{"id":87052,"date":"2026-09-22T22:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87052"},"modified":"2026-09-22T22:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:07:59","slug":"2026s-best-gaming-soundtrack-is-from-a-steam-game-that-isnt-even-out-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87052","title":{"rendered":"2026’s Best Gaming Soundtrack Is From a Steam Game That Isn’t Even Out Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is a stark difference between a soundtrack that serves as the backing track while you play a video game, and music that essentially plays the role of another character, interacting with the game itself. Mr. Records<\/em>, developed by Glee-Cheese Studio, is very much the latter, and is the epitome of a game that lives and dies with its soundtrack. If the vast array of songs spanning a variety of genres weren’t extremely well produced and catchy, then this little indie gem about running a record shop by day and running through <\/em>your records by night \u2014 in auto-scrolling platforming levels \u2014 would be dead before it even got off the ground.<\/p>\n
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Thankfully, that’s not the case. The songs in Mr. Records <\/em>absolutely slap. And they’re made even better by the fact that each one is essentially a new level, with obstacles to overcome and enemies to defeat in time with the beat. As you acquire new records, completing the level is key to being able to stock it in your shop. And if you beat the hard version of a level without making any mistakes, you’ll unlock the deluxe version of that record, which earns you more money when it sells.<\/p>\n
That’s because half of the game is about solving puzzles via the medium of selling records. You are George, an old fellow who has opened a record store in his twilight years, because music has always been his one true love. All he needs to hear are the first few notes of a song before being transported to “another world,” he explains in the game’s prologue.<\/p>\n