Stage Tour Promises a Nostalgic Rhythm Gaming Comeback With 90+ Songs
More than 90 songs spanning six decades will ship with Stage Tour when the rhythm game launches on December 10, 2026. Fans who spent years hammering plastic fret buttons in the living room finally have a date to circle.
RedOctane Games unveiled the date at Opening Night Live during gamescom, its biggest look at the game so far. The trailer arrived set to Mötley Crüe’s ‘Kickstart My Heart’, one of the tracks confirmed for launch.
The studio built Stage Tour with veterans of the original music rhythm game era, working alongside developers and creators from the rhythm gaming community. The aim was to honor the golden age of music games while building something fresh.
Fans at the show could play on custom Stage Tour arcade machines set up on the floor. Those machines head out on the road next, stopping at select events and destinations before December.
A Setlist Spanning Six Decades
The launch setlist ranks among the biggest and most varied the genre has seen. Featured artists include The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Radiohead, The Cure, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paramore and Olivia Rodrigo.
RedOctane Games unveiled 20 new songs, its biggest batch yet. That brings the total revealed to 45, still fewer than half the full lineup.
More tracks are coming through the studio’s setlist reveal series on social media. Newly confirmed songs include Avril Lavigne’s ‘Bite Me’, Ghost’s ‘Square Hammer’ and Megadeth’s ‘Tornado of Souls’.
Tracks from Ed Sheeran, blink-182, Slipknot, Weezer, ZZ Top and Fall Out Boy also made the cut. The mix pairs era-defining classics with modern anthems, aiming squarely at the nostalgia longtime fans crave.
More Ways for Fans to Play
Up to four players can perform together locally, whether that means a full band or four guitars shredding side by side. Cross-platform online co-op and online leaderboards are supported as well.
Standard gamepads, plus keyboard and mouse, are fully supported, with custom note charts built for each input. The guitar controller still sets the standard, but newcomers can start with what they already own.
Quickplay and Practice modes return alongside new additions, including an accuracy-focused Judgements mode and a casual Karaoke mode. Tour Mode headlines the lineup as a roguelite-inspired solo run in which players pick their path and their bandmates.
Studio head Simon Ebejer said the team shared closed alpha builds with the community earlier than is typical in the industry. That feedback, he said, helped shape how the game was built.
‘Familiar but fresh has been our mantra from day one,’ Ebejer said. He added that whether players pick up a guitar, drums, a microphone or a gamepad, there is a way to play that feels made for them.
Guitars, Gear and Launch Pricing
A multi-year partnership with Gibson brings more than 180 authentic guitars into the game at launch, including Epiphone and Kramer models. Players unlock them as they go, building a collection of real-world instruments.
More than 50 bandmates round out the roster, each with their own style and skins. That adds up to over 150 unlockable combinations available on day one.
The game is priced at $39.99 and arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC. Wishlisting starts today across supported digital storefronts, with digital pre-orders following closer to launch.
Hardware bundles are open now, starting at $129.99 for the Kramer guitar controller packaged with the game. A full band kit and game bundle runs $299.99, with controllers, drum kits and microphones also sold separately.
Bundle pre-orders through the game’s official store come with an exclusive tie-in comic book. Buyers who package multiple pieces of hardware together save more on the total.
