Listen, repeat, and forge a blade
Rhythm Forge is a free browser game where you listen to a short hammer pattern and strike it back two seconds later. Each run lasts 60 seconds, with no installation or account required on smartphones and computers.
Play Rhythm ForgeListen, repeat the rhythm, and forge a blade in 60 seconds
How to play
- Choose a difficulty and select “Enter the forge.”
- Listen to the example strikes and their spacing.
- When “Your turn” appears, repeat the rhythm by tapping, clicking or pressing Space.
- Your timing is rated Perfect, Good or Miss.
- Reach the final quench to reveal your blade and results.
Three difficulty levels
- Easy: Learn the flow with relaxed one- and two-strike examples.
- Normal: Repeat two- and three-strike patterns with closer spacing.
- Hard: Take on four- and five-strike patterns with offbeats, bursts and rests.
Sound and visuals
The night workshop responds as you play: the furnace heats up, the hammer falls, sparks fly and the metal changes shape. Music and strike sounds are generated in the browser. A reduced-motion option is available.
Before you play
- Check your device volume because the game relies on sound.
- Bluetooth devices may add audio latency. Use the timing offset control below the game if needed.
- Settings, timing offset and scores are not saved and reset when the page is reloaded.
- The game requires no account, payment or transmission of gameplay data to third-party services.
Forge your first blade
Listen to the example, then strike the same rhythm two seconds later.Build the sound one hit at a time and watch the steel become a blade.
Play Rhythm Forge nowChoose one of three difficulties and enter the workshop
