$9.99AudioSurf Your music library, now a racetrack
Race down tracks built from your own songs, matching colors and chasing high scores one track at a time.
Is AudioSurf worth it?
AudioSurf is worth it if…
- you have a folder of downloaded music files and want a reason to revisit it
- you like short runs that end with "one more song"
- you enjoy chasing high scores against other players on the exact same track
- you want a rhythm game that stays calm when the song does
- you remember the Winamp visualizer and always wished you could steer through it
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Your music library becomes the game
Pick a track from your own collection, and the game builds a highway from it: the shape, the speed and the mood of the ride all come from the song. A mellow ambient track turns into a calm, drifting cruise. Throw on something heavy and the track climbs toward the beat drop, then plunges downhill at full speed as the drop hits. It works with MP3s, iTunes M4As, WMAs, CDs and OGGs, so old hard drives full of music suddenly have a second life. The one thing to know: you need actual downloaded files, so a collection that lives only on a streaming service will not get you far.
A puzzle racer at full speed
While you race, colored blocks roll toward you and you cluster matching ones together for points, bigger clusters meaning bigger scores. Think of it as high-speed block matching where the road itself heaves and sways with the music. You choose from 14 characters, each with its own special ability: some let you hold blocks and place them deliberately, others shove them aside, and each changes how the same song plays. A track that felt like relaxation with one character can turn frantic with another, so the character you pick is your strategy.
One keyboard, two riders
Audiosurf has local co-op and multiplayer, so a friend can ride alongside you on the same highway. It is the kind of game that works as a party trick: hand someone the controls, put on a song everyone knows, and watch them try to steer through the chorus. Since the track comes from whatever you both pick, the session is yours to shape, from a relaxed warm-up song to something that turns the road into a rollercoaster. Short runs mean nobody waits long for their turn.
Can you compete with other players?
Can you compete with other players?
Yes. Every song you play has its own online scoreboard, so you race against everyone who has ever ridden that exact track. Since the highway is built from the song, the comparison is perfectly fair: same music, same road, only your steering and block matching differ. That turns your own library into a set of personal rivalries, and beating a score on a song you love is a good reason to play it again.
Is there anything to play besides your own music?
The Orange Box soundtrack comes included, integrated with the game, which means you can surf "Still Alive" and the rest of it. That gives you something to ride even before you dig through your own files, and the included tracks are a natural place to learn the block-matching mechanics before putting your favorite album on the road.
Is it hard to learn?
Not really. The idea is simple: steer, catch blocks, match colors. The depth comes from choosing among the 14 characters and learning how each ability changes your scoring, and from reading a track as it rises and falls with the music. You can pick it up in one song and still be refining your technique weeks later.
