Muse Dash × maimai DX Collaboration Wave 2 Announced, Songs and Release Date Still Under Wraps

Muse Dash and maimai DX are teaming up again. On August 19, 2026, the official Muse Dash account confirmed that a second collaboration wave between the two rhythm games is now in the works.

For now, the announcement is deliberately brief. A new collaboration visual has been revealed, but there is no launch date, song list, character lineup, reward structure, or explanation of what content will appear in each game.

Quick Summary

• Collaboration: Muse Dash × maimai DX
• Wave: Second collaboration
• Announcement date: August 19, 2026
• Latest source: Official Muse Dash account
• Status: Officially announced
• Start date: Not announced
• End date: Not announced
• New songs: Not announced
• Number of tracks: Not announced
• New characters: Not announced
• Costumes/skins: Not announced
• Additional artwork: Not detailed
• maimai DX rewards: Not announced
• Muse Dash content: Not detailed
• maimai DX content: Not detailed
• Wave 2 trailer: Not announced
• First collaboration: 2023
• Original format: Mutual collaboration
• First Muse Dash content: Six-song maimai DX music pack
• Muse Dash pack bonuses: Title screen and collaboration illustration
• First maimai DX content: Six Muse Dash songs
• Original maimai event: Muse Dash Chiho
• maimai event period: April 14–June 22, 2023
• Original maimai rewards: Tour members, nameplate, and frames
• Muse Dash developer: peropero
• Steam publisher: hasuhasu
• Muse Dash genre: Rhythm / action / casual
• maimai DX: SEGA arcade rhythm game

Wave 2 Announcement and the Original Collaboration

The Second Collaboration Is Official

The latest announcement arrives with the playful tone typical of Muse Dash. Its post jokes about Buro and players already lining up to challenge her before confirming that the second Muse Dash × maimai DX collaboration has been decided.

The accompanying visual brings the two brands together again, but the post stops there.

That means the important confirmed fact is that the collaboration is returning, not that its update has already launched.

There is currently no roadmap explaining whether the next reveal will focus on songs, dates, character content, or separate announcements for each rhythm game.

No Songs or Schedule Have Been Revealed Yet

For a crossover between rhythm games, the biggest question is naturally which tracks will move between their catalogs.

As of the August 19 announcement, no Wave 2 song has been named.

The total number of tracks is also unknown. The six-song format used during the first collaboration should therefore not be treated as confirmation of how the second wave will work.

There is no Muse Dash update date, maimai DX event period, or deadline in the current teaser either.

Characters, tour members, frames, nameplates, title screens, illustrations, and other potential bonuses remain unconfirmed as well.

The 2023 Collaboration Worked Both Ways

Muse Dash and maimai DX already have a history together.

Their first project was announced in 2023 as a mutual collaboration, with content eventually appearing in both games.

On the Muse Dash side, the crossover introduced a six-song maimai DX music pack. Unlocking it also granted a new title screen and collaboration illustration.

That first event established the collaboration as more than a simple promotional graphic: music actually moved from one rhythm-game ecosystem into the other.

Wave 2 now builds on that history, although there is no confirmation that its structure will precisely mirror the 2023 event.

maimai DX Received Six Muse Dash Tracks

SEGA launched Muse Dash Chiho in maimai DX on April 14, 2023, with the event running through June 22.

The six Muse Dash tracks included were:

• Lights of Muse — Ayatsugu_Otowa
• tape/stop/night — Sugar & Co.
• Final Step! — Lime
• The 90’s Decision — MYUKKE.
• 僕の和風本当上手 — ボス
• Cthugha — USAO

Four were tied to progression through Muse Dash Chiho, while two were added directly to the Game & Variety category.

It turned the original collaboration into a meaningful music exchange rather than a cosmetic-only crossover.

Rin, Buro, and Marija Appeared as maimai Tour Members

The original maimai event also represented Muse Dash through its characters.

Players could unlock several tour members based on Rin, Buro, and Marija, including multiple costume variations.

These ranged from familiar forms such as Rin (Bassist), Buro (Pilot), and Marija (Violinist) to additional variants including Zombie Girl, Little Devil, Bad Girl, and the Nyan Universe trio.

The event also offered a Muse Dash nameplate and five collaboration frames.

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Whether the second wave will revive the Chiho format or use a different maimai event structure has not been announced.

Muse Dash Also Received Six maimai Tracks

The music exchange went in the opposite direction as well.

Muse Dash's original collaboration update bundled six songs associated with maimai DX into a dedicated music pack.

The pack also included a title screen and collaboration illustration, while one of its tracks received a hidden chart.

That history matters because both titles received actual content in the first project.

Even so, the words “second collaboration” should not yet be interpreted as a guarantee of another six-for-six exchange. No Wave 2 song count or distribution plan has been published.

Two Rhythm Games With Very Different Chart Languages

Muse Dash mixes rhythm gameplay with side-scrolling action. Players attack enemies and avoid obstacles in time with the music through a comparatively compact input system that becomes increasingly demanding on harder charts.

maimai DX comes from the arcade world. Its circular cabinet combines physical buttons around the display with a large touchscreen, supporting taps, holds, slides, touch notes, and more complex movement patterns.

That makes a music crossover more interesting than simply sharing audio files.

A track designed around two-lane combat in Muse Dash has to become a full circular arcade chart in maimai, while a maimai song needs to be reinterpreted around Muse Dash's completely different interaction model.

Why This Matters

1) The collaboration already has a proven history

The 2023 event exchanged music and character-related content rather than stopping at branding.

2) The Wave 2 song list is completely open

Not a single track has been confirmed yet, making the next music reveal the biggest piece of information still missing.

3) The games approach rhythm charts very differently

Songs shared between them have to be translated into two distinct ways of reading and interacting with music.

4) The crossover is returning more than three years later

Both catalogs have continued growing since 2023, giving a second collaboration a much larger pool of possible tracks to draw from.

Collaboration Information

Additional confirmed information currently includes:

• Muse Dash × maimai DX Collaboration Wave 2 was announced on August 19, 2026
• the latest announcement comes from the official Muse Dash account
• the event date has not been announced
• the song list has not been announced
• the number of tracks has not been announced
• character and cosmetic content has not been announced
• the maimai DX event format remains unknown
• no dedicated Wave 2 PV has been announced
• the original project was announced as a mutual collaboration in 2023
• Muse Dash Chiho opened in maimai DX on April 14, 2023
• that event ran through June 22, 2023
• six Muse Dash tracks entered maimai during the first collaboration
• Rin, Buro, and Marija appeared as tour members
• a Muse Dash nameplate and five frames were available
• Muse Dash received a six-song maimai music pack
• its first pack also included a title screen and collaboration illustration
• Muse Dash is developed by peropero and published on Steam by hasuhasu
• Muse Dash on Steam remains available for PC
• Muse Dash updates are posted through Muse Dash Official on X
• arcade information is available through the official maimai DX website
• maimai updates are posted through maimai DX Official on X

Closing

Muse Dash × maimai DX is officially opening a second chapter after the 2023 crossover delivered six-song exchanges and a substantial set of character and profile rewards.

Wave 2 is still at the teaser stage. Its schedule, songs, track count, and event structure remain undisclosed, leaving the next announcement to reveal just how large the second crossover will be.