Turn-based rock tour RPG Sonic Terror announced for consoles, PC

Human Qube Games and Book Burner Games have revealed Sonic Terror, a tactical RPG where players use music as magic to fight off an alien parasite. The game will initially launch on PC through Steam, with plans to release it on consoles later. A specific release date hasn’t been announced yet.

Here is an overview of the game, Human Qube Games:

About

Sonic Terror is a strategy RPG where you battle using music against an alien parasite that has made silence a dangerous rule. It’s a turn-based game, meaning players take turns making moves.

In the alternate reality of 1984 depicted in Sonic Terror, you lead an outlaw rock band on tour through a country controlled by a harsh government and invaded by aliens who steal bodies. These aliens fear nothing except music, and your band is the last one still playing it.

You Are Sonic Terror, a Young Rock Band That Refuses to Shut Up

Manage your bandmates’ traits, making sure they stay healthy, focused, and motivated. Then, unleash their music as a powerful force to destroy your opponents.

Each performance is a strategic, turn-based fight – it doesn’t rely on luck or timed button presses. Instead, every note played on the guitar, bass, and drums acts as a magical attack, and winning battles brings you closer to achieving your goal. The music itself changes based on how well you’re doing, growing stronger with success and weakening when you struggle – it’s a dynamic soundtrack that actively responds to your performance.

Key Features

  • Grounded 1984 science-fiction setting where an alien mind-control threat can only be fought with music.
  • Character-driven story about freedom and the coming of age.
  • Three playable, clash-prone musicians with distinct personalities and abilities.
  • Shower, soup, and sleep. Even punks need love and care. Keep them fed, alive, and not too hungover.
  • Turn-based tactical combat where riffs, basslines and drum blasts are spells with the power to save the world.
  • An adaptive soundtrack that grows stronger as you succeed and fades when you get hit.
  • A handcrafted world and dynamic, twisted storyline that unfolds across a last-ditch rock tour.
  • Unexpected touch of alien technology for musical instruments and gear upgrades.

The Tour Begins

Hop on a tour bus with a shadowy driver and embark on a thrilling adventure. You’ll work to disrupt the current government, discover the real story behind the alien attack, and determine if your band will achieve legendary status or simply disappear.

The only thing they fear is music. You’re the only ones left to play it.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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2026-01-27 16:02