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2026 · Rhythm

Stage Tour

Stage Tour is a rhythm-action game that blends familiar, accessible note-highway gameplay with exciting modern twists. It’s poised to rekindle the flame of plastic-instrument rhythm gaming with new features and modes, diverse bandmates and instruments, competitive depth, and seasonal events.

Released
10 December 2026
Platforms
Nintendo Switch 2PlayStation 5WindowsXbox Series X/S
Genres
Rhythm
Developers
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Publishers
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Perspective
Auditory
Themes
ActionParty
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB TPEGI 12ACB PG
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)

About

Stage Tour is an upcoming rhythm game developed and published by RedOctane Games for PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, that acts as a spiritual successor to both Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Originally announced for a fall 2026 release, Stage Tour is set to be released December 10, 2026. The game is set to feature traditional controls comparable to both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, including guitar and bass peripherals, a drumming peripheral, vocal support, and also introducing a stylized gamepad mode that was first introduced in Guitar Hero.

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Gameplay

Stage Tour is currently confirmed to contain 5 core gameplay modes:

Quickplay, which replicates the classic Guitar Hero and Rock Band experience albeit with the addition of modifiers (where the notes could be doubled, the notes could be shuffled around, the song can be sped up to 125% faster, etc.)

Development

Prior to the re-establishment of RedOctane Games and after the release of fan made games such as Clone Hero and YARG, the rhythm genre saw a mainstream resurgence with Fortnite Festival, which saw a partnership with CRKD to distribute guitar controllers and gamepads. Prior to the official announcement of Stage Tour, RedOctane Games partnered with Eidos-Montréal for motion capture and quality assurance, and Third Kind Games, who have developers that worked on prior Activision games including DJ Hero and Guitar Hero Live. Stage Tour is set to be distributed with guitar controllers themed after Gibson brands of guitars, first releasing with a Kramer model while also featuring multiple models of Gibson and Epiphone-branded guitars in-game in a multi-year partnership.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows10 December 2026Worldwide
PlayStation 510 December 2026Worldwide
Nintendo Switch 210 December 2026Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S10 December 2026Worldwide

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