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Cadence

You've been playing games most of your life. You've been listening to music even longer. Wouldn't it be great if making music was as easy as playing a game? Cadence lets you draw shapes as music. Let your…

11 February 2026

Cadence is an indie developed by Made With Monster Love, released 11 February 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cadence is

Cadence is an indie game developed by Made With Monster Love and released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You've been playing games most of your life. You've been listening to music even longer. Wouldn't it be great if making music was as easy as playing a game? Cadence lets you draw shapes as music. Let your imagination run free with the PC's first music sandbox game.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cadence launched on 11 February 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Reanimal, Cairn and Mewgenics.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Reanimal, Cairn, Mewgenics.

Official trailer

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When did Cadence come out?
Cadence was released on 11 February 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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