- Tactichord: Glam Strategy Demo is Live! - 16 July 2026
Do you wanna get rocked?After months of hard work, polishing and testing, the demo for Tactichord: Glam Strategy is finally here! You get to experience the first act of Diane's story with six levels of turn-based strategy, character-based super moves and original songs, all for free. You play as Diane Eason, a teenager who has never found a place where she belongs, until she joins a metal band in need of a bassist. Use each band member's strengths to convert haters to fans as you play through the levels and aim for the highest score. If you love the demo as much as we do, don't forget to wishlist the game and leave a comment. Join our Discord if you have any feedback for us or just want to talk.After you clear the demo, please leave a review! This really helps us with visibility on Steam and keep production rolling along. Enjoy the world of glam metal in this new demo! Let's get rocked!…
- Hexagroove joins the Games Made in Sweden Festival - 14 July 2026
Hexagroove has been around for a while! It's almost ten years since we started working on it here in sunny (in the summer only) Stockholm. To celebrate we have joined the Games Made in Sweden Festival with a big 50% discount for a limited time.If you are looking for a game that combines rhythm and strategy in a way you never even conceived possible, now is your chance! Try the game that started it all (for us) at a hefty discount this week.If turn-based tactics is more your thing, we have just released the demo of our next game, Tactichord: Glam Strategy, so try that now too!Lycka till från Stockholm!/David
- Tactichord: Glam Strategy Third Playtest - 17 June 2026
The guitars are tuned and the smoke machine is ready. We're going to do our third private play test starting June 22nd. It's time to try out Tactichord: Glam Strategy.What is a play test?A game demo is a complete package to give a taste of what the full retail version of the game is like. A play test is less than a demo in that the content is usually more restricted, and it's much earlier in the development process. It's a way for you to try the game while we're still working on it and tell us what works for you and what doesn't. It has bugs. It may crash. But there are certainly fun things to enjoy.There are many aspects to help new people all around the world try the game and make it as easy as possible for them to give feedback. So when you start the game you'll get asked if we can use anonymized metrics so we can record where you get stuck, how easy it is to clear the levels, etc. T…
- Tactichord: Glam Strategy First Playtest - 21 October 2025
The guitars are tuned and the smoke machine is ready. We're going to do our first private play test of our next game starting November 1st. It's time to try out Tactichord: Glam Strategy.What is a play test?A game demo is a complete package to give a taste of what the full retail version of the game is like. A play test is less than a demo in that the content is usually more restricted, and it's much earlier in the development process. It's a way for you to try the game while we're still working on it and tell us what works for you and what doesn't. It has bugs. It may crash. But there are certainly fun things to enjoy.There are many aspects to help new people all around the world try the game and make it as easy as possible for them to give feedback. So when you start the game you'll get asked if we can use anonymized metrics so we can record where you get stuck, how easy it is to clea…
- Tactichord: Glam Strategy announced - 9 March 2025
Hi there! In case you missed it, last month we announced what we've been working on, our upcoming game: Tactichord: Glam Strategy! It's our biggest project yet and carries on the spirit of our previous games with Ichigoichie's signature blend of music, humour, narrative investment and innovative strategic gameplay. Wishlist it now below! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389400/Tactichord_Glam_Strategy/ You can keep up with our devlogs on our Discord or by joining our email list at this link. Check out our reveal trailer below: There's plenty more to come from us about Tactichord: Glam Strategy so make sure to follow us, here on Steam and social media! Let's get rocked! // The Ichigoichie team
- Tactichord: Glam Strategy Announcement Sale! - 12 February 2025
Hi there! After keeping it quiet for more than a year, we've just announced what we've been working on, our biggest upcoming game; Tactichord: Glam Strategy! It carries on the spirit of our previous games with our signature blend of music, humour, narrative investment and innovative strategic gameplay. Wishlist it now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3389400/ To celebrate the announcement, we're holding our deepest ever sale on Backbeat and Hexagroove: Tactical DJ! If you haven't had a chance to check out both, now is the best time to get them. Eagle-eyed players of Backbeat might even spot a few crossover characters in Tactichord... We hope you enjoy the games and are as excited as we are for Tactichord: Glam Strategy! Check out our reveal trailer; And feel free to come and join us in our Discord if you haven't already, we'll be discussing the game, guitarists, and mini-devlogs ther…
- Hexagroove Fan Survey - 3 May 2024
Hi! Johannes from Ichigoichie here - developers of Backbeat and Hexagroove. We're eager to get to know YOU better to craft even better games and community content. To that end, we've created a short survey that takes only 3-8 minutes to complete. We would be honored if you would contribute your answers. Please find the questions here: https://forms.gle/Xaun4s6d2QxiRJTw7 Exclusive role on Discord for your answers As a token of our appreciation, we're offering an exclusive role on Discord to those who answer this questionnaire (3-8 min)! Simply add your Discord username in the last question and join our Discord server at ichigoichie.org/discord. You'll be awarded the OG 151A FAN role, granting you exclusive bragging rights. Joining the Discord server also gives you the opportunity to participate in the development of our next exciting music game, which will be announced soon. Development…
- Sunday Stream! - 15 February 2021
Finish your weekend with some electronic music - Join our stream! On Sunday, we will be streaming Hexagroove and we'd love it if you joined and played along with us! When? Sunday - February 21st at 8:00 PM PT / 11:00 PM ET / 05:00 AM CET (Feb 22nd) / 13:00 JST (Feb 22nd) What we will show in the stream: Customization - In Hexagroove you unlock the ability to customize your own packs of loops and control how the loops are being played to the crowd, just like a true DJ! Amazing music - A great music game requires high fidelity sound. In Hexagroove you will experience top quality audio from fifteen genres made by internationally-acclaimed artists! Ask me anything - Curious about the origins of Hexagroove and its Japanese roots? Lead programmer of Elite Beat Agents and Gitaroo Man Lives! David Ventura will be on hand to answer and tell all about this title's journey from Tokyo, to Stockholm…
- 🎉European Festival Expansion🎶 - 1 December 2020
New music and levels Hexagroove initially launched with 10 genres and 420 loops spanning classic genres such as House, Techno, and Drum & Bass. Over the past year we've added more artists from Scotland and Japan with content updates. Now are proud to bring the music back home to Sweden with our European Festival expansion: thumping Deep House and frenetic Liquid Drum 'n Bass, topping 720 loops to build custom kits with. A new place to play The European Festival Expansion also reaches for the stars and brings an entire new club to spin in, Rymd, on the suface of the moon itself! Aliens abduct party goers and lunar landers abound in our craziest club yet. Play the native Liquid DnB by Big Skapinsky here, or any of the other 14 genres in our creative Freestyle mode. Ask questions, follow us online! We love to hear from you! Start a discussion in the Steam Community Hub and follow us on Twi…
- 📀 Sunday night new content preview 🌔 - 25 November 2020
Join our weekend expansion showcase Our European Festival expansion arrives on Steam December 3rd! Catch a sneak preview Sunday November 30th at 23:59 PM ET / 8:59 PM PT (that's 6:00 AM CET / 14:00 JST November 2nd!) 🚨UPDATE: If you missed the livestream never fear! You can see a recorded version here.🚨 Why you should join Hexagroove is a unique kind of game that sits astride several categories. It's a little bit rhythm, a little bit action, a little bit simulation, and a little bit strategy. The best way to see what this award-winning game has to offer is to walk through it together with us. If you've ever been curious about DJing, music-making, or are just hungry for a really fresh take on what a rhythm game can be, this is the place to get your fix. If you've been thinking about diving into Hexagroove, this new free expansion may just push you over the edge! We'll play through the…
- Achievement Guide Part 2 - 23 November 2020
Time for our second achievement guide, because who doesn't love achievements?! Achievement Guide Part 2 Back in Style Generate more than 1985 style points on a level Easy way to get a lot of style points is to do “Quick Fingers” over and over again, starting two loops one pulse and stopping them the pulse after. Rinse Repeat. Up in Smoke Trigger the Smokin' trick You need to use at least two controllers. Select a multiplayer mode and then use “R1” as a Superfan just as the music bar changes. By the Book 100% completion percentage Complete all the other achievements to earn this. Hard and Soft Clear every stage with bang and fade at any difficulty You need to do this on the same difficulty level for it to actually trigger The Road Warrior Play a Freestyle song in every club Literally what it says, play a Freestyle song in every club In the Loop Trigger more than 2525 loops This has to be…
- Achievement Guide Part 1 (And whispers of new content?!) - 16 November 2020
We meet again Hexagroovers, I introduce you to the first part of a three part achievement guide, explaining a bit more in detail what you need to do for certain achievements. I've also added a small (big?) hint to upcoming new content somewhere in the post, see if you can find it! Achievement Guide Part 1 Number 1 "Achieve the DJ title of Hexamaster Supreme and cleared every stage on every difficulty" So this is achievement is really split into two separate requirements. Achieving Hexamaster Supreme means gaining enough Style Points (60k), this is achieved by doing as many tricks as possible without actually failing a level. Easy way to get a lot of style points is to do “Quick Fingers” over and over again, starting two loops one pulse and stopping them the pulse after. Rinse Repeat. The second part is literally what it says, clear every level on every difficulty, you don’t need a speci…
- Update for all you Hexagroovers out there! - 6 November 2020
We've now added an achievement feature to help you track it all in-game! Also as the busy little worker bees we are we have polished the UI in multiple places. Happy DJing this weekend!
- 📀 Sunday night DJ session 🌔 - 27 October 2020
Join our weekend DJ walkthrough Join us as we follow up on our release Hexagroove on Steam with a weekend stream! Sunday November 1st at 23:59 PM ET / 8:59 PM PT (that's 6:00 AM CET / 14:00 JST November 2nd!) Why you should join Hexagroove is a unique kind of game that sits astride several categories. It's a little bit rhythm, a little bit action, a little bit simulation, and a little bit strategy. The best way to see what this award-winning game has to offer is to walk through it together with us. If you've ever been curious about DJing, music-making, or are just hungry for a really fresh take on what a rhythm game can be, this is the place to get your fix. Ask questions, follow us online! We will be taking questions in the Steam chat and holding a giveaway. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram for pro tips on achievement-hunting and music-making.
- Demo update before tomorrows launch! - 26 October 2020
Hey Hexapeople, another update before the launch tomorrow October 27th! We updated the demo with another fix, we added the Lead 2 instrument so players can get a deeper taste of the music before purchase. Due to popular demand we have now also changed the demo level to include our Synthwave level rather than the Chiprock level. Don't feel like the House and Synthwave level is enough? Join us for the stream where we will be showing you guys multiple venues and modes!
- 📀 Tactical DJ 🎧 Launch Party 🚀 - 21 October 2020
Join our launch party Join us as we release Hexagroove on Steam! Tuesday 27th of October at 17:45 PM CET / 12:45 PM ET / 9:45 AM PT Why you should join Hexagroove is a unique kind of game that sits astride several categories. It's a little bit rhythm, a little bit action, a little bit simulation, and a little bit strategy. The best way to see what this award-winning game has to offer is to walk through it together with us. If you've ever been curious about DJing, music-making, or are just hungry for a really fresh take on what a rhythm game can be, this is the place to get your fix. Ask questions, follow us online! We will be taking questions in the Steam chat and holding a giveaway. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram for pro tips on achievement-hunting and music-making.
- Demo Hotfix October 16 - 16 October 2020
Hey Hexa-people! Just giving a heads up that we now have fixed the following issues: The help screen sometimes randomly disappeared, should now only disappear when you want it to. The key mapping for the Switch Pro Controller should now should the correct buttons. Sometimes the game would crash if you were using a mono sound card, should no longer be the case. Happy DJing!
- 🎧 Artist Statement 👨🎨 and Musical Demo Launch 🚀 - 7 October 2020
What is Hexagroove: Tactical DJ? Hexagroove is a game unlike any other. It blends the best parts of action, rhythm, and strategy titles to provide a truly creative DJ experience. In the game you have complete control over which musical loops you'll combine to best impress the crowd. Six rules of music making and a bag full of unlockable DJ tricks guide you on your journey to performance mastery. Who made the game? Ichigoichie is a two-person Swedish/Japanese studio with deep music-making roots. I started my career at iNiS in Tokyo and was the lead programmer on a number of music classics including Ouendan, Elite Beat Agents, Gitaroo-Man Lives!, and the karaoke smash Lips for Xbox 360. In Hexagroove, I assembled a cadre of performing artists from around the world to put together the musical blocks you'll combine in our realtime strategy title. Genres and producers in the full version inc…
- 📀 Tactical DJ 🎧 Dev House Party 🎉 - 5 October 2020
Watch our livestream Join us for a special DJ session Thursday 8th of October at 7:00 AM CET / 1:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM PT Why you should join Hexagroove is a unique kind of game that sits astride several categories. It's a little bit rhythm, a little bit action, a little bit simulation, and a little bit strategy. The best way to see what this award-winning game has to offer is to walk through it together with us. If you've ever been curious about DJing, music-making, or are just hungry for a really fresh take on what a rhythm game can be, this is the place to get your fix. Ask questions, follow us online! We will be taking questions in the Steam chat. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram for pro tips on achievement-hunting and music-making.
