Link Steam
indiegame.fan
Old School Musical header art

Old School Musical

What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.

Steam Page
Developer
La Moutarde
Publisher
Dear Villagers
Release
September 13, 2018
7 years and 324 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive965 reviews92.2%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
The separate publisher has a broad catalog or developer network in the local database.
Search Google: Is Old School Musical self-published or published by Dear Villagers?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is Old School Musical and Dear Villagers funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for Old School Musical and La Moutarde?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.
The game was released through a separate publisher.

Media

9 items

About the Game



What has 60 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical of course!

Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.

Have you ever played a rhythm game before? Well, this is like that, but much better! With each note, you are responsible for the success of our two heroes' quest. Swing your sword and shoot with your spacecraft to the beat of chiptune tracks from Dubmood, Zabutom, Hello World, Yponeko, Toriena, mistermv and Le Plancton.

What people are saying:
  • "This game is so retro, your TV will grow a cathode-ray tube" - Cathodic Magazine
  • "the gaem iz ful uv bugs lmao" - Kevin Ididntgetthescript
  • "The display resolution of this game is so low that I'm 20 years younger now" - Santa Claus
  • "Francis, stop playing video games, it's time to eat!" - My mom



TLDR:
  • 50 chiptune tracks
  • Awesome guests: Dubmood, Zabutom, Hello World, Yponeko, Le Plancton
  • A story mode with 20 nutty levels
  • A multiplayer mode with up to 4 players
  • Chickens
Indie Game Fan