Frets on Fire is 18 years old and free, but it is no longer the only — or always the best — way to play rhythm games on PC. These comparisons put it honestly against its fork FoFiX and its modern successors, so you can pick the game that fits your hardware, your controller and your patience for legacy software.
Head-to-head
- Frets on Fire vs Clone Hero
- Frets on Fire vs YARG
- FoFiX vs Clone Hero
- Frets on Fire vs Fortnite Festival
- Keyboard vs Guitar Controller for Rhythm Games
- Best Free Rhythm Games for PC
Short version: play vanilla Frets on Fire for the original 2008 experience, FoFiX for a richer free fork, and Clone Hero or YARG when you want modern controllers, online play and a maintained game. All of the games above except Fortnite Festival are free.