Mr. Records also coming to Gog

Glee-Cheese Studio has announced Mr. Records, a rhythm adventure game that combines running a vinyl shop with platforming inside the music itself. The French developer previously made Headbangers: Rhythm Royale and A Musical Story, and this new project was just revealed during the Day of the Devs showcase at Summer Game Fest.

You play as George, an older man who finally breaks out of his lifelong routine to open a record store with his dog Buzz. The gameplay loop is split into three distinct parts. The bulk of your time goes toward musical platforming, followed by shop management, and finally some quiet downtime in George's bedroom.

During the day, you manage the shop and talk to customers. Your goal is to figure out their specific tastes and match them with the right vinyl. Everyone has their own way of explaining what they want to hear. You have to solve these character riddles to make a successful sale.

At night, George physically travels into the music. Every record you unlock becomes a playable rhythm level where George runs, jumps, and slides through abstract environments in time with the beat. Completing these musical journeys unlocks more records to sell in the shop the next day.

A reason to mix genres

The game has over 45 original songs composed by the development team. Instead of relying on licensed tracks, composers Valentin Ducloux and Charles Bardin wrote the entire soundtrack themselves. The developers expect the final game to be about four hours long. They also plan to include normal and hard versions of every track for replay value.

The team recorded live instruments in the studio for the soundtrack. They laid down their own tracks on bass, guitar, and keyboards. This hands-on approach makes sense for a studio that built its reputation entirely on music games. Headbangers: Rhythm Royale was a chaotic multiplayer game about pigeons, but their earlier title A Musical Story was a quiet narrative experience set to a 1970s rock soundtrack. Mr. Records seems to sit somewhere in the middle.

The record store premise is a mechanical choice as much as a narrative one. Ducloux says the setting gave the team the freedom to explore a wide range of musical styles. The soundtrack jumps between funk, progressive rock, hip hop, electro, world music, and 80s pop. Trying to fit all of those genres into a single cohesive story would normally be a mess. Putting them on separate vinyl records solves the problem neatly.

Every track represents a specific memory or feeling in George's life. The shop customers also have their own stories that intertwine with the music they buy. The developers want to explore how people connect through shared musical tastes.

Mr. Records is published by Wired Productions and is coming to PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Current release windows point to the first quarter of 2027.

Rhythm games usually fall into two camps: pure arcade score-chasers or heavily licensed nostalgia trips. Building an entire shop management simulation around 45 original tracks is a massive swing for a four-person studio. I am curious to see if the customer riddles hold up as well as the platforming.