PLAY ME A SONG
A downloadable game for Windows
DESCRIPTION:
PLAY ME A SONG is a challenging rhythm horror game mashup where you're trapped in Hell. You can only leave once you have performed every song in existence for him.
You will make mistakes.
You will lose.
You can only make FOUR mistakes.
The last three songs are extra difficult.
Wear headphones for best experience.
Features:
- A challenging and hellish rhythm game experience.
- Playtime is from 40 minutes to an hour depending on rhythm game skills.
- 20 songs included.
- 7 piano voices including a recording of my cat. Use at your own risk.
- Expansive modability - add your own songs/midis and even your own piano sounds.
- Three different key-modes depending on skill level.
- A musical band of very talented skeletons.
- Some fascinating lore from a demon.
Played all of the songs already?
Try mastering them on 6-key mode.
You already did that?
Whelp, looks like you need to add some more songs to the game...
Modding Notes:
If you want to add your own songs or instruments, take a look inside the resources folder. There will be a README file for both songs and instruments. The game should be reset after any new content is added or modified.
Known Issues:
Recommended Keyboard Requirement: For optimal gameplay, a keyboard with at least 6-key rollover (6-KRO) is recommended. This ensures all simultaneous key presses are registered accurately during gameplay. Keyboards with less than 6-KRO may experience "ghosting," where some key presses are not detected.
Sometimes background music will be out of sync, if that's the case try resetting the song. Currently working on a fix for this.
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If you run into any bugs/issues feel free to reach out to me here in a comment, at my Twitter, or email me brandonhesslau@gmail.com
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Future Plans:
- I want to add control customizations and more accessibility features.
- I'm eventually planning to release to Steam and link the Steam Workshop for easy upload and download of songs and instruments.
- Will soon be looking into adding Linux and Mac support.
- I'll also be continuing to add and tweak the game based on any feedback.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- PLAY ME A SONG v1.284 days ago
Comments
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I think my game froze? I played it once few days ago and now when I open it it's just the main title but without the main title, just the picture behind it. There is no main manu either, just that picture and music. I don't know what happend, I already tried closing and opening the game, but it still looks the same. How can I fix this?
Update: I tried to redownload the game and when I opened the game it was fixed. I closed it for a sec and tried again to open it and it was broken again. :/
The only way I could play it is probably to never close it cuz it will break any other way, is this happening to anybody else?
I encountered an issue where if you make your fourth mistake near the end of the song, it will clap for you while showing the game over screen. Then upon replaying the song, it will start in the middle of the song, and sometimes randomly end the song and start clapping. After various encounters with this, especially if you never end up either restarting the song mid gameplay or playing a different song, it will get so buggy to the point where there will be keys overlaying each other during gameplay or it will start playing the game while on the song select screen.
I LOVE IT DUDE BUT HONESTLY I CANT STOP RAGING LOL
I can't get through twinkle twinkle little star, as when I need to input the keys CVB at once, only one or two get recognized as being hit, therefore it's a guaranteed mistake. But if there are other sets of three keys at once, they get recognized.
Hey! So sorry that's happening :( I'll work on a fix for this today, thanks for letting me know. In the meantime, maybe try playing in two-key mode. Also, what type of keyboard are you using?
Hey, thanks for the quick reply and the heads up :). I played the game with my built-in Laptop keyboard. But I think I will simply wait for the fix or maybe later try if it for some reason works in six-key mode.
Hi! I'm having the same issue as you right now, but I figured out that if you kind of roll your fingers to press the keys separately instead of simultaneously, it will not count it as a mistake since it grades each key on its own. I would also recommend looking into your Key Rollover test with online tools to see if that is the issue :)
Hey, thanks, fsr it slipped my mind to look for rollover tests lol. I really have to check my settings, as the problem is dependent on the row of keys and what keys specifically. Like the asd-row has no upper boundary, while the row below and above has specific combinations that makes some keys not getting recognized, which by itself is weird. And some of these combinations are sadly some of the patterns in the game. I will simply have to resolve the problem myself and get back to it later.
Hi! I was experiencing the same issue when suddenly then it got worse for some reason. I was playing find in six key mode, but it randomly started being problematic, where even in two key mode it would not register both V and B. On the other hand, I looked at the known issues you listed and looked into my laptops key rollover count. When testing the keys, I found that my max count is 4 KRO, but for some reason certain key combinations cannot reach that maximum, one of them being CV and B. I can press XC and BN for example. I'm not sure what what the technical details of that would be, but I hope this information helps! Maybe add button mapping so players with a lower KRO can adjust it to their own keyboards?
Hey epona! Sorry you're experiencing this too! I'm actually in the midst of creating a button mapping system which should be coming very soon. I might add a simple KRO tester in the menu too. Thanks so much for letting me know :)