Singing her way to the top of our playlists, Hatsune Miku is the Virtual Singer we can never get enough of. From fresh, catchy pop songs to dramatic electronic tracks, there is always a song for anyone to enjoy.
Being the star of the Project Diva series alongside being an internet sensation as a Vocaloid voice bank, Hatsune Miku has appeared just about everywhere you can imagine. With many collaborations under her microphone, she has shown us time and time again why you should be thinking Miku, Miku (Oo-ee-oo).
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Love Nikki
The Stars Align
- Released
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April 20, 2017
- Developer
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Nikki Inc.
- Publisher
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ELEX
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
With the exploding popularity of the Nikki series after the successful launch of Infinity Nikki, it’s a good time to take a look back at the long lineage the series has. Love Nikki Dress UP Queen is the mobile entry that predates Infinity Nikki and features the same style of duel gameplay you know and adore.
This game had multiple Hatsune Miku events that brought in limited-time quests and exclusive outfits themed around the blue-haired vocalist herself. These were inspired by the beautiful Magical Mirai outfits for 2017 and 2018. Perhaps we could see a new Miku x Nikki collab in Infinity Nikki soon.
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Just Dance
Two Legends In One
Just Dance 2024 Edition
- Released
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November 22, 2022
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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e
The dancing rhythm game series Just Dance always includes a massive array of artists and music genres, which makes it no surprise that Miku has appeared multiple times throughout the series’ history. Both Just Dance and Project Diva are some of the best rhythm game series around, so this collab is a no-brainer.
Miku is seen as a dancer in two viral 2010-era songs, Ieavan Polkka and PoPiPo, which first debuted in Just Dance 2016 and 2017. These have now been brought over to modern entries through the Just Dance + subscription service.
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Fall Guys
A Falling Star
Battle Royale
Platformer
Action
- Released
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August 4, 2020
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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E for Everyone: Mild Cartoon Violence
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- Metascore
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81
After releasing in 2020, Fall Guys has gone on to be a collaborating hit. The survival game TV-show setup in the Blunderdome is a blast that defined a genre. With a ton of content after years of updates, it is still a blast to play despite being almost killed off by Fortnite.
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Fall Guys collaborations are always so fun to see, as the Bean characters lend themselves to such cute designs of beloved icons. For Miku, not only does her base skin look great, but there was also an exclusive outfit design called Blunderland Hatsune Miku.
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Super Monkey Ball
Hatsune Miku And Dole Bananas In The Same Game
- Franchise
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Super Monkey Ball
- Released
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June 25, 2024
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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E For Everyone
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
Super Monkey Ball is a classic Sega IP that involves tilting the stage around in order to move your Monkey to roll its way to the goal. In Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble, Sega went bananas with crossover characters, introducing some of its IPs alongside some guest characters to the game.
Making her way in as DLC, Hatsune Miku can roll around collecting music notes instead of bananas. This is one of those fever dream collaborations that makes sense due to licensing reasons but still feels so surreal. We never knew we needed Miku in a hamster ball so badly before this, but now you just can’t live without it.
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Muse Dash
Vocaloid Has Never Felt More At Home
Muse Dash
- Released
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June 24, 2018
- Developer(s)
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PeroPeroGames
- Publisher(s)
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X.D. Network
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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e
Muse Dash is a unique rhythm game that requires only two keys to play. It displays the notes like an infinite runner, where you need to attack the oncoming enemies or dodge obstacles to the beat. With an anime style and track list, it’s no surprise there’s plenty of Hatsune Miku goodness.
Originally, Muse Dash just featured Vocaloid songs with no sight of an official collab, but then they went all out, adding two playable muses, Hatsune Miku and Kagumine Rin and Len. This also added a ton more Vocaloid songs to play and since then, many more have also been added, making the game a J-Pop treat.
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The Battle Cats
Strange Cats And A Virtual Idol
- Released
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November 15, 2012
- Developer(s)
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PONOS
- Publisher(s)
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PONOS
One mobile game that everyone needs to check out is The Battle Cats. This simple little game is all about deploying various weird cats to fight in a war. We are not exaggerating; the game is known for its wildly over-the-top design and story. This overly Japanese design is, of course, where the virtual diva easily slides on in.
The Battle Cats has a ton of Special Cats in the form of collaborations, but it seems that Hatsune Miku is one of their favorites. There has been a Miku event five separate times, and a total of 13 Vocaloid units were released across those events. There’s even an incredible remix of the main theme featuring Miku and a purr-fect techno beat.
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Fitness Boxing
Hatsune Miku Is Going To Beat You Into Shape
Fitness Boxing
- Platform(s)
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Switch
- Released
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December 20, 2018
- Developer(s)
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Imagineer
- Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- ESRB
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e
Getting that daily exercise has never been easier than it is with Fitness Boxing. By following your trainer to the rhythm, you will do boxing movements with the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-cons like a rhythm game. This series is no stranger to crossovers, with a game being made with Fist Of The North Star, but Hatsune Miku was made for this.
Boxing to the beat with your favorite Vocaloid and popular music tracks is a weirdly perfect match. It brings exercise and classic rhythm game elements together perfectly to create something we really don’t mind doing for over an hour every day.
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Yakuza
The Silliest Of Collabs
Yakuza 5
- Released
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December 8, 2015
- Developer(s)
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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
- Engine
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overhaul
- ESRB
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M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
Yakuza is a franchise like no other, with an incredibly silly tone and top-notch gameplay that perfectly meshes well with the life of a Yakuza. Wacky antics are all over the place, and that’s what makes the series so special. You really never know what is going to happen next.
A lot of Sega’s franchises get a little bit of Miku thrown in for fun. In Yakuza 5 there are multiple references, with an ice sculpture of Miku and a Miku cosplay, unfortunately, not for Kiryu. Likewise, in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, there are also various Vocaloid songs from Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! that can be unlocked.
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Persona
You Never Saw It Coming
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
The Persona series is known for stylish RPGs that are master classes of their genre. Being so successful and beloved, many spin-offs are sure to follow. Persona’s answer to this is a rhythm game in the form of the Dancing series. Persona’s incredible soundtrack helps make these games some standout rhythm games.
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In Persona 4: Dancing All Night, Miku was added as DLC alongside the song Heaven feat. Hatsune Miku (ATOLS Remix). She got a Persona-ified look for the game, which sings harmony of both the style of the Persona series and Miku’s pop star personality.
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Taiko No Tatsujin
Drumming Girl
- Released
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September 21, 2022
- Developer(s)
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Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher(s)
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Bandai Namco Studios
- Multiplayer
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Local Multiplayer, Online Multiplayer, Local Co-Op
- Engine
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Unity
- ESRB
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E For Everyone
- Number of Players
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1-4
Taiko No Tatsujin is one of Japan’s most beloved and iconic rhythm games that can be found in arcades all over the country. It’s a simple game that involves playing a drum to the beat of your favorite songs from all over the globe. With cute characters and a strong gameplay loop, it was — and always will be — a classic.
Vocaloid has its own category in each game, showing how important it is to the franchise. Almost every Vocaloid song you can think of has been added to at least one Taiko game, and it is the go-to series outside of Project Diva for those who love Vocaloid producers. Miku is even a playable character in certain versions.
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Fortnite
The Victory Royale Is Hers
- Released
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July 25, 2017
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- ESRB
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T for Teen – Violence
- Metascore
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78
- Platforms That Support Crossplay
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Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
- Number of Players
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1-2
Fortnite is the crossover game of all time. You squad up with legendary characters and celebrities such as Spider-Man, Goku, and Snoop Dog and shoot your way to a Victory Royale or rock out to Metallica in the Festival game mode. There isn’t anything that can seem to dodge the Fortnite bullet, and we are more than happy about that.
The Hatsune Miku collab got hyped up with a huge spotlight in Fortnite Festival’s Season 7 Music Pass. She has two skins in-game, Classic and Neko Hatsune Miku, that fans can purchase. There are also multiple emotes as well as songs, such as World Is Mine, to really pull out all the stops for her as she deserves.
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Crypt Of The NecroDancer
Way Too Real For Her
Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Released
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April 23, 2015
- Developer(s)
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Brace Yourself Games
- Publisher(s)
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Brace Yourself Games
- Engine
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proprietary engine
- ESRB
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T For Teen Due To Fantasy Violence, Blood
The iconic rhythm roguelike, Crypt of the NecroDancer, is a match made in heaven for our digital star. You better get moving to the beat of a criminally underrated soundtrack because everything moves along with it. Enemies will move in different ways, but as long as you time your movement to the music, you will become the monarch of the crypt in no time.
Hatsune Miku has her own DLC pack, which adds her as a playable character with unique gameplay that damages her if you miss a beat. The developers clearly love Miku as there are tons of small details, from Miku’s voice lines to her armor being changed to various official outfits. The composer for the game, Danny Baranowsky, even created two songs exclusively for the DLC using the virtual singer.
