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Osu!

osu! (stylized as osu!) is an open source rhythm game originally created and self-published by Australian developer Dean Herbert as a freeware. It was released for Microsoft Windows on 16 September 2007, with later ports to macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

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Available in
37 languages
Developer
osu! development team
License
MIT (osu!lazer code) CC BY-NC (osu!lazer assets) Freeware (osu!stable, the predecessor to osu!lazer)
Middleware
OpenTK
Operating system
Microsoft Windows · macOS · Linux · Android · iOS
Original author
Dean Lewis "peppy" Herbert

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Gameplay

Beatmaps

Development

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Osu!

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples82
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Osu!

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related to Development · 22
Osu! → According, After, Android, Australian, Dean Herbert, Due, Elite Beat Agents, He, Herbert, In, It, July, October, One, Osu, Ouendan, September, Tatakae, TetriNET, The
related to Community and popularity · 14
Osu! → An, As, Japan, Japanese, July, National, Neuro-sama, Ouendan, The, TikTok, Tournaments, VTuber, World Cup, YouTube
related to Rulesets (game modes) · 10
Osu! → Elite Beat Agents, Hit, Nintendo DS, Osu, Ouendan, Slider, Spinner, Tatakae, The, There
related to Gameplay · 9
Osu! → Beatmaps, If, In, In-game, PP, Scores, Some, Songs, Users
related to Critical response · 6
Osu! → Daniel Ball, Elite Beat Agents, In, Japanese, Jeuxvideo, MMOGames
Operating system · 5
Osu! → Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
related to Devices · 5
Osu! → Gaming, Osu, Ouendan, The, Wooting
Available in · 1
Osu! → 37 languages
Developer · 1
Osu! → osu! development team
License · 1
Osu! → MIT (osu!lazer code) CC BY-NC (osu!lazer assets) Freeware (osu!stable, the predecessor to osu!lazer)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Osu!Available in37 languages1.00infobox
Osu!Developerosu! development team1.00infobox
Osu!LicenseMIT (osu!lazer code) CC BY-NC (osu!lazer assets) Freeware (osu!stable, the predecessor to osu!lazer)1.00infobox
Osu!MiddlewareOpenTK1.00infobox
Osu!Operating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
Osu!Operating systemmacOS1.00infobox
Osu!Operating systemLinux1.00infobox
Osu!Operating systemAndroid1.00infobox
Osu!Operating systemiOS1.00infobox
Osu!Original authorDean Lewis "peppy" Herbert1.00infobox
Osu!ReleaseSeptember 16, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-09-16)1.00infobox
Osu!Repositorygithub.com/ppy/osu1.00infobox
Osu!TypeRhythm game1.00infobox
Osu!Websiteosu.ppy.sh1.00infobox
Osu!Written inC#1.00infobox

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