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A Musical Story

Glee-Cheese Studio · Plug In Digital · 2022-03-04

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Mar 02, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Mar 04, 2022 (Xbox One), Mar 04, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 04, 2022 (iOS), Mar 04, 2022 (Android), Mar 03, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.

A Musical Story is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2022, estimated to have 0 to 20,000 owners, priced at $14.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 299 reviews).

83%
positive of 302 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
4.49★
PlayStation Store rating (126 ratings)
2h
to beat · rushed 2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory. Each correctly played melody opens a new chapter into Gabriel’s past, bringing him closer to the truth.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.0k–14k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 302 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$2.24-85%
Steam$2.24-85%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Humble Store (2025-03-13) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 60 of 78 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920222026Week of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492022-03-042026-10-142022-03-04 — best price $11.472022-04-14 — best price $12.742022-05-07 — best price $14.992022-05-28 — best price $14.992022-07-12 — best price $9.592022-07-30 — best price $14.992022-08-27 — best price $14.992022-10-11 — best price $9.742022-11-02 — best price $11.892022-12-02 — best price $14.992022-12-11 — best price $11.892023-01-06 — best price $14.992023-01-27 — best price $11.892023-02-28 — best price $11.012023-03-17 — best price $11.012023-04-20 — best price $14.992023-05-30 — best price $11.012023-06-15 — best price $14.992023-08-07 — best price $4.942023-10-23 — best price $5.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-01-23 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-04-25 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $14.992025-01-23 — best price $3.742025-06-02 — best price $3.742025-12-17 — best price $10.252026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-31 — best price $2.242026-07-14 — best price $2.242026-08-07 — best price $2.252026-08-20 — best price $2.242026-08-30 — best price $2.242026-09-07 — best price $2.242026-09-27 — best price $2.242026-10-11 — best price $2.242026-10-14 — best price $2.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
95.1%
earned "ECG"
31.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)37912%54
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)20215%54
Switch (Nintendo)70%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteDramaMusicCasualLinearRhythmRomanceColorfulAdventureEmotional

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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