Hi-Fi Rush is out now for PC and Xbox, and it's a helluva trip from the developers of The Evil Within series and Ghostwire: Tokyo. What's really cool is that it's a 5-year project in the making that didn't even leak; it just came out of the woodwork during the Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct livestream. We manage

Bethesda and Tango Gameworks' new action game Hi-Fi Rush is a lovely blend of 3D action ala Devil May Cry, cel-shaded presentation like Viewtiful Joe, and music rhythm mechanics from Rhythm Heaven. In fact, the action-music-rhythm game hybrid is clearly inspired by 2020's Malaysian-made title No Straight Roads, and ine

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and is a pretty common trend in video games. The recently-released Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks is a really fun action game that is similar in mechanics to a 2020 indie video game made in Malaysia: No Straight Roads. One might even say that the game's executive produce

Chalk one up for Malaysia's awesome voice-acting talent. Thanks to a recent update on the Honkai Star Rail character page, we now know that there's a familiar VO in the cast section hailing from the Southeast Asia country. Su Ling Chan, a VA known for her work in No Straight Roads as the main character Mayday, will

D-CELL GAMES has announced the Unbeatable x No Straight Roads collaboration. Starting from today's patch V1.0.8, Unbeatable players can play One Eye Closed's Low, the ending theme of No Straight Roads. In addition, a new stage inspired by NSR's "Vinyl City'' is featured alongside the song in Unbeatable. Unbeatab

Metronomik, the folks behind the acclaimed 2020 action music game No Straight Roads, has announced its new upcoming title named after Malaysia's famous klepon snack: Ondeh Ondeh.  Ondeh Ondeh is billed as a fantastical audio-centric game. Based on the trailer, it's looking like a 3D action-adventure title with mo

Review originally published on 25th August, 2020. It's bumped up due to the Steam version that's out right now. Platform(s): PC (Epic Games & Steam), PS4, Xbox One Nintendo Switch Genre: Uniquely Malaysian music-rhythm action mash-up Readers on this site may notice my affinity to hyper-stylized action games

Kageki Shoujo!!, a pretty popular anime series about acting troupes practising to be the best, will be one of the first major titles to sport a Malaysian talent in its official English voice casting. Su Ling Chan, whom you may know as the VO of Mayday from hit 3D action music-laced game No Straight Roads, will play

Malaysian developer Metronomik has announced that No Straight Roads Encore Edition will launch for PC via Steam on 21 October 2021. The PC Steam version of No Straight Roads was originally announced in August 2021. No Straight Roads Encore Edition includes the base game along with brand new exclusive content, includ

Metronomik has announced that they are already working on a new game during a live stream to celebrate their first-year anniversary of No Straight Roads. During the live stream, Metronomik CEO Wan Hazmer confirmed that the Malaysian developer's next game will be a brand new IP and it won't be No Straight Roads 2.

Metronomik has announced a Steam PC version of No Straight Roads during a live stream to celebrate their first-year anniversary. The stream is still ongoing at the time of writing, so more details will be added soon. Check out the Steam page for No Straight Roads Encore Edition here. The title of the Steam versio

Here's a treat for all you fans of Malaysian studio Metronomik's No Straight Roads. You can grab this No Straight Roads Fanzine digital artbook for free, and it features over 60 pages of rocking illustrations from more than 40 amazing artists dedicated to the game's unique visuals and characters. https://twi

Publisher Sold Out and Malaysia-based developer Metronomik have announced that No Straight Roads is getting a free Christmas Edition update for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the game in early December 2020. However, the Nintendo Switch version will release at a later unspecified date. According to

Who knew fish could get funky? No Straight Roads' iconic virtual idol mermaid thing Sayu is featured in music rhythm game Space Channel 5 VR in a special Sega & Metronomik collaboration. https://twitter.com/NoStraightRoads/status/1327275615368617987 https://youtu.be/Cai6igNtRDY Even Metronomik mentioned

The latter half of 2020 is off to a good start if game soundtracks are just as epic as this Malaysian game from Metronomik. Find out why we dig it with two examples. https://youtu.be/vmvWqWtVpPY Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Vs. Sayu (all versions) 3:33 - Vs. 1010 (all versions)

Today EG7 (owner of No Straight Roads publisher Sold Out) has announced that the recently-released title is already profitable just one day after its release on 25 August 2020 for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Developed by Malaysian developer Metronomik, No Straight Roads is an action-adventure game that mashes togeth

Malaysian studio Metronomik's No Straight Roads recently released worldwide on 25 August 2020, and it seems to have captured the heart of many gamers. Fans of the game are loving its unique art style, and there are loads of awesome fan art out there. The developer has also announced that Support-A-Creator program m

We dug our time with Metronomik's music-laced action game No Straight Roads, even with its technical bugs & quirks. The devs know this too, so leave it to the company's CEO Wan Hazmer to release a video talking about it, as well as dish out some protips on the game's harder segments. He details some of the bugs in

Disclaimer: This guide will be updated periodically. We've had fun with No Straight Roads: it's an action-packed game with well-thought-out music rhythm mechanics that gets more fleshed out over time. As such, it can be considered a one-of-a-kind title. It can also be a bit tough for those not accustomed to hack-

This week marks a special occasion for Malaysian indie development; it's the official release of action game No Straight Roads. So what better way to celebrate than to put the spotlight on the folks who add character and personality to the game's main characters Mayday and Zuke? We had the pleasure of talking to No St