Publisher Wired Productions and Headbangers: Rhythm Royale developer Glee-Cheese Studio have announced MR. RECORDS, a single-player rhythm adventure game featuring vinyl store management by day and musical journeys by night. It will be available for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.
Here is an overview of the game, via Wired Productions:
About
Meet George, an old dreamer with an extraordinary gift that lets him transcend through music. After a lifetime of standing still, he breaks free from routine and opens the store he always wished for.
MR. RECORDS is an uplifting adventure where every vinyl transports you into a world of memories and emotion, where you will jump, slide, and move though psychedelic landscapes in time with the music.
Alongside his loyal dog Buzz, George manages the record store, with every day providing new vinyl’s to unlock and sell, trying to deliver the perfect music to match the tastes of his colorful customers and becoming part of their stories.
When the shutters come down and the store closes for the night, the records come alive. Each track transforming into a playable rhythmic trip through George’s imagination.
Some songs will make you smile. Others will hit far deeper the moment the needle drops, reminding you that it’s never too late to finally start living.
Key Features
- Step Inside the Music – Every record George plays becomes a fully playable rhythm journey through surreal dream worlds inspired by memories, emotions, and moments from his life. Run, jump, slide, dodge, and chain actions together in sync with the music across 40+ handcrafted levels.
- Run Your Own Record Shop – Manage a growing vinyl store filled with quirky customers, hidden stories, and musical riddles. Learn each record, recommend the perfect album, unlock new stock, and turn George’s tiny dream shop into a place where music changes lives.
- Every Record Tells a Story – Meet colorful characters and uncover George’s memories through music, photographs, notes, and emotional discoveries from his past. Some songs are joyful. Others reveal regrets, lost love, and the life he never truly lived.
- A Soundtrack Worth Living In – Explore a huge range of original music styles including funk, progressive rock, hip-hop, electro, world music, and 80s pop. Featuring 45(??) original records composed by the developers themselves.
- Relax in George’s Bedroom Hub – Between musical journeys, unwind in George’s personal bedroom above the shop. Review memories, track progress, take calls, and spend quiet moments reflecting on the story and the music shaping your adventure.
- Endless Variety Beyond the Beat – MR. RECORDS constantly introduces new gameplay twists, from rhythm battles and surreal mini games to environmental changes, visual disruptions, chase sequences, and side activities with George’s loyal dog, Buzz.
- A Rhythm Adventure About Life Itself – More than a music game, MR. RECORDS is a heartfelt story about dreams, memory, regret, and discovering it’s never too late to finally start living.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.