Choose Flight of Light
Choose Flight of Light if you want a Racing experience. On Steam, it's currently about 70% cheaper on the Steam Store. Flight of Light launched in 2017.
Flight of Light vs Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Flight of Light and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Flight of Light (2017) is 7 years older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024). Flight of Light is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (8.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival
Choose Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival launched in 2024.
Both Flight of Light and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival sit in Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Flight of Light |  Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2024 |
| Genres | Casual, Racing | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 8.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 3 reviews | 89.4% positive (396 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Crystalline Green Ltd. | Bandai Namco Amusement Lab Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Flight of Light (2017) is 7 years older than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024).
- Flight of Light is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (8.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Flight of Light has no Deck rating yet.
Flight of Light vs Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival — FAQ
- Should I play Flight of Light or Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival first?
- If you want chronology, Flight of Light (2017) came out before Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Flight of Light and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Flight of Light and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Flight of Light ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.