Hololive Dreams is out now on Steam — a free rhythm RPG with 150+ songs and 54 vtubers

Hololive Dreams launched on Steam on July 23, free to play, and it's the most ambitious official Hololive game yet. It combines a rhythm game with RPG progression, a theme park builder, and a roster of 54 playable vtuber talents across more than 150 songs.

The game takes place on a virtual uninhabited island where players build out a theme park, complete quests, and clear rhythm stages to expand it. Producer Mr. O explained the design logic: the RPG layer exists specifically so players who aren't rhythm game fans still have reasons to engage. "We wanted this game to be larger in scale than what is generally known for rhythm games," he told press. Beyond the rhythm stages, there are four additional minigames — a rope-skipping game, a match-three food puzzle, a 16-player obstacle course, and a card game that blends poker with Mahjong. The song count was also deliberate: with Japan's mobile rhythm game market being extremely competitive, the team wanted at least two songs per talent — one signature original, one additional track — plus ensemble songs, which pushed the total to 150. Covers are included too, among them tracks from Babymetal.

Hololive talent Shiori Novella told PC Gamer that the vtuber characters in the game genuinely reflect their real personas because the talents were directly involved in production. "We had tons of involvement with the script and dialogue, so it's all tailored to our preferences," she said. She also recorded character greetings, SSR card lines, and a range of sound effects — "grunting, squeaks, giggles" — which she described as funny to record out of context. The mini vtubers wandering the island park have already generated viral clips, with characters walking on power lines or getting knocked out by falling apples. Hoshimachi Suisei's Stellar Stellar is one of the standout tracks in the lineup — a song that broke through to mainstream Japanese audiences after her performance on The First Take.

Hololive Dreams is published directly by Cover Corp, the parent company behind the Hololive agency, which sets it apart from licensed indie projects like the fan-favourite Holocure. Cover Corp has been expanding into the US market, and this release looks like the start of a broader push into official gaming products. Shiori also teased an unannounced project tied to her debut anniversary stream, saying only that it's "a cool project" she can't spoil yet. For anyone curious about Hololive but not ready to commit to hours of vtuber streams, Dreams is a low-barrier entry point — and it's free.