Developer Glee-Cheese and publisher Team17 Digital have announced that their upcoming rhythm-based battle royale game Headbangers Rhythm Royale is heading to Xbox Game Pass at launch. Headbangers Rhythm Royale will be available on both Game Pass for Xbox and PC on October 31, 2023, and will accompany the normal platform release of the title. In Headbangers Rhythm Royale, you will tap, flap, and rap your way to victory in a series of manic musical mini-games against 29 other player-controlled pigeons.
Check out the new Xbox Game Pass Trailer for Headbangers Rhythm Royale below before we jump into additional details:
Headbangers Rhythm Royale will feature players jumping talon first into a mix of mini-games that will test their memory, rhythm, reflexes, reaction time, and ability to rap. There will be over 23 minigames in the game featuring really cool gameplay mechanics such as copying the commanders’ instructions in Yes Commander, playing the piano with a slingshot in First Piano Shooter, and being the first off the mark and into the solar system in To The Sky. The game will also have cross-platform multiplayer online allowing players to play together no matter what their platform.
The in-game currency will be breadcrumbs which will allow players to purchase hundreds of customizable options from the in-game store. Every time a player is crowned the Master Headbanger, they will be rewarded with breadcrumbs. Key features of Headbangers Rhythm Royale include:
- Ruffle feathers: Memory, rhythm, reflexes, and reaction times will be put to the test across 23 minigames, each with its own unique musical twist
- Preen away: With hundreds of unique items to choose from, including full outfits, hats, glasses, voices, and taunts, players can take the top spot and fluff their feathers with their very own personalized pigeon
- Peck and earn breadcrumbs: Challenges and unlockable customizations await in the free in-game battle pass, with players able to spend their hard-earned crumbs to help them be the most stylish pigeon in the flock
- Cross-flock support: Play with up to 29 other pigeons with crossplay enabled, friends and frenemies alike can battle in musical madness regardless of their gaming platform of choice
- Talon tapping music: With unique scores across each minigame, loading screen, and pigeon accessory menu, the party never stops with the bespoke scores written and created by the Glee-Cheese team.
Headbangers Rhythm Royale is slated for release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S as well as Game Pass for both Windows and Xbox on October 31, 2023.
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