Piano Glow Brings Online Piano Sessions to Steam With QWERTY Support
Indie developer TheAlanski released the piano app Piano Glow on Steam on November 6 at 2,800 yen, with a 30% launch sale running until November 21 that brings it to 1,960 yen.
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Why it matters
Piano Glow's 313 reviews and 96% positive rating at launch give TheAlanski a foothold in the practice-app space by treating the piano as a shared online room rather than a solo drill.
Key Facts
- TheAlanski released Piano Glow on Steam on November 6 at a regular price of 2,800 yen.
- A launch sale cuts Piano Glow to 1,960 yen, 30% off, until November 21.
- Piano Glow had 313 reviews and a 96% positive rating at the time of writing on November 8.
- Piano Glow supports MIDI pianos and PC QWERTY keyboards, and converts loaded MIDI files into a playable form.
- Piano Glow's online lobby allows public or private rooms, turn-taking at the piano, song-guessing, and voice chat.
The app pairs offline and single-player modes with an online lobby where players take turns at the piano, guess each other's songs, and use voice chat. It also loads MIDI files and converts them for play on a PC keyboard.
Piano Glow leans on hardware flexibility as much as on the social layer. Players can connect a MIDI piano or use a PC keyboard, and loading a MIDI file adjusts the piece into a form playable on whichever keyboard is connected. Rooms can be public or private, and voice chat is available.
The practice side includes ear training, rhythm, falling notes, chords, scales, arpeggios, and sheet music modes, with an option in many training modes to pause automatically until the next correct note or chord. AI tools that convert performance videos, PDFs, and audio into MIDI and falling notes can be used without a cap. Customization covers a 3D piano, virtual hands, and 3D concert venues.
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