The best music board, card & dice games 🎸 2025

Looking for a really good music game 🎸? Then we have just the thing: our list of the best music social games 2025.

What are music games?

Music games are thematically related to music, bands, and/or the music industry. While many of the popular music games test players' knowledge of music (e.g. Cranium Pop 5, Encore), some of these games are only related to music as a theme in the game environment (e.g. Dropmix, Schrille Stille, Battle of the Bands).

List of the best music social games 2025 🎸

This list was last updated on March 19, 2025. We compared 694 board games for this list and selected the top 30. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. HITSTER

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    With HITSTER, the ultimate music card game, you can instantly throw a party! Listen to over 100 years of fantastic hits, arrange them chronologically on your music timeline, and relive unforgettable memories. The first player to collect 10 hits is crowned the HITSTER.

    Nominated for 5 awards and won 3.

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    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Hitster: Summer Party

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    Hitster is a party game featuring summer hits from past decades. Players take turns placing cards in the correct chronological order on their music timeline. This edition can be played on its own or combined with other Hitster editions.

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    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  3. Breakdancing Meeples

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    Roll your Meeples: The wooden Meeples are your dancers. There are two ways to play "Breakdancing Meeples": recreate tasks with specific poses or roll in real-time for group appeals.

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    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 5 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  4. DropMix

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    DropMix is a fast-paced music mixing game where players blend popular songs from award-winning artists to create stunning mixes. The game features a board, 60 DropMix cards, and a free downloadable app that controls the gameplay, allowing you to mix tracks from top artists like Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. Players can enjoy different modes, including Clash Mode for competitive play, Party Mode for collaborative fun, and Freestyle Mode for creative mixing.

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. Level 10

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    Players work together as a team to organize a music festival featuring various performers. They must place all fifty cards into ten columns while keeping their hands secret from each other, allowing only limited suggestions.

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    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 16 - 32 Minutes
    • 6+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  6. HITSTER: Schlager Party

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    The party continues with HITSTER - Schlager Party! This revamped edition features the biggest hits from the past decades. Players take turns placing cards in the correct chronological order on their music timeline to create an unforgettable atmosphere.

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    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 16+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  7. Rock the Beat

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    Players create a steady beat by clapping their thighs and hands to the rhythm of Queen's "We Will Rock You." At the start, each player receives a card with a symbol they must create with their hands. As the game progresses, players must replace claps with their own symbols and pass them along while keeping the rhythm. Players who fail to maintain the beat receive new symbol cards, making the game more challenging.

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    • 4 - 12 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  8. Jazz: The Singing Card Game

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    In the 1930s, the greatest composers of the time came together to create the best jazz song ever. Then they forgot it.

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    • 1 - 10 Players
    • 10 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  9. Hossa!

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    Players name songs that contain the word "love" or songs about relatives, earning points for correct answers. They can earn additional points by singing the song. The game includes 110 double-sided cards in six languages, game pieces, and rules.

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  10. Electronic Catch Phrase: Music Edition

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    A version of the quiz board game "Electronic Catch Phrase," but featuring electronic music. Two teams face each other, with players passing a handheld device containing a song and artist name. One player must get a teammate to guess the song without saying any part of the words, rhyming, or providing the first letter. If a teammate guesses correctly, the device is passed to the other team until the timer runs out, awarding a point to the team not holding the device at that moment.

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    • 15 Minutes
    • Immediately playable
  11. Cranium: Hullabaloo

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    Cranium Hullabaloo is a high-energy game filled with cool melodies, funny sounds, and surprises. Children listen closely and think fast as they hop, spin, clap, and dance to the music and friendly voice of Hullabaloo. The game encourages quick thinking, cooperation, and creative problem-solving, making it perfect for after school, birthday parties, or rainy days.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    ⭐️ Nominated for Kinderspiel des Jahres 2007

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    • 1 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  12. Lacrimosa

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    Lacrimosa is a deeply thematic board game that immerses players in the final days of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, focusing on his patrons' efforts to ensure their place in history as the composer's most influential supporters. The game cleverly blends strategy, resource management, and narrative storytelling, set against the backdrop of Mozart's final masterpiece, the Requiem.

    Nominated for 7 awards and won 1.

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty
  13. Shabadabada

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    This is a simple party game that allows players to sing anywhere, even by the fireplace. Two teams compete by singing parts of songs that include a given word, while the opposing team must find another song with that word. If a team fails to come up with a song, the other team wins the card.

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    • 4 - 16 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  14. Le Fantôme de l'Opéra

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    Le Fantôme de l'Opéra is a two-player game based on an asymmetrical system. One player tries to uncover which suspect represents their opponent while both take turns moving suspects to reveal or conceal information. Eight suspects are positioned in the ten rooms of the Opéra Garnier, and one is randomly designated as the Phantom, aiming to protect their identity while the investigator seeks to discover it before La Carlotta escapes.

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    • 2 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 9+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  15. Crazy Dancing

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    Three teams of two to eight players compete to be the best dance team! Each team takes a turn judging the dance competition while the other two teams perform a movement to create their own crazy 8-count dance. Cards are dealt with seven movements listed, which both teams must incorporate, but they must come up with the rest themselves. The rules suggest songs to accompany the game.

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    • 6 - 24 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  16. Encore

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    Teams must come up with at least eight song lyrics that include a given word, like "red." If one team fails to match the other's response, the other team wins. The game alternates between teams until one stumbles.

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    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  17. Schrille Stille

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    Players take on the role of the heads of fictional music companies, aiming to influence the popularity of various musical acts. Each turn, they receive seven tokens to secretly vote for their favored bands, striving to secure points when their chosen acts rank in the top six. The game features engaging artwork and humorous band names, along with a unique wooden "CD player" for counting votes. However, some band names may contain adult language, despite the game previously being categorized as a family game.

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 90 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  18. Party & Co: Original

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    The quiz game features 2000 questions where speed and teamwork are essential for success. It offers the fun of party games across five categories: Charades, Taboo, Trivia, Lip Reading, and Drawing.

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    • 3 - 20 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  19. Songburst: 70's & 80's Edition

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    This is the 70s and 80s version of "SongBurst," also known as the "Complete the Song Lyrics Game." Two or three teams compete to finish lyrics from popular songs, starting with the year, artist, song title, and the first few words. If no one can guess the lyrics, additional words are revealed.

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    • 30 Minutes
    • 18+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  20. Humm Bug

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    The goal is to have fun humming and guessing popular songs and theme melodies. Players move their pieces on the board, with each space representing a different category. If a player successfully hums or guesses a melody, they advance; if they can name the artist as well, it becomes the next player's turn to hum. The first player to reach the end of the board wins, but a special hum can be used to hinder their progress.

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    • 3 - 16 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  21. Scene It? Music

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    Get ready to rock all night and party every day with the music edition of Scene It? Your favorite music moments take center stage, featuring real video clips and trivia questions. Challenge your knowledge with questions like the first video ever played on MTV or the better-known name of Gordon Mathew Sumner, and let the game rock your world each time you play.

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    • 2 - 12 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  22. Countdown

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    The television series is mirrored, with all players competing simultaneously. Players form the longest word from nine random letters and score points in the word game. The player closest to the target number using six random numbers and basic operations scores points in the number game. The final game, "Conundrum," challenges players to decipher a nine-letter word, and the first to solve it earns points. The player with the highest score at the end wins.

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  23. Spontuneous

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    One player announces a word, and the others sing a song that includes that word. The current main player turns the timer and announces a trigger word from their hit list. The first player to start singing must sing at least five words containing the trigger word to score points.

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    • 4 - 10 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 13+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  24. Turandot

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    The opera 'Turandot' is about to go on stage, but the identity of the singer for the aria 'Nessun dorma' remains a mystery. Players recruit the best singers and a brilliant director to perform this masterpiece by Giacomo Puccini. The game is a fast-paced card game for 3-5 players, incorporating a simultaneous selection mechanism with a unique twist.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • Easy to learn
  25. Big Easy Busking

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    Big Easy Busking is a territory control game for 1-5 players focused on becoming the best street musician in New Orleans. Over three days, players choose locations to perform their songs, balancing energy expenditure between immediate performances and future opportunities. As the game progresses, more locations become available, requiring strategic decisions based on the actions of other players.

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    • 1 - 5 Players
    • 45 - 60 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  26. SongBurst 50's & 60's Edition

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    This version features music hits from the 1950s and 1960s. Two or three teams compete to complete the lyrics of popular songs. Players receive the year, artist, song title, and the first few words; if no one can guess, additional words are revealed.

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    • 30 Minutes
    • 18+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  27. Taktvoll

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    Players lay down cards to form musical rhythms, starting with a clef and a time signature. They aim to complete the rhythm with the correct number of notes to score points. The game features different time signatures affecting the cards played, including various note types and pauses that act as wild cards. Understanding music isn't necessary to play, but it can be beneficial.

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  28. Megastar

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    Players promote musical performances in this card game. They have seven cards representing musical acts arranged in a column on the table. Each player starts with a facedown card and plays it next to the corresponding act, then draws from the pool and the deck.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 30 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  29. Jetzt fahrn wir übern See...

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    Players identify and grab the correct tile based on a children’s song as it is sung each round. The game features beautifully designed boards representing various songs. The player with the most tiles at the end wins. The 2013 edition includes forty songs with complete lyrics.

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    • 2 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 4+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  30. Rockband Manager

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    As a band manager, assemble an epic group and lead them to the top in this card game for three to six players. Use your talented stars to record killer albums, book sweet gigs, and perform sold-out shows to gain decibels and win the game. Bid for new equipment and opportunities to enhance your group's sound while also finding ways to outshine your rivals.

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Easy to learn

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