Annapurna Interactive and developer Iridium Studios have revealed People of Note, a turn-based musical RPG. It is set to release digitally in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
The announcement came in conjunction with the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, where Annapurna is debuting with People of Note, puzzler D-Topia and narrative hack-and-slasher Demi and the Fractured Dream.
A trailer accompanied the reveal that depicts the musicality threaded far and wide through the world of Note, delivered in vibrant vocals and visuals. Check it out below!
People of Note | Reveal Trailer
People of Note has players taking on the role of Cadence, a solo musician barred from entering the Noteworthy Song Contest. She then seeks to gain inspiration and befriend others to create a band through a world-spanning journey across the world of Note, where neon-vibrant locales are suffused with genres of music. Wielding the power of music, players will engage in turn-based combat, fusing real-time musical rhythm in the boundaries of a musical. For a deeper look, check out an official synopsis below:
In People of Note, experience turn-based combat like never before: each battle is an interactive musical performance with evolving combat conditions, real-time rhythm-based attacks, and genre-bending mashup attacks!
Key Features
- Enjoy full-length cinematic musical sequences spanning a wide variety of musical genres, performed by our main cast of characters.
- Experience turn-based action combat as a dynamic, interactive musical performance.
- Tempo-Based Rhythm Combat: Time your attacks to the beat of the music for amplified damage against opponents.
- Dynamic Combat Conditions: As the music in battle changes in real-time, strategize your attacks to synchronize with the current genre.
- Musical Mashups: Combine the unique musical genres of your team members to unleash electrifying musical mashup attacks.
- Explore Note, a massive world where each genre of music is represented by a completely unique environment and culture.
- Dive into vibrant dungeons full of offbeat enemies and clever environmental puzzles.
- Play it your way: Don’t like environmental puzzles? Turn ‘em off. Not into turn-based combat? Don’t worry, we got you. The entire experience of People of Note is completely customizable.
People of Note Screenshots
It seems that rhythm, music, and the stage seem to be slowly taking a place in the RPG space since the release of Stray Gods. It seems like People of Note seeks to continue in that space, while carving its own niche within the genre with character, visual style and aplomb aplenty. It might be something to keep an eye on as the year passes into the next!
People of Note will release sometime in 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
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