Annapurna Interactive and Iridium Studios revealed a new turn-based RPG called *People of Note* coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC in 2026. It will be available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.
Here is an overview of the game, via Annapurna Interactive:
About
Embark on a unique RPG adventure where rhythm and battle collide! Play as pop star Cadence as she strives to reach the top of the charts.
Take the Stage
Cadence didn’t win the Noteworthy Song Contest, and she starts to think her solo performance wasn’t strong enough. She embarks on a journey across Note, traveling to places like Durandis and Lumina, where she finds talented musicians to join her band. However, a strange event called the Harmonic Convergence is causing chaos with music everywhere, and someone is secretly trying to destroy the peace. Cadence and her new band unexpectedly have to work together to save music itself.
In *People of Note*, battles are a unique blend of turn-based strategy and musical performance. Every fight dynamically changes, featuring attacks timed to the rhythm and surprising combinations of musical genres!
Key Features
- Enjoy full-length cinematic musical sequences spanning a wide variety of musical genres, performed by our main cast of characters.
- Experience turn-based action combat as a dynamic, interactive musical performance.
- Tempo-Based Rhythm Combat: Time your attacks to the beat of the music for amplified damage against opponents.
- Dynamic Combat Conditions: As the music in battle changes in real-time, strategize your attacks to synchronize with the current genre.
- Musical Mashups: Combine the unique musical genres of your team members to unleash electrifying musical mashup attacks.
- Explore Note, a massive world where each genre of music is represented by a completely unique environment and culture.
- Dive into vibrant dungeons full of offbeat enemies and clever environmental puzzles.
- Play it your way: Don’t like environmental puzzles? Turn ‘em off. Not into turn-based combat? Don’t worry, we got you. The entire experience of People of Note is completely customizable.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.
Announce Trailer
Screenshots
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