Battle Bands Rawks Out A Demo On Steam

Battle of the Bands is an event many of us rock fans are familiar with, but the name needs to be streamlined to make it roll off the tongue: Battle Bands. That’s more like it.

An Early Access title heading to Steam next month, players will get to battle it out in this rogue-like that implements a deck-building mechanic – featuring co-op and competitive multiplayer, all to the tune of some licks, riffs and drops.

Choosing from the guitar, bass, keyboard or drums, you’ll create an enviable deck to take on AI rivals in Tour Mode, or play against 64 other bands in Battle Royale. Say what?! Best of all, there’s a demo out on Steam. Thanks, Aerie Digital.

Key features in Battle Bands include:

• Co-op Tour Mode: Full roguelike campaigns with challenging bosses for 1-4 players
• Competitive Multiplayer Royale Mode: 64-band online tournaments supporting up to 4 players in each band
• 4 Instrument-based Decks: Each with 30 levels of unlockable cards
• Free Season 1 Backstage Pass with 50 levels of unlockable cosmetic items
• Customize your characters, instruments, and van in a variety of ways

…and a trailer:

The Battle Bands demo is currently available to play on Steam, but note that you only have until the 22nd of February, then the plug gets pulled. The Early Access version will release on the 17th of March.