"The player base never disappeared; they just didn't have anything to play" – Echo Foundry on reviving the rhythm game genre

Echo Foundry Interactive, a new studio co-founded by Guitar Hero and Rock Band veterans Marcus Henderson and Lennon Lange, is developing Sound System — a rhythm game launching October 16 for $24.99. The game aims to revive the genre by addressing past mistakes: avoiding oversaturation with a single living platform, enabling user-generated content (player-created charts and songs), supporting legacy plastic controllers, and keeping pricing accessible with ethical microtransactions. The founders believe the rhythm game audience never left — they just lacked new content — and see an opportunity to serve both nostalgic players and a new generation, positioning themselves against costly AAA models and Fortnite Festival's $5-per-song approach.