Drums Rock

Drums Rock is an indie virtual reality rhythm game developed and published by Garage 51. Heavily inspired by Guitar Hero, in this game you play a drum kit in VR, hitting drums and cymbals with virtual sticks using your controllers.

The game was released in February 17th, 2022 for the Meta Quest platform, and one year after on PlayStation VR2 and PCVR via Steam. It was one of PSVR2 launch titles.

Gameplay

The game features a drum kit with four drums and two cymbals. The notes are depicted as flying dragons towards the player. The Campaign mode, with around five hours of gameplay, initially featured a total of 25 songs, being 9 known rock and heavy metal songs (covers from bands such as Evanescence, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Ram Jam) and 16 original songs, split in four different worlds with demon bosses to beat. You progress on the game by completing challenges on each songs, which give you up to three stars depending on the specific tasks required. The drum sticks can be thrown upwards for extra points, and specifically on the PSVR2, as it supports foveated rendering and thus can track the players' eyes, there's also a multiplier bonus for "showing off" by playing with your eyes closed.

Other than the campaign, there's also a Challenge mode, in which players can play songs they already unlocked in the Campaign and compare their scores with other players.

Over the years, new content was added to the game, including licensed songs added on the base game for free, as well as several DLCs.

On their Discord server, devs announced that the next DLC to be released later in 2026 will be with Slipknot songs.

The game also supports playing custom songs, that could be added by creating a drum profile to it.

Songs list

Base game

Covers

Licensed songs

Original Soundtrack

DLCs

Undertale

Legendary Mix Vol. 1

Simple Plan Music Pack

Power Metal Music Pack

Legendary Mix Vol. 2

Pantera x Disturbed Music Pack

Smash Fest Music Pack

Cyberpunk 2077 Music Pack

Music from the game Cyberpunk 2077. Some of the songs are also included in the previous DLC.

Linkin Park Music Pack

Anime Mix Vol.1

Stage Dive Scene Pack

Payday Music Pack

Power Metal 2 Music Pack

Reception

GameSpew gave the game a score of 8 out of 10, adding that "Getting into the swing of a song and nailing a combo leaves us feeling like a rock legend, and unless you’ve got access to a full drum kit, this is the closest thing you’re going to get. Make no bones about it: Drums Rock rocks."

PushSquare scored it as 6 out of 10, judging it "A Pretty Fun, but Uneven Experience". PlayStation Universe gave it 7 out of 10, citing "Drums Rock is generally a delightful rhythm game with a classic feel to it. It does suffer somewhat for a limited tracklist with little star power, but they do at least work just right for a drum-focused game."

Psxbr gave it a 80 out of 100 score. Meristation gave it a 7.5 out of 10, citing "Garage 51's compatriots transport us to the golden age of Harmonix and musical games with a proposal that inherits the Rock Band formula, but without gadgets involved. Fun, intuitive and with a very satisfactory difficulty and progression curve, the result is notable and can barely be blamed for some sporadic detection errors and the small and controversial nature of its playlist (with few licenses and mostly covers)."

Drums Rock was the 10th most downloaded PSVR 2 game in Japan in 2023, as well as the 8th most downloaded in US and 9th in Europe in February 2023.