Pilot a cat-shaped ship through a neon rhythm tunnel. Hit, hold and trace notes to the beat, chase high scores, and take a loud, unruly cat band from rehearsal room to stage. Unlock partners and songs across four difficulties in this music-driven arcade adventure.
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Project Neko gameplay guide and player questions
Steam edition · Researched Nov 9, 2026 · Guide updated Nov 9, 2026.
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How do I progress through the main story?
You follow the band through a 12-concert story campaign. As you clear these concerts, you unlock the featured songs for use in free play mode, allowing you to revisit them to practice or improve your scores.
Gameplay involves banking your ship around a 3D tunnel while mixing colors using the A, S, and D keys. You must catch notes as they reach the ring using tap, hold, slide, and cross-move inputs.
Extreme difficulty is a fifth tier above Expert that features denser patterns and more demanding color mixes. To access this challenge, you must earn Extreme passes through gameplay to unlock the mode.
Can I customize the visual experience during songs?
Yes, you can adjust the note approach speed and the visual size of the notes to better suit your personal play style, which may help you manage denser patterns or improve your reaction time.
You can bring a partner along to travel with your song selection. Partners gain experience through play, and you can unlock new partners by choosing specific travel paths during your journey through the game.
Collect daily rewards to earn tickets. These can be used to activate bonuses for double travel or double partner XP over your next three rewarded songs, helping you boost progression without affecting your ranked scores.
If you are struggling with a specific song, you can utilize practice and autoplay demos. These features allow you to study the track and its patterns before you make your next attempt at a high score.
The built-in Studio allows you to import your own audio files to create custom charts. You can use WAV, MP3, or OGG formats, provided you have the necessary permission to use the music files.
No, custom charts and scores achieved on the Extreme difficulty level are kept separate from the Steam rankings. Only the four standard difficulty levels are included in the song-specific rankings on the platform.
What tools are available for creating custom levels?
The game includes a built-in chart editor. You can place and edit notes on a timeline, select colors and movement paths, and play back your chart within the editor to refine it before saving to your library.
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Steam lists single-player support. Read the developer’s requirements if you need to play without an internet connection; single-player does not by itself establish offline access.
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Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit) Processor: AMD Zen 2, 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.4-3.5 GHz, or equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RDNA 2 with 8 compute units (Steam Deck equivalent), DirectX 12 compatible DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 10 GB available space
macOS minimum requirements
Minimum: Requires an Apple processor OS: macOS 15 Sequoia or later Processor: Apple M2 or newer Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Apple M2 integrated GPU or better; Metal SM6 support required Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Apple Silicon only. Intel Macs and Apple M1 are not supported by this build.
Linux minimum requirements
Minimum: OS: SteamOS 3 (64-bit) Processor: AMD Zen 2, 4 cores / 8 threads, 2.4-3.5 GHz, or equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RDNA 2 with 8 compute units (Steam Deck equivalent), Vulkan compatible Storage: 10 GB available space
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