Hit the drum on the beat, grow the crowd

Every tap hits the big toy drum on a toy-theatre stage, and a hit on the metronome's tick pays double and builds your groove. The crowd of wooden peg dolls grows with every beat, and the show moves from a bedroom to a garage, a big top and on to a stage on the Moon. A teddy on a double bass, a tin cymbal robot, a horn section and a toy piano play along on the beat as you buy them.

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Genre: Clicker
Controls: Touch
Mouse
Keyboard
Devices: Desktop
Tablet
Mobile
Released: 2026

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Drum Up

Drum Up is a toy theatre made from a shoebox on its side on a dark kitchen table, with crepe-paper curtains, fairy lights and a red and navy toy drum. Tap anywhere on the stage to hit the drum, and every hit pays beats, the game's own currency. Each hit also brings more fans: the crowd of wooden peg dolls grows from three to sixteen, and new fans pay a small bonus. Every fourth time the show moves to a new venue, from the Bedroom and the Garage to the Big Top and the Moon Stage, and each venue adds 8% to every hit.

The twist is the beat. A walnut metronome swings a steady 100 beats a minute, and a ring closes on the drum as each tick comes. The first hit on a tick is on the beat: it pays double, and only beat hits fill your groove, the game's streak, which multiplies every hit up to three times at first. A hit off the beat still pays a plain hit. Hits less than a tenth of a second apart are a drum roll, soft hits that pay half and cool the groove, so steady drumming beats mashing.

The Upgrades tab sells Thicker Sticks, Calfskin Head and Golden Sticks for bigger hits, Drum Stool for a higher groove, Cowbell for richer hits on the one, and more. The Band tab brings a teddy on a Double Bass, a tin Cymbal Robot, a Horn Section and later a Toy Piano. Now and then a golden note drifts by: tap it for a Drum solo! or a heap of beats. The band keeps earning for up to two hours while you are away. Once a run is worth 10 Gold Records, New Tour starts it all again: upgrades, the band and the crowd start over, and every record adds 25% to all your beats, forever. Progress is saved in the browser on this device.

Tips for Drum Up

One hit on every tick is the heart of it: it pays double and keeps the groove up, because the groove grows only on beat hits. Extra hits between the ticks still pay, so a quick, even rhythm with the first hit on the tick earns more, up to about eight hits a second. Past that, two-thumb mashing turns into drum rolls that pay half and cool the groove. Watch the ring closing on the drum or the metronome's bulb, which glows gold on the one, and listen for the tick.

Thicker Sticks is the first thing to buy and the Double Bass soon after, then Calfskin Head, which doubles every hit, and later Golden Sticks, which triples it. Crowd Claps adds a share of the band's beats to every hit, and Drum Stool raises the top of the groove. If your hits land late on a slow screen, Tuning Fork, from Crowd 4, widens the window; Cowbell makes beat hits on the one pay more, and Big Bass Drum, from Crowd 35, lifts every beat hit. Tap the golden note whenever it drifts by. A New Tour needs at least 10 Gold Records, and the next run goes much faster.

Frequently asked questions

Is Drum Up free to play?

Yes. Drum Up is free to play in your browser on Kiloo, with nothing to download and no account to make. Every upgrade and band member is bought with beats you earn in the game. Your progress is saved in the browser on this device, so it does not follow you to another one.

Can I play Drum Up on my phone?

Yes, upright or sideways. Tap anywhere on the stage to hit the drum and tap a row in the panel to buy it; one steady finger works better than two thumbs mashing. On a computer, click with the mouse or press Space or Enter to hit, 1, 2 and 3 for the tabs, P to pause and M to mute.

What counts as on the beat in Drum Up?

The first hit from a tenth of a second before a tick to about a quarter of a second after it, unless it is part of a drum roll. It pays double, more with Big Bass Drum and, on the one, with Cowbell, and it fills the groove. Tuning Fork widens the window by 20% a level. Other hits pay a plain hit, and drum-roll hits half.

What is a New Tour in Drum Up?

It is the fresh start. Once your run is worth at least 10 Gold Records, the New Tour tab lets you start again in the bedroom: upgrades, the band and the crowd start over, and every record adds 25% to all your beats for good. Your biggest crowd and the number of tours are kept.