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OFFBEAT Early Access
The music tycoon game OFFBEAT, developed by Whetstone Games and Pantaloon, has launched on Steam's Early Access. Described as a "real audio tool," the game allows players to produce their own music.
Playing the riff from Smoke on the Water on a cat piano may be possible in composer sim Offbeat, if you've got more musical talent than me
The music composition simulator Offbeat has launched in early access on PC, allowing players to create music using various instruments, including a cat piano. While attempting to recreate famous riffs like Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water' proved challenging, the game offers a fun experience for composing custom tunes and fulfilling client requests.
This week in PC games: a Mass Effect-style RTS, a gamebook RPG for back-stabbing nobles, and a civilisation builder that offers to teach you kanji
This week's PC game releases include a variety of genres such as a Mass Effect-inspired RTS called ZeroSpace, a political RPG gamebook titled The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian, and a civilization builder with Japanese language learning elements called Worlds Upon The Wind. Other notable titles include the medieval fencing simulator Ritter & Rotwein and the horror demo Moldrise.
Evening Multiplex
This article rounds up various trailers released during Steam Next Fest, including those for Bus Simulator 27, Echoes of Aincrad, Edge of Memories, The Guild - Europa 1410, and OFFBEAT. The trailers showcase gameplay and reveal new details about upcoming titles.
Make actual songs with singing garden gnomes in Offbeat, a jobbing composer sim that doubles as an audio production tool
Offbeat, a new game from Whetstone Games, combines a music composition simulator with audio production tools, allowing players to create songs and export them as WAV files. The game aims to provide an accessible entry point to music production, featuring elements like singing garden gnomes and a narrative about a jobbing composer. An early access release is planned for later this year, with a demo available beforehand.
PANTALOON ANNOUNCES OFFBEAT, RELEASES MUSIC SINGLE MADE ENTIRELY IN-GAME
Pantaloon announced OFFBEAT, a new music-tycoon game from Whetstone Games where players compose music using unconventional instruments. Whetstone's Creative Director Ed Sibley released a single, "Not Your Uncle's Ringtone," created entirely within the game, which Pantaloon Records will publish. OFFBEAT will launch into early access later this year and includes features for exporting and publishing player-created music.