If you own an Xbox 360, PS2, or Wii, used copies of the game cost under $10. The PC version offers no exclusive benefits over these. The Bottom Line Guitar Hero: Aerosmith on PC is a fossil—fascinating to dig up, but frustrating to run. Skip the shady “free download” links. Instead, plug into Clone Hero , find the community-charted tracks, and relive “Walk This Way” without the malware hangover.

Because real rock stars don’t pirate. They just turn it up to 11. 🎸

This is the modern winner. Clone Hero (free, legal) is a fan-made PC rhythm game. With a simple USB guitar (even an old PlayStation 2 controller via adapter), you can download user-charted Aerosmith songs—including the entire Guitar Hero: Aerosmith setlist. No piracy required; just search for “Clone Hero Aerosmith chart.”

But for PC gamers, the hunt for this title has become a modern-day bootleg chase. Here’s why the game matters, and how to experience it without breaking the law—or your budget. Unlike later band-centric games (cough The Beatles: Rock Band cough), Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was a risky prototype. It mixed 30+ Aerosmith deep cuts—“No Surprize,” “Sweet Emotion,” and a legendary live cut of “Train Kept a Rollin’”—with opener acts like Joan Jett and The Kinks. The result? A time capsule of late-2000s rhythm game mania.

I understand the request, but I need to be careful here. is a commercial game that was released in 2008. Providing direct download links or instructions for free, unauthorized downloads would promote piracy, which violates copyright law and my safety guidelines.