SONGBOY: Play Music
Steam News 30 January 20263mo ago

DEMO IS LIVE!!!

our demo is live!!!! songboy is publicly avail for peeps to try. tell ya friends :) WISHLIST!!!! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!! SWITCH TO THE NEW DEMO!!! POST TRACKS IN DISCORD AND TO SONGBOY RADIO! this is a big one! [dynamiclin…

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Full SONGBOY: Play Music update

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Extracted changes

2 fixes22 additions14 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • Workshop
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedSWITCH TO THE NEW DEMO !!!
changed[dynamiclink href=" https://store.steampowered.com/app/3013320/SONGBOY/ "]
addedwhat's new:
addednew stick mode: control all makers at once
addednew top bar: chord names visible, plus a control center for switching scenes fast
addedtons of new sounds and makers: including talkbox upgrades and independent volume per slot

our demo is live!!!! songboy is publicly avail for peeps to try. tell ya friends :)

  1. WISHLIST!!!!

  2. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!

  3. SWITCH TO THE NEW DEMO!!!

  4. POST TRACKS IN DISCORD AND TO SONGBOY RADIO!

this is a big one!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3013320/SONGBOY/"]

what's new:

new stick mode: control all makers at once

motion recording simplified: 1-bar loops, R2/L2 to record, R3 to clear

beat-reactive visuals: play on the beat and the game responds. visuals change, camera moves, secrets unlock.

new top bar: chord names visible, plus a control center for switching scenes fast

tons of new sounds and makers: including talkbox upgrades and independent volume per slot

new stages, new templates, new art tool options: sticker spam, scaling, animated CD materials

performance improvements: gpu optimization, smarter default settings, mac overlay fix

full patch notes:

music and audio

  • the top bar chords now show the chord's name in addition to the roman numeral notation

  • talkbox autotune upgrade

  • new talkbox default effects

  • each makers slot has independent volume settings

  • you can see how a maker is panned when you enter its frame with a new display above the volume slider

  • better maker volume visual sensitivity

  • many new sounds across the game

  • many new musical improvements to our makers including new controls

  • global fxs tweaks

  • fixed some audio fx bugs

controls and input

  • new stick mode behavior you can control all the makers in stick mode at the same time

  • you now motion record using r2l2 across the game

  • the top face button will instantly duplicate a maker on the stage

  • l3 resets a knob back to its default value

  • r3 clears motion recording

  • hold the right face button to exit any game mode

  • you can now motion record switching effect types as well as effect categories on the fx page

  • motion recording is now just a 1 bar loop instead of 4

  • improved keyboard and mouse support as well as updated help text to show you how to do things

  • improved controller rumble across the game

visuals and graphics

  • new beat reactive animations across the game when you do something on the beat

  • making musical changes on the beat causes the game to get more hyped changing visuals and how makers move as well as unlocking secrets in certain stages

  • dynamic camera zooming for more excitement that reacts to how you play and what stage you are on

  • new visuals when a maker is in just play the loop mode

  • new stage fx bar visuals

  • new stage fx visual effects for high pass and low pass filters

  • improved lighting across the game

  • updated makers audio visualizers on the front of their ships

  • new maker outline visual effects

  • improved graphics across the game

  • new logo and loading screen

art tool

  • art tool you can now spam stickers repeatedly

  • art tool you can now scale stickers

  • art tool new cd material options including animated ones

  • art tool new symmetry brush options

user interface and quality of life

  • brand new top bar with control center for switching scenes easily

  • menus remember the last position you left them at for workflow ease

  • brand new templates and a total reworking of our template system for better and more varied options

  • wishlist and discord access right from the main menu

  • improved menu ui across the game

  • song names now support spaces in them

stages

  • many new stages

performance and technical

  • gpu optimization

  • smart hardware detection so the game picks a good default graphics setting based on your computers gpu

  • fixed an

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Steam News / 30 January 2026

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