By day, George runs the record shop he’s always dreamed of owning, matching customers with the album that fits what they actually need. By night, he dives directly into the music itself, running, jumping, and dodging through rhythm-platformer sequences set inside the records he sells. Glee-Cheese Studio’s MR. RECORDS has released its first public demo on Steam ahead of October’s Steam Next Fest, and Wired Productions has used the moment to confirm PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions alongside the previously announced PC and Nintendo Switch 2 releases.
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What the Demo Covers
The demo lets players experience the opening of George’s story — the moment he finally opens the record shop he’s spent years dreaming about and starts a new chapter of his life — alongside the game’s basic daytime shop-management loop and nighttime rhythm action. Per previously released information, the full game will contain 40+ hand-crafted levels and original music spanning multiple genres, with rhythm-based platforming built around running, jumping, and obstacle-dodging synced to the beat.
Two Halves of One Life
MR. RECORDS structures itself around a single narrative device: George’s memories and life, told through music. Daytime shop management and nighttime musical exploration alternate as the core loop, with the record-world sequences featuring surreal, music-reactive environments, rhythm battles, chase sequences, and minigames layered throughout. A personal space above George’s shop lets players reflect on memories and check story progress — a quiet space built specifically to let the narrative settle between the two more active halves of the loop.
The Moonlighter-adjacent structure — a day job that determines what’s available at night — situates the game within a specific and recognizable indie design lineage, applied here to music and memory rather than combat loot.
Four Platforms Now, One Release Date Still Missing
The platform news is the concrete update here: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S join PC and the previously announced Nintendo Switch 2, bringing the total to four confirmed platforms. Steam wishlisting is open now; PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are each in preparation for their own store listings, and Nintendo Switch 2 wishlist support is planned to follow later. No release date has been set for any platform yet — the demo and the upcoming Next Fest appearance are explicitly positioned as the pre-release opportunity to evaluate actual gameplay before that date arrives.
The Glee-Cheese Track Record
Glee-Cheese Studio’s prior releases — A Musical Story (2022) and Headbangers Rhythm Royale (2023) — establish the French studio’s consistent focus on music as narrative and mechanical core rather than a stylistic layer over standard genre mechanics. MR. RECORDS extends that focus into a dual-loop structure (management plus rhythm action) that’s more ambitious in scope than either prior release attempted individually.
Who This Is For
Strong fit for: rhythm game fans who want narrative and memory themes woven directly into the beat-based gameplay; players who enjoy day-job/night-adventure structures like Moonlighter; music genre enthusiasts curious about 45+ original tracks spanning punk, rock, hip-hop, electro, world music, and 80s pop; A Musical Story fans who want to see Glee-Cheese’s next music-driven project; players who want to try the demo ahead of October’s Next Fest.
Cautious fit for: players who need a release date before following; Nintendo Switch 2 players who want wishlist support now rather than later; anyone who wants the shop-management half to have deeper systems than a narrative framing device.
Less ideal for: players who dislike rhythm-platformer mechanics; anyone seeking multiplayer options; players wanting a longer, more complex management sim than the shop layer appears to offer.
The Takeaway
MR. RECORDS is Glee-Cheese Studio’s most structurally ambitious music game yet — a day-night loop where running a record shop and diving into the rhythm-platforming world inside its records are two expressions of the same character’s story, told through 45+ original songs across 40+ hand-crafted levels. The first demo, live now, and the confirmed jump to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S both point toward a release that’s getting closer, even without a date attached to it yet.
George’s shop is finally open. The records are waiting to be played and stepped into. And somewhere between selling the right album to the right customer and dodging obstacles synced to a beat only he can fully hear, the story of how he got here is unfolding one memory at a time.
Free demo live now on Steam. Steam Next Fest: October. Release date TBA across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Information regarding ‘MR. RECORDS’
| item | detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | Glee-Cheese Studio (France) |
| Publisher | Wired Productions (Wartford, UK) |
| Genre | Single-player Rhythm Adventure / Record Store Management Simulation / Rhythm Platformer |
| Release platform | PC (Steam / Epic Games Store / GOG) |
| Scheduled for release | Undetermined (TBA) |
| Tracklist | 45+ songs, all original compositions (Funk, Rock, Hip-hop, Electro, World Music, 80s Pop) |
| Level number | 40+ Handcraft Levels |
| Public history | Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026 Exclusive Announcement |
| Developer’s previous work | A Musical Story (2022) / Headbangers Rhythm Royale (2023) |
| inspiration | Moonlighter (Daytime Management) / Music Narrative Game Trends After Mixtapes |
| Main Keywords | Records, record shop, rhythm, platformer in music, nostalgia, dream, second life, cozy |
| Official Channel | X · YouTube · Steam |
| Steam Page | Shortcut |
