{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9a15b61426e88ba13c886b1a","clusterId":"c_35e623a0fbae88e95083c584","slug":"sound-system-rhythm-game-hits-steam-early-access-on-november-4","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sound System Rhythm Game Hits Steam Early Access on November 4","summary":"Bonus Stage Publishing announced on October 1 that Sound System, a rock rhythm game from Echo Foundry Interactive, enters early access on November 4 for PC via Steam. It supports guitar, bass, and vocal parts and works with major guitar controllers, keyboards, and gamepads. Classic Mode has no fail state; Pro Mode ends a run after 11 misses. Four difficulty levels are included.","whyItMatters":"Echo Foundry's founders worked on Guitar Hero at RedOctane, so Sound System arrives as a PC early access project carrying that controller-based rock format forward with chart importing from Clone Hero and YARG.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe early access build covers solo play and local multiplayer for up to three players, with free choice of instrument lineup. Classic Mode drops the fail state and judges more leniently, while Pro Mode rates each note and ends the run after 11 misses. At the top difficulty, Legendary, all five frets are in play and charting assumes hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, and up and down strokes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChart importing from Clone Hero and YARG is planned alongside the built-in PulseMap editor, which lets players build charts for their own compositions. Online multiplayer, additional instrument parts, a content store, and XP and Skill Rating progression are slated for later in development. Official release is expected to take about six months.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sound System ships with two incompatible design goals: Classic Mode has no fail state, while Pro Mode ends the run after 11 misses. One game, two audiences the difficulty tiers can't reconcile.","twitterPost":"Classic Mode has no fail state; Pro Mode ends a run after 11 misses. Sound System ships two difficulty philosophies in one game.","threadsPost":"Sound System supports guitar, bass, vocal parts, guitar controllers, keyboards, and gamepads at launch. That input spread is rare for a Steam early access rhythm game, and it sets the bar the Pro Mode 11-miss fail state has to clear.","newsletterBlurb":"Bonus Stage Publishing dated Sound System for November 4 in Steam early access. The rock rhythm game comes from Echo Foundry Interactive, an indie studio whose co-founders worked on Guitar Hero at RedOctane, and it supports guitar, bass, and vocal parts on guitar controllers, keyboards, and gamepads. A chart importing feature for Clone Hero and YARG plus the built-in PulseMap editor are planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261002-471437/\",\"title\":\"Guitar Hero Developer's New Rhythm Game 'Sound System' Launches in Early Access on November 4; Multi-Instrument Support for Guitar, Bass, and Vocals, Plus Guitar Controllers\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4623,"outputTokens":616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791178171,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T05:26:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T05:28:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T05:28:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_35e623a0fbae88e95083c584","canonicalTitle":"『ギターヒーロー』開発者が放つ新作リズムゲーム『Sound System』11月4日に早期アクセス配信へ。マルチ対応でギターもベースもボーカルも、ギター型コントローラーも対応","representativeArticleId":"a_6e2acaefd2f5af1c8e2e8a36","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sound System\"],\"studios\":[\"Bonus Stage Publishing\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T05:54:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T05:54:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T05:28:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261002-471437/","title":"『ギターヒーロー』開発者が放つ新作リズムゲーム『Sound System』11月4日に早期アクセス配信へ。マルチ対応でギターもベースもボーカルも、ギター型コントローラーも対応"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sound System"],"studios":["Bonus Stage Publishing"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}