{"id":66723,"date":"2026-05-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66723"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:28:35","slug":"from-hosting-a-radio-show-with-a-pair-of-incompetent-gyaru-djs-to-guitar-pedalboard-deckbuilding-battles-5-japanese-music-and-rhythm-based-indie-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/from-hosting-a-radio-show-with-a-pair-of-incompetent-gyaru-djs-to-guitar-pedalboard-deckbuilding-battles-5-japanese-music-and-rhythm-based-indie-games\/","title":{"rendered":"From\u00a0hosting a radio show\u00a0with\u00a0a pair of\u00a0incompetent\u00a0gyaru\u00a0DJs, to guitar pedalboard deckbuilding\u00a0battles: 5 Japanese music and rhythm-based indie games\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our weekend segment, where we&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;recent or upcoming Japanese indie titles that share a specific theme. This week,&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;covering games that will have you throwing your hands up in the air (or at least bopping your head to the beat).&nbsp;Even if&nbsp;you have two left feet or are tone deaf,&nbsp;there\u2019s&nbsp;bound to be a&nbsp;music-themed&nbsp;title on this list that will have you feeling the rhythm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30c8\u30d4\u30a2 VS \u30c7\u30a3\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3 PV20260411\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORvzAbPivIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dystopia-vs-distortion\">Dystopia VS Distortion&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite&nbsp;the&nbsp;track interface,&nbsp;which gives off the impression that&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a rhythm game, Dystopia VS Distortion is&nbsp;actually a&nbsp;turn-based&nbsp;pedalboard-building title&nbsp;where you fight&nbsp;battles&nbsp;&nbsp;using&nbsp;guitar&nbsp;effects. By combining different pedals&nbsp;and adjusting&nbsp;their placements&nbsp;(much like you would in a deck-building game), you create a pedalboard that changes how your&nbsp;guitar sounds&nbsp;and how its&nbsp;attacks behave.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1523\" height=\"853\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1523px) 100vw, 1523px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-001.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular effects like Overdrive, Delay, and Compressor&nbsp;are&nbsp;available, but&nbsp;the developers at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KURACHInoX?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My New Games<\/a>&nbsp;are&nbsp;adding more pedals with effects that are \u201cso insane, you won\u2019t believe your ears.\u201d Effects play from left to right during the battle phase, though you will have to&nbsp;carefully&nbsp;manage&nbsp;your&nbsp;pedalboard space. Larger pedals usually mean bigger damage, but they&nbsp;take up more space and limit&nbsp;your options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In true punk rock fashion, Dystopia VS Distortion has you fighting machines. After&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;humanity abandons its flesh-and-blood bodies in favor of mechanical ones, a rogue central control system causes the machines to turn&nbsp;on&nbsp;the remaining humans. One day, a human girl&nbsp;(that\u2019s you)&nbsp;finds a guitar in the ruins, sparking hope that&nbsp;her world might be saved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some artwork in the upcoming demo and Steam page is AI-generated, My New Games plans to replace them with actual human-made assets when the game is released.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dystopia VS Distortion&nbsp;is currently in development for Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4026270\/Dystopia_VS_Distortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MeloMisterio -play your melody- Trailer2\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RiwsYeY3Yo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"melomisterio-play-your-melody\">MeloMisterio&nbsp;-play your melody-&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MeloMisterio&nbsp;-play your melody- is a unique take on the&nbsp;3D&nbsp;platformer&nbsp;genre where every&nbsp;move you make&nbsp;plays&nbsp;a sound.&nbsp;Each action is mapped to two inputs, with one playing a&nbsp;higher note&nbsp;and the other playing&nbsp;a lower note&nbsp;than the previous one.&nbsp;While you&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have to be&nbsp;as&nbsp;mindful about which input you press for actions such as jumping or dashing,&nbsp;the&nbsp;more challenging sections&nbsp;(such as activating fences and lifts)&nbsp;will have you&nbsp;switching&nbsp;between high and low notes to progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1514\" height=\"851\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1514px) 100vw, 1514px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-002.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully,&nbsp;MeloMisterio&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;work off a combo-based system where missing a single input can ruin the flow of your entire run. Given that many puzzles require careful thinking just as much as you \u201cfeeling&nbsp;the beat,\u201d&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;nice to know that you can take your time&nbsp;before you leap.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gentlegiants.llc\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gentle Giants<\/a>,&nbsp;MeloMisterio&nbsp;-play your melody-&nbsp;is currently in development for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3099880\/MeloMisterio_play_your_melody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1521\" height=\"812\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1521px) 100vw, 1521px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-003.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-003-380x203.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-003-768x410.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"one-more-mixxx\">One More&nbsp;Mixxx&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;have a&nbsp;music game&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;without at&nbsp;least&nbsp;one classic rhythm title.&nbsp;In a similar vein&nbsp;to Konami\u2019s&nbsp;Beatmania&nbsp;series, One More&nbsp;Mixxx&nbsp;has you scratching your mouse like a turntable to hit the beats as they&nbsp;drop.&nbsp;Though the Steam page description suggests that the&nbsp;full release&nbsp;will feature controller support (as well as console versions), the developers suggest playing with a mouse and keyboard for the full DJ experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1521\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1521px) 100vw, 1521px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-004.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-004-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-004-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One More\u00a0Mixxx\u00a0even has a story, which follows\u00a0two girls\u00a0with zero DJ\u00a0expertise\u00a0\u2013 a\u00a0self-pronounced \u201cbaka\u201d and a downer\u00a0gyaru\u00a0\u2013\u00a0as they\u00a0host\u00a0the One More\u00a0Mixxx\u00a0radio show. Developed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annulusworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annulus<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Holmon,\u00a0the game is currently in development for Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3267760\/One_More_Mix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1517\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1517px) 100vw, 1517px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-005.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-005-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-005-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kimekyawa-genkaibeat-chan\">Kimekyawa\u2665GenkaiBeat-chan!!&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another rhythm game,&nbsp;Kimekyawa\u2665GenkaiBeat-chan!!&nbsp;is a bit on the delusional&nbsp;side. Beat-chan, a factory female worker, is&nbsp;given the boring job of&nbsp;operating&nbsp;a fruit crushing machine that&nbsp;creates&nbsp;her company\u2019s favorite juice. Things liven up&nbsp;when&nbsp;she enters Wonder Mode,&nbsp;as the fruits turn into cute monsters,&nbsp;which she smashes&nbsp;to the rhythm&nbsp;with her bare hands.&nbsp;Completing levels, as well as crushing fruits and monsters,&nbsp;earns&nbsp;you currency that can be used to buy power-ups, bonuses, and&nbsp;new factory features.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1518\" height=\"849\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-006.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-006-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-006-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially launched in 2024 as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unityroom.com\/games\/kimekyawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free Unity title<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matsu_friends?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Team Kimekyawa<\/a>,\u00a0Kimekyawa\u2665GenkaiBeat-chan!!\u2019s full release is set for 2026 on Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2780040\/KimekyawaGenkaiBeatchan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1518\" height=\"852\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-007.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-007-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260515-66723-007-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rizuhuritan-rhythmic-flip-re-turn\">Rizuhuritan! Rhythmic Flip (Re)Turn&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rizuhuritan! Rhythmic Flip (Re)Turn&nbsp;is a relaxing rhythm memory-based game where you assign musical keys to animals and repeat the patterns as they are presented.&nbsp;Sample&nbsp;patterns drop down on the left side of the screen, which you must follow during your turn&nbsp;on the right side.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3297\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BA%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%81%9F%E3%82%93?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ea\u30ba\u30d5\u30ea\u305f\u3093<\/a> \u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b91\u30f6\u6708\uff01\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<br>\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01\ud83d\ude2d<br>\u5f15\u304d\u7d9a\u304d\u6311\u6226\u8005\u3092\u304a\u5f85\u3061\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u301c\uff01\ud83d\udcaa<br><br>\ud83e\udde0\u898b\u672c\u3092\u899a\u3048\u3066\u62bc\u3059\uff01\u8133\u30c8\u30ec\u7cfb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%9F%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u97f3\u30b2\u30fc<\/a><br>\u2328\ufe0f \u8ff7\u5b50\u306e\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3092\u541b\u306e\u597d\u304d\u306a\u30ad\u30fc\u3067\u547c\u307c\u3046<br>\ud83c\udfb5 \u5168\u66f2\u81ea\u4f5c\uff01\u65c5\u3092\u30a4\u30e1\u30fc\u30b8\u3057\u305f\u697d\u66f2<br>\ud83d\udcbb Steam (Win\/mac) \u8ca9\u58f2\u4e2d<br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/feWBWJiVoI\">https:\/\/t.co\/feWBWJiVoI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AJ5tTEa40i\">pic.twitter.com\/AJ5tTEa40i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83c\udfb5 \u30ea\u30ba\u30d5\u30ea\u305f\u3093\uff01\u6697\u8a18\u7cfb\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0 | 4\/7(\u706b) \u767a\u58f2 \ud83c\udfae (@rizuhuritan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rizuhuritan\/status\/2052346554170929525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring seven songs,&nbsp;Rizuhuritan! Rhythmic Flip (Re)Turn&nbsp;can be completed in&nbsp;about&nbsp;30 minutes.&nbsp;Playtime can be extended with the&nbsp;different difficulty modes,&nbsp;which are unlocked by&nbsp;reaching&nbsp;a certain score&nbsp;with each song.&nbsp;While AI was used for some programming, background images, and translations,&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the songs are original works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lycoris102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toto Aoki<\/a>,&nbsp;Rizuhuritan! Rhythmic Flip (Re)Turn&nbsp;is available for Windows and macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3440840\/Rizuhuritan_Rhythmic_Flip_ReTurn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those were five Japanese indies&nbsp;that will get your toes tapping to the tempo.&nbsp;Though most of the titles here are rhythm games,&nbsp;all of them feature fresh ideas that&nbsp;put a&nbsp;unique&nbsp;spin on the genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese indie game showcase dedicated to five upcoming or recently released rhythm or music-themed games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":66728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-66723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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