Chai wants to be a rockstar. A corporate experiment fuses a music player to his heart, the company labels him defective, and he fights his way out with a guitar made of scrap.

Everything is on the beat

Enemies, platforming puzzles, machinery, gags and banter all sync to the music. Attack on the rhythm and it hits harder — and you can play well without ever consciously counting.

A crew that helps

Call in allies mid-combo to break guards and open enemies up. Each corporate drone wants a different partner, so the roster keeps fights turning over.

From the studio behind The Evil Within

Tango Gameworks made two horror games and then this, which nobody saw coming. It landed on more than fifty best-of-2023 lists.