No Straight Roads, revealed last year in April, finally receives a release date. The game, developed by Metronomik and published by Sold Out, plans to release this coming June for PlayStation 4 and PC via the Epic Games Store. PS4 users also received information about the upcoming Collector’s Edition, as well.
No Straight Roads is a game where the player takes control of two indie rock band members, Mayday and Zuke. The duo is up against NSR, an EDM (electronic dance music) empire that holds a tight grip over Vinyl City. NSR’s brand of music is quickly snubbing out the expression of other genres, and it’s up to Mayday and Zuke to overthrow them.
You can watch the original Welcome to Vinyl City trailer here:
Gameplay and Purchase Information
No Straight Roads has the player take control in rhythm-based action-adventure segments, exploring Vinyl City. The gameplay itself plays similarly to hack-and-slash games, with a twist. Both of the playable characters not only play differently but have unique musical abilities for solving puzzles and exploration.
In addition to those, Mayday and Zuke can be freely swapped between by pressing L1. Each of them have an additional construction ability, and The game also has elements of rhythm games, though it’s unknown to what extent this will impact the game.
People looking to purchase No Straight Roads can also look forward to the Collector’s Edition (pictured above). The game comes with an exclusive double-sided vinyl LP containing a selection of tracks from the game’s energetic original soundtrack. It also includes a 64-page ‘The Art of NSR’ artbook featuring never-before-seen artwork, and a set of official No Straight Roads drumsticks.
The Collector’s Edition is priced at $69.99 USD. Other players looking to preorder the normal version can do so at $39.99 on PS4 (via Amazon) and PC. Digital preorders are currently unavailable as of the time of writing. No Straight Roads releases June 30th on PlayStation 4 and PC via Epic Games Store.
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If you’re interested in other titles coming to the Epic Games Store, be sure to read our coverage on Samurai Shodown here.