Ubisoft has officially announced Just Dance: Decades of Hits, and the concept is exactly what the name suggests: 35 songs pulled from six decades of pop music history, all on one dance floor. The game drops October 13, 2026 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Nintendo Switch 2 owners get their version a few weeks later on November 10.
This is not another annual Just Dance entry built around whatever is charting right now. The whole pitch here is generational range, giving everyone in the room something they recognize.
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A tracklist that actually starts arguments
The confirmed songs already tell you everything about what Ubisoft is going for. ABBA's Mamma Mia sits in the same game as Bad Bunny's NUEVAYoL. Billy Joel's Uptown Girl shares space with Sabrina Carpenter's Manchild. Run-DMC, TLC, Spice Girls, NSYNC, Gorillaz, DJ Snake and Lil Jon, Don Omar , the full 35-track lineup spans the 1970s through the 2020s, and Ubisoft has only confirmed 11 songs so far.
Here's the thing: that spread is genuinely unusual for Just Dance. Recent entries have leaned heavily into current pop and dance music. Decades of Hits is explicitly built around the idea that your parents, your kids, and everyone in between should be able to point at the screen and say "I know this one."
The confirmed tracklist so far:
Adventure Mode sends you through time to rescue a scientist
The biggest new addition is Adventure Mode, and the setup is delightfully absurd. You play as Lyra, daughter of a character named Dr. Gigavolt, on a mission to travel through time and rescue her father. Six themed worlds, one per decade. Mini activities between dance routines. Exclusive rewards to unlock as you progress.
What makes this more than a gimmick is how it reframes the tracklist. Instead of scrolling a menu and picking Mamma Mia because you feel like it, the game walks you through each era as a destination. That structure could make older songs easier to sell to younger players who might otherwise skip anything from before they were born.
Party Mode and Workout Mode return alongside Adventure Mode. Party Mode keeps things unpredictable with rules that shift mid-session, which is exactly what you want when six people are in the room and nobody wants to take it too seriously. Workout Mode tracks calories burned, for anyone treating their dance sessions as actual exercise.
Six players, one phone, no excuses not to play
Local multiplayer supports up to 6 players simultaneously, and compatible smartphones work as controllers. That second point matters more than it might seem. Getting six people to participate in a party game gets a lot easier when nobody needs to dig out extra hardware.
Players who already own Just Dance 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026 editions can access their existing songs alongside the Decades of Hits library from the same console. Purchased Music Packs and active Just Dance+ subscriptions also feed into that unified library. For anyone who has been buying Just Dance games for years, that is a genuinely useful quality-of-life feature.
The key here is that Ubisoft is positioning Decades of Hits less as a replacement for recent entries and more as a hub that pulls everything together.
What Switch 2 owners need to know
Nintendo Switch 2 players have to wait until November 10, about four weeks after the October 13 launch on other platforms. No explanation has been given for the staggered release, but the timing puts the Switch 2 version right at the start of the holiday window, which is probably not a coincidence for a game built around family gatherings.
For players looking to get into action games and party titles heading into the holidays, Decades of Hits is shaping up to be one of the more accessible options on the calendar. Whether you want to spend time with our gaming guides to prepare for upcoming releases or just want to know what's dropping next month, October 13 is now a date worth marking.
