Stage Tour, a new rhythm game from several developers who worked on the original Guitar Hero, will launch on December 10, 2026. RedOctane Games plans to release it for PC, XBOX, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2, with more than 90 songs and a complete instrument set.
RedOctane Games announced the release date during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, where it also showed a new trailer. The plastic-instrument comeback is getting a proper stage setup, too.
The game will cover music from six decades, although its full setlist has not been revealed yet. So far, 45 tracks have been publicly identified, ranging from Avril Lavigne and The Cure to Metallica, Slipknot, Weezer, and ZZ Top. The project’s current song reveal is also available through the announced track details.
Stage Tour instruments, prices, and modes
Stage Tour will launch alongside officially branded controllers, including a Kramer guitar, a drum kit, and wired or wireless microphone options. The wired USB microphone is listed at £17.99, while the drum kit costs £179.99 and the guitar controller costs £99.99.
The game itself is priced at £34.99. A bundle containing the game and a guitar controller will cost £119.99, while officially licensed Gibson guitar controllers start at £109.99.
Players will have access to Quickplay and Practice modes, along with Judgements, Karaoke, and Tour Mode. RedOctane Games has announced 45 tracks so far and plans to reveal more songs before launch.
RedOctane Games has a direct connection to the series that inspired Stage Tour. Several members of the original RedOctane team are working on the new game after helping produce Guitar Hero in 2005. That gives the project a familiar foundation, even as it builds a new song catalog around performers from several eras.
Stage Tour will support online and local co-op, as well as online and local multiplayer. It is listed for one or more players, while Steam Deck compatibility has not been confirmed.
Stage Tour’s 45 revealed songs
The revealed tracks cover pop, rock, metal, alternative, and more. Here is the full group of songs confirmed so far:
- Bite Me — Avril Lavigne
- RATATATA — BABYMETAL & Electric Callboy
- Just Pretend — Bad Omens
- Blind and Frozen — Beast in Black
- Red Flag — Billy Talent
- Pump It — Black Eyed Peas
- MORE THAN YOU KNOW — blink-182
- Siren — Castle Rat
- I Fought the Law — The Clash
- Just Like Heaven — The Cure
- I Believe in a Thing Called Love — The Darkness
- Photograph — Def Leppard
- Rio — Duran Duran
- Bad Habits — Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon
- Get the Funk Out — Extreme
- Heartbreak Feels So Good — Fall Out Boy
- Land of Confusion — Genesis
- Square Hammer — Ghost
- Mimi’s Delivery Service — Good Kid
- Airhead — Honey Revenge
- Grace — Jeff Buckley
- The Unknowing — Jfarrari
- Jane! — The Long Faces
- The End — Mammoth
- The Motherload — Mastodon
- Tornado of Souls — Megadeth
- Lux Æterna — Metallica
- Kickstart My Heart — Mötley Crüe
- Starlight — Muse
- ballad of a homeschooled girl — Olivia Rodrigo
- Do Me Like That — The Paradox
- For a Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic — Paramore
- Just — Radiohead
- Dani California — Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Broken Dreams, Inc. — Rise Against
- In the Stars — The Rolling Stones
- Psychosocial — Slipknot
- All Star — Smash Mouth
- In the Meantime — Spacehog
- Terminator Oscillator — Static-X
- …Baby One More Time — Tenacious D
- Shut Up and Dance — Walk the Moon
- Island in the Sun — Weezer
- Teenage Dirtbag — Wheatus
- Sharp Dressed Man — ZZ Top
RedOctane Games has not announced the remaining songs yet, so the final mix could add even more eras and genres before launch. For now, the confirmed tracks give Stage Tour plenty of room for both solo sessions and group performances.
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