Graceful

Graceful is a vertical rhythm judgment mobile game centered on distinguishing real from fake among rapidly falling symbols and tapping in time. The screen is divided vertically into four lanes, and each row drops four shapes at once, only one of which is the scoreable Echo Sail, while the other three are hook-shaped decoys meant to distract. The sail and decoys have completely different outlines, but they are packed in the same row and fall at high speed, leaving players very little reaction time. Tapping the sail scores points, and the falling speed keeps increasing with the score. Tapping a hook-shaped decoy or letting a sail fall off the bottom of the screen counts as one mistake. You can afford at most three mistakes, and when the third occurs, the round ends immediately. During a match, you can pause and choose between continuing the challenge, restarting, and returning to the main menu. The game records your all-time high score, making it easy to repeatedly push for your own record. The controls are tap-only and very straightforward to pick up, but once the speed rises, you must keep your eyes and rhythm steady amid dense shapes, testing both reaction and a bit of trade-off and anticipation.