RedOctane Games established – rhythm game studio led by genre veterans
Featuring a team of developers who helped create Guitar Hero and DJ Hero.
RedOctane Games, a new studio within Embracer Freemode founded by veterans of the rhythm game world, has announced its establishment. It is focused “solely on advancing the rhythm game genre, combining the past with the future,” and is currently in production on its debut rhythm game to be announced later in 2025.
The studio is led by Simon Ebejer, the former production director on several Guitar Hero titles at Neversoft, as well as the former studio head at Vicarious Visions and vice president of operations at Blizzard Entertainment.
The RedOctane Games team includes creators and developers “who helped create and scale Guitar Hero and DJ Hero,” as well as “emerging development talent and community leaders from across today’s rhythm gaming space.”
Additionally, brothers Charles and Kai Huang, the original founders of the Guitar Hero franchise back in 2005, will join a special advisory board for RedOctane Games, bringing “deep heritage and insight to the studio’s future direction.”
“Rhythm games are about more than just gameplay they’re about feel, flow, and connection to the music and to each other,” said RedOctane Games head of studio Simon Ebejer in a press release. “RedOctane Games is our way of giving back to a genre that means so much to us, while pushing it forward in new and exciting directions.”
Watch the studio’s announcement video below. Visit the official website here.