Tango Gameworks announces Hi-Fi Rush during the Xbox Developer_Direct Show, out today

Tango Gameworks’ next game is Hi-Fi Rush, a rhythm adventure game in development exclusively for Xbox Series X | S, and will be released tonight.

The trailer was announced during the Xbox Developer_Direct presentation, revealing a comic-like art style, original beats and movement and rhythm-based combat. Tango Gameworks is releasing the game, including the Game Pass version, today – with plans to hit digital storefronts a few hours after the show ends.

Hi-Fi Rush’s rhythm-based gameplay affects every aspect of its world. Playing as a chai wannabe rock star, you are the victim of a strange corporate experiment that left you unable to feel the beat of the world to the beat of the game’s soundtrack. So everything: your attacks, enemy attacks, obstacles, scenes, everything happens to the beat of the music.

But Tango maintains that this is not a punishing rhythm game. You can jump, dodge, dodge and attack with any buttons and they’ll automatically sync to the beat of the music – but if you can keep the beat right, you’ll deal more damage or build powerful combos. It follows Chai 808’s companion, a small robot cat, and provides light visual aids to help players maintain rhythm, and more accessibility options are also available.