Where to download StepMania?
Please note that the following download links are for Windows only. Please visit each links' respective sites for Mac and Linux versions.
StepMania versions with an asterisk (*) support online play for StepMania Online.
Where can I get simfile packs?
StepMania Online is an excellent place to begin searching as it hosts a large quantity of simfile packs—old and new.
This list is constantly kept up to date with recent pack releases and some that are newly discovered.
Every pack is labelled for convenience with
Pad,
Keyboard,
Hybrid, or
Solo.
Where can I get noteskins for my version of StepMania?
Jousway has an assortment of noteskins located on his website
here.
Where can I get themes for my version of StepMania?
Here are some links to popular themes people use.
StepMania 3.9:
Xiaounlimited's Xi Black r2+ (Highly recommended for 3.9 users)
Scylaax's NEMura (This is an edit of Xi Black r2)
Scylaax's Terminal社会Society (This is an edit of Xi Black r2)
StepMania 3.95:
Staiain's V12 (No formal release thread available, but this is a popular theme for 3.95)
Sargon's Glass 1.1 (This is an edit of Nick's Glass theme featured in the same thread link)
conductor's Shahar & Shalim
StepMania 5:
ca25nada's spawncamping-wallhack (The theme
Staiain used during his
AGDQ 2016 showcase!)
MinaciousGrace's Transcendence
Kyzentun's Consensual
Jousway's BareBone
freem's ultralight
freem's moonlight
For more StepMania 5 themes, please refer to this link
here.
For
Jousway's other StepMania 5 themes, please refer to this link
here.
For a very limited and outdated list of assorted themes, please refer to this section of
Staiain's StepMania Wiki
here.
Are there any on-going simfile packs? If so, where can I find them?
Many on-going simfile pack projects are in our very own FFR Simulator Files forum
here.
I'm looking for a specific song, but where can I search for them?
StepMania Online has a great search feature to find out what songs are in various simfile packs. Use it
here.
There are too many packs! Are there any pack recommendations?
The following packs listed below are very popular amongst offline and online players from various StepMania communities.
All download links are from
StepMania Online (Huge shoutouts to them show them some love
)
The majority of these packs only have one charted difficulty and are difficult for beginners—recommended only for advanced players.
Packs with a blue star
(★) contain several files with
multiple charted difficulties for beginners and players that aren't quite as adept in skill.
These lists are very roughly sorted in chronological order with newer packs being up top for better promotion and visibility.
Keyboard (4key) — (~2009 and newer)
Newer simfile packs from 2011 onward contain files with multiple charted difficulties, many of which are beginner friendly.
Keyboard (4key) — (~2008 and older)
Older packs that are still highly played present day.
Keyboard Dumps and/or Difficult Stuff (4key)
Very difficult simfiles only for incredibly experienced and masterful players. Not recommended for beginners.
Keyboard (4key) — Individual Compilations
Keyboard files assembled and/or featuring charts only by one simfile author.
Pad Singles (4-panel) — Community & Individual Compilations
Pad files assembled and/or featuring charts by one or more simfile authors.
Please visit StepMania Online, R21Freak, Divine Elegy, and Zenius -I- Vanisher for more simfile downloads.
Please note that some of these packs may also contain Doubles & Couples charts intended for 8-panel play. Refer to the next section for packs specific to these styles of play.
Pad Doubles & Couples (8-panel)
Pad packs meant for Doubles or Couples play. Packs meant for Doubles will be listed first, with a break section for Couples.
Please visit StepMania Online, R21Freak, Divine Elegy, and Zenius -I- Vanisher for more simfile downloads.
Pad Singles (4-panel) — Mod Courses
An expansion of the Pad section for mod-heavy simfiles intended for OpenITG or StepMania 5 play.
Not recommended for any version below StepMania 5 due to compatibility and stability issues.
Pump It Up (5-panel)
Charts intended for PIU and 5-panel/5-arrow play.
Solo (6key)
More keys for harder gameplay and learning curve when 4key isn't enough.
This is one of the only sections I will allow the listing of simfile author compilation packs.
What about simfile packs from other communities that aren't FFR?
This section will focus on promoting other StepMania communities' simfile packs if you're looking for more variety.
Otaku's Dream / OD
Check out OD's news page for a proper listing of all their packs here.
Keyboard, Pad, and Hybrid simfile packs coming from the Otaku's Dream community.
For this OD section, simfiles with (P) are Pad and (K) are Keyboard. Hybrids won't have a label at all.
Visit the respective pack's page if you want to download the Pad and Keyboard separately here.
StepMania Open Cafe / SMOC
Keyboard, Pad, and Hybrid simfile packs coming from the Korean StepMania community SMOC.
Requires a Naver account to access and post. Site is displayed in Korean only with little to no English.
For all the 5key packs, please visit this link.
Shoutouts to ca25nada for helping me fill this section out~
VocaMania / VM
Check out this thread for a proper listing of all their packs here.
Hybrid simfile packs coming from the VocaMania community.
Every pack is mixed with both Keyboard and Pad simfiles, so please pay attention to the difficulty ratings!
R21Freak
Check out both R21Freak and Divine Elegy for a proper listing of all their packs
These are all exclusively pad simfiles ranging from singles and doubles play.
Stepmania Paradise / SP
Check out this thread for a proper listing of all their packs here.
These are all exclusively 4key keyboard simfiles.