BAND MANAGEMENT SIM ROCKBEASTS GNARLY GAMEPLAY REVEAL
In Rockbeasts, the tough choices as manager are yours. Write your own rockstar legend.
18th July 2025 – Lichthund and Team17 Digital have leaked a behind the curtain look at gameplay from their grungy story-driven band-management sim, Rockbeasts. Tune up your guitar, check your mic levels and get ready to play the most underground dive bars in this totally radical tour-de-force through the 90s. And yes that is the voice of Iggy Pop as Iggy Pup!
WATCH THE GAMEPLAY TRAILER HERE (WARNING MATURE LANGAUGE WITHIN)
Take the role of a notorious band manager, to help a struggling rock band from their beginnings, trading couch-surfing for crowd-surfing. Will you stay true to your art? Or will you sell out for fortune and fame? The choices you make as a manager will have profound and lasting impacts on your members.
Features:
Managing your band
Pick the venue, prep the set and make sure it all goes according to plan. Pull it off and the band might just finally take those first steps to fame and glory. Will you be the manager who helps those around you, or use others as the stepping stone to success?
Fully voiced characters
This fully voiced, dark comedy is brought to life by amazing vocal performances and including none other than the rockstar himself, Iggy Pop.
Acclaimed writing
written by acclaimed video game writer Jakub Szamałek (Senior writer of The Witcher 3, Principal Writer of Cyberpunk 2077 and the upcoming The Blood of Dawnwalker).
Rags 'n' riches narrative
Branching narratives from a storytelling master means you'll have to make impactful choices and experience a whole different outcome for the future of your band.
Original Soundtrack
17 full tracks for you to play at your gigs, performed and mastered just for Rockbeasts.
About Lichthund
Founded in 2015 as a two-man effort, Lichthund quickly became an award-winning studio focused on unorthodox game ideas. Today we're a small group of industry veterans focusing their creative might on building fresh and exciting experiences for a worldwide audience. Tight design, fresh art direction, and the courage to try new things are the core values of our team.
About Team17 Digital
Founded in 1990, Team17 Digital is a leading developer, video games label, and creative partner for developers around the world. Part of Team17 Group plc, which floated on AIM in 2018, Team17 Digital has an extensive portfolio of over 120 titles, and fully encapsulates the spirit of independent games. Winner of the 'Publishing Star' award at the 2023 Develop: Star Awards, Team17 Digital has assembled a portfolio of multi-award-winning and award-nominated in-house brands include Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise, alongside its games label partner titles, including the award-winning games Blasphemous, Greak: Memories of Azur, DREDGE, and the Overcooked! franchise. Visit www.team17.com for more info.
"PlayStation" and "PS5" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.Inc.
