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String Theory

You've played rhythm games, but have you ever played a music game? String Theory is a unique audio puzzle game that trains the player to recognize musical chords. Pit your ear against 20 different BGMs, each…

17 February 2016

String Theory is a video game, released 17 February 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What String Theory is

String Theory was released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You've played rhythm games, but have you ever played a music game? String Theory is a unique audio puzzle game that trains the player to recognize musical chords. Pit your ear against 20 different BGMs, each with 14 different chord variations. Learn to recognize chords played on over 20 different instruments and synthesizers.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

String Theory launched on 17 February 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch and SuperHot.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Stardew Valley, Firewatch, SuperHot.

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When did String Theory come out?
String Theory was released on 17 February 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).