 | Update #55 | |
| 戦国 (Sengoku) | Re-venG | Update #55 | |
| Baila Bolero | Fun Fun | Update #56 | |
| Be Alright | Red Parker | Update #56 | |
| Set My Heart On Fire | Rocket Man | Update #56 | |
| Total Nuclear Annihilation (SMX Remix) | Scott Danesi | Update #56 | |
| StepManiaX Update History (since June 28, 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Update Version | Release Date |
| Update #17 | June 28, 2021 |
| Update #18 | August 3, 2021 |
| Update #19 | September 2, 2021 |
| Update #20 | October 8, 2021 |
| Update #21 | November 10, 2021 |
| Update #22 | December 30, 2021 |
| Update #23 | February 6, 2022 |
| Update #24 | March 1, 2022 |
| Update #25 | March 29, 2022 |
| Update #26 | April 28, 2022 |
| Update #27 | June 3, 2022 |
| Update #28 | June 29, 2022 |
| Update #29 | July 25, 2022 |
| Update #30 | August 23, 2022 |
| Update #31 | August 24, 2022 |
| Update #32 | September 30, 2022 |
| Update #33 | October 28, 2022 |
| Update #34 | November 16, 2022 |
| Update #35 | January 6, 2023 |
| Update #36 | February 10, 2023 |
| Update #37 | March 27, 2023 |
| Update #38 | April 29, 2023 |
| Update #39 | May 26, 2023 |
| Update #40 | June 25, 2023 |
| Update #41 | July 27, 2023 |
| Update #42 | September 5, 2023 |
| Update #43 | October 6, 2023 |
| Update #44 | October 26, 2023 |
| Update #45 | November 15, 2023 |
| Update #46 | December 11, 2023 |
| Update #47 | January 16, 2024 |
| Update #48 | February 29, 2024 |
| Update #49 | March 30, 2024 |
| Update #50 | May 3, 2024 |
| Update #51 | June 7, 2024 |
| Update #52 | July 10, 2024 |
| Update #53 | August 23, 2024 |
| Update #54 | September 29, 2024 |
| Update #55 | October 24, 2024 |
| Update #56 | November 21, 2024 |
| Removed Songs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Name | Artist | Release Date | Date Removed | Notes |
| All It Takes | Zariis | Launch | August 17, 2021 | |
| Hurry Up! | MonstDeath | Launch | August 17, 2021 | Remix of "Sabre Dance" by Aram Khachaturian |
| Sinxorder | MonstDeath | Launch | August 17, 2021 | |
| Chica Bomb | Dan Balan | August 19, 2018 | August 17, 2021 | Also in ♣️ |
Notes:
- † This song is featured in Dance Dance Revolution other than Extreme.
- ‡ This song is featured in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme.
- ♥️ This song is featured in the In the Groove series.
- ⭐ This song is featured in the Pump It Up series.
- ♣️ This song is featured in ReRave.
- 🔑 This song must be purchased by the arcade operator.
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StepManiaX has been met with generally positive reviews, both for its hardware and the game itself, compared to other dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution and Pump It Up.
In 2018, Wilcox Arcade stated that StepManiaX is welcoming to the American arcade industry,[18][19] while Arcade Heroes reported that the booth seemed popular with vendors at IAAPA 2021.[20]
Gemu Baka praised the machine during his time at BASHCon 2020 as the best alternative to Dance Dance Revolution, as the latter game remains exclusive to Round 1 and Dave & Buster's in North America.[21]
Reception of StepManiaX hardware has been generally positive, citing durability, more easily adjustable sensitivity, easier maintenance, options for customization, and quality of customer support. For the dedicated game itself, the majority of the praise comes from the large song library and its focus on otherwise neglected dance music genres, and lack of subscription fees or unlocks. Internet connections are only needed for content updates and automatic upload of user scores and preferences, and so completely offline StepManiaX setups are more complete in function than their competitors.[22][23]
StepManiaX has been criticized for limited supply availability and having no support for cheaper, non-standard home offerings, such as video game console and personal computer versions. While stages are available on their own to private customers, restocking happens infrequently and sales periods typically only last for a few minutes. The high demand for these items increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many arcades remained closed or had limited reopenings.[24] There are also fewer public arcades featuring StepManiaX compared to modern installations of Dance Dance Revolution and Pump It Up.[25]
StepManiaX's relative newness, position within current family entertainment center industry trends, and its advertised return on investment[26] has led to some operators setting generally higher prices per credit compared to the games it is meant to replace from years prior. These pricing changes have led to criticism from dedicated players, as this new pricing is more catered to infrequent casual experiences and is less conducive to dedicated practice and repeat play. This does not apply to Round 1 and various arcades price matching other games.
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- Hard Fast Disco samples "Get the Party Started" by Pink (singer).
- Show Me Your Moves samples " Brick House" by Commodores.
- Dance Freaks and Dance Maniax feature "In My Dreams (U.K. Mix)", while StepManiaX features the original version of "In My Dreams".
- "Megalovania" was originally featured in the 2015 video game Undertale. It is also available in Chunithm New, Groove Coaster and Taiko no Tatsujin. The song was added to various Bemani games (including Dance Dance Revolution A3, Gitadora, Sound Voltex and Pop'n Music) in 2022, and Nostalgia and Dance Rush in 2023.
- "Everybody 2 The Sun" samples "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode.
- This is a remix of "VTuber死なない (VTubers Never Die!)" by Eternal JK Yoripi-chan with Ayatsugu_Otowa
- Get Busy (Koyotie version) is also featured in Just Dance 2020.
- Ievan Polka is a remix of the original Ievan Polkka.
- "What Ya Gonna Do" by Scott Brown was used as the menu music in a leak of the unreleased video game In the Groove 3. The song art for "What Ya Gonna Do" in StepManiaX is based on an In the Groove 3 promotional flyer.
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