Ichigoichie's Tactichord Turns Rock Impulse Into Turn-Based Strategy
Ichigoichie has built music games around DJ sets and funk puzzles, and this one applies the same resource-and-positioning thinking to a band whose members each act differently on the map.
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Ichigoichie, the studio behind Hexagroove: Tactical DJ and Backbeat, is showing Tactichord: Glam Strategy at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Set in America in 1990, the turn-based strategy game follows bassist Diane Eason and her metal-loving bandmates as they aim for a record deal. Players spend action points to move members, perform at rock-hating passersby to convert them into fans, and clear stages for a rating.
Tactichord: Glam Strategy sits in the indie area of Halls 9 and 10 at Tokyo Game Show 2026, developed by Ichigoichie, the studio behind Hexagroove: Tactical DJ and Backbeat. The setting is America in 1990, as the glam metal era winds down. Bassist Diane Eason, who struggled to fit into high school life, forms a band with metal-loving companions and chases a record deal.
On the map, vocals, guitar, bass, and drums each spend action points to move or perform, converting rock-hating listeners into fans. Guitarists slip between enemies and drummers reach the far side of the map; vocalists draw or push people with shouts. Stage clears replay as a music video.
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