Just Dance: Decades of Hits review: 50 years of pop to dance along to
Ubisoft’s dance game bundles 35 hits from the 70s to today and tells a time-travel story for the first time. Critics praise the selection but fault the tech.
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Trailer: YouTube · Just Dance · youtube.com
Critics' rating
Scores: OpenCritic 75 · GamingTrend 70/100
- Platforms
- Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S (Switch 2 ab 10.11.2026)
- Studio
- Ubisoft
- Release
- 13.10.2026
+ Pros
- Good song selection spanning six decades
- Excellent backgrounds and a strong time-travel theme
- Adventure mode is light-hearted fun
- Easy routines a little more demanding than usual
– Cons
- Controller app is unreliable
- Some choreographies are weak
- Adventure mode offers little incentive
Critics' verdict
A solid, well-curated collection of hits with uneven choreography – the new adventure mode is a good idea that needs more weight.
Summary of published reviews – sources below.
Just Dance: Decades of Hits has been available on Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S since 13 October; according to Ubisoft, a Switch 2 version follows on 10 November. Instead of a new annual edition, Ubisoft is offering 35 songs from six decades – from ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” and the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild”. Up to six players can dance locally, with a smartphone serving as the controller. New is an adventure mode in which the heroine Lyra travels through six decade-themed worlds to rescue her missing father, Dr. Gigavolt.
Reviews are decent but not euphoric: on OpenCritic the game sits at 75 after six reviews, and only half of critics recommend it. GamingTrend awards 70 out of 100, praising the song selection, the backgrounds and the theme; even easy routines are a little more demanding than usual, it says.
Criticism focuses on some weaker choreographies and the controller app, which proved unreliable in testing. GamingTrend considers the adventure mode a good idea – but since all songs can be played without it, there is little incentive to engage with it.