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Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands

You play as Faye, Ian and Briff, a 3-piece band of dysfunctional friends who unknowingly stumble into a cursed battle of the bands contest, where all entrants can attack with music and must fight to the death. Kick down every single door you come across. If you're gonna rudely enter every RPG house despite lack of invite, might as well enter in style. Customise the band with 9 musically-themed classes to choose from, each with their own attacks, perks and COOL OUTFIT. Inspire your bandmates as a BUSKER or recklessly deal huge damage at the cost of damaging yourself as a HEADBANGER. Fancy comba

Release date
December 12, 2024
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Deathbulge, Five Houses LLC
Publisher
Deathbulge, Five Houses LLC
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About Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands

You play as Faye, Ian and Briff, a 3-piece band of dysfunctional friends who unknowingly stumble into a cursed battle of the bands contest, where all entrants can attack with music and must fight to the death. Kick down every single door you come across. If you're gonna rudely enter every RPG house despite lack of invite, might as well enter in style. Customise the band with 9 musically-themed classes to choose from, each with their own attacks, perks and COOL OUTFIT.

Inspire your bandmates as a BUSKER or recklessly deal huge damage at the cost of damaging yourself as a HEADBANGER. Fancy combat system that focuses on MEASURE EFFECTS. What happens BETWEEN turns makes all the difference, combining real-time elements with turn-based combat in a way that we're ALMOST CERTAIN has never been done before. (It's been over a year since release and no one's said otherwise yet!) Other features Roughly 15-20 hours of game time. Late game dating segment. Sew patches of band logos onto your BATTLE JACKET for extra perks in battle.

No Random Encounters! Monsters will be shown on the field for your avoiding leisure, and 3 different FIELD ABILITIES with which to avoid them. Unique item system. Say good bye to individually stocking up on consumable items! Once you get a piece of MERCH, you keep it forever, and it simply costs STOCK to use, a refillable global resource for all your merch.…

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★ 9.0/10GOG · 17 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful6

★ 5 / 5
It's easily my game of the year 2023 and I love it to bits. The characters are fun, the combat is fun, the music is…
★ 5 / 5
GAME OF THE YEAR easily!!!!!! ATB system with "WAIT" so it doesnt go fast. Hilarious characters and great charm. Best music for indie gaming too!
★ 4 / 5
This RPG has an interesting battle system, where you can add effects to the ATB bar. I went in like I usually do, just swinging,…
★ 5 / 5
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED!!!! love the ATB system with buffs & debuffs, soundtrack kicks hard (like the characters in the game), actually good sidequests and really cool…
★ 5 / 5
Very fun, charming game with an interesting turn based combat system
★ 5 / 5
10/10 artsyle 10/10 music 10/10 characters Great humor Depth to skills and combat is there Amazing hidden little gem

Most recent6

★ 5 / 5
10/10 artsyle 10/10 music 10/10 characters Great humor Depth to skills and combat is there Amazing hidden little gem
★ 5 / 5
Very fun, charming game with an interesting turn based combat system
★ 4 / 5
This RPG has an interesting battle system, where you can add effects to the ATB bar. I went in like I usually do, just swinging,…
★ 5 / 5
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED!!!! love the ATB system with buffs & debuffs, soundtrack kicks hard (like the characters in the game), actually good sidequests and really cool…
★ 5 / 5
GAME OF THE YEAR easily!!!!!! ATB system with "WAIT" so it doesnt go fast. Hilarious characters and great charm. Best music for indie gaming too!
★ 5 / 5
It's easily my game of the year 2023 and I love it to bits. The characters are fun, the combat is fun, the music is…

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