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Mound of Music

“Mound of Music” a game that blends storytelling with music. Test your skills by mimicking real instrument performances, matching rhythm and pitch to bring classic tunes to life. Journey through global music and uncover the truth behind humanity's end.

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Developer
Elif Games
Publisher
Elif Games
Release
October 25, 2024
1 year and 281 days ago
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Positive37 reviews86.5%

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About the Game

Music Mode

  • Unique Gameplay: Challenge the high difficulty music gameplay with 7-key or 12-key, simulating real instrument performances, hitting both rhythm and pitch. All performances will be recorded as real tracks for you to replay and listen.

  • Classical Music: Enjoy and learn about classic pieces from around the world, such as "Für Elise," "Hungarian Rhapsody," "Swan Lake," "Flowing Stream," "Tōryanse," and so on.

  • Free Customization: Unleash your musical talent, add your favorite tracks to the game, and share them with others. Use various instruments to record and synthesize your own original music.

  • Music Lab: Explore the combination of music and technology with built-in music labs, including labs for various scales, theremins, recording studios, universal music boxes, etc.

Story Mode

  • Visual Novel: Listen to a musical story after human extinction, through a unique blend of music, science fiction, and dystopian narrative, constantly seeking the truth wrapped in layers, reflecting on music, art, technology, and the fate of humanity.

  • Narrative Focus: Choose to sign a contract with the devil, allowing the devil to help you play, thus skipping the high difficulty music gameplay, focusing on the narrative experience.

  • Mini-games: Play various mini-games during the story progression, explore the world that has become a wasteland, and search for various human legacies.

  • Collection Marathon: Satisfy your collecting hobby, search for dozens of instruments, hundreds of items, hundreds of wiki entries, and various special collections related to music such as musicians, lyrics, scales, music theory, etc.

About This Game

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  • Although the game is a personal independent work, it is dedicated to becoming an encyclopedia of music. The author has integrated decades of musical insights into it and will continue to update in the future, including but not limited to more tracks, instruments, items, regions, etc.

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