Rhythm  Heaven Groove
Scoring system

Rhythm Heaven Groove medals & ranks

What Rhythm Heaven Groove medals mean, how the Try Again / OK / Superb ladder works, and how to chase a Perfect. Updated July 2026.

Perfect timing guide How to play

Finish a Rhythm Game and it rates your timing right away. That rating decides two things: whether you move on, and whether you earn a medal. In Groove, the top rating is called Amazing and hands you a medal — the currency you spend to unlock new chapters of the Beatspell mode. Older games call the same tier Superb.

The ladder

Every rank, low to high

From locked-out to a flawless run.

Try Again やりなおし

You did not reach the clear threshold. The stage stays locked — you cannot move on until you clear it.

OK 平凡 · "Mediocre"

You cleared it by a moderate amount. Good enough to unlock the next minigame, but no medal.

Superb ハイレベル · "High Level"

You beat the threshold by a lot. This earns a medal and makes the stage eligible for a Perfect Campaign.

Perfect パーフェクト

A no-miss clear during a Perfect Campaign. You get a pink "P" heart icon and a Gift back at the Café.

Medals

What Superb medals unlock

Collecting medals is how you open bonus content across the series.

Every Superb pins a medal on the stage's icon. Stack enough and you open extras — Rhythm Toys, Endless Games, and lessons in the older games. Groove routes medals into Beatspell: earn a set number and a new chapter of the rhythm-RPG opens up.

A Perfect gets its own mark — a pink heart with a "P." Clearing every Perfect in a game is commemorated with a badge, the series' quiet flex for completionists.

How a Perfect Campaign runs
You cannot chase a Perfect whenever you like. First earn a Superb on a stage; later, that stage may "host" a Perfect Campaign. A "Go For a Perfect!" banner appears, you get three tries, and a single miss ends the attempt. Lose all three and you wait for the campaign to come back. Want the fast route? Our perfect timing guide covers the all-Superb farming trick.
Common questions

Ranks & medals FAQ

What rank do you need to unlock the next minigame?
You need at least an OK. Try Again keeps the stage locked; OK or Superb clears it and opens the next Rhythm Game.
How do you earn a medal in Rhythm Heaven?
Get a Superb rating on a stage. In Rhythm Heaven Groove, the equivalent top rating is called "Amazing," and earning it awards a medal you spend on unlocks like Beatspell chapters.
What is the Perfect Campaign?
After you earn a Superb on a stage, it can become the host of a Perfect Campaign. You then have three tries to clear the whole song with zero misses; one miss ends the run.
What do all the scores mean in Megamix?
Megamix puts a number on it: 0–59 is Try Again, 60–79 is OK, and 80–100 is Superb. Hitting a Perfect on every input scores 100, which is brutally hard but possible.
What do you get for a Perfect?
A Perfect rank, a special "P" icon on the stage, and a Gift — either readable text or a music track — that you collect at the Café. Full Perfect sets earn a commemorative badge.
What happens if I keep getting Try Again?
Three Try Agains in a row and the game offers mercy: the Café Barista skips the stage for an OK (DS/Fever), or Rupert charges coins to skip it (Megamix). Either way you can move on without ever earning a Superb.