The rhythm action platformer is established by Tathvamasi Studios in Bengaluru, with Jitin David from post-rock band Mushroom Lake helming music along with author Finny Kurian
Secret art work for ‘Suri: The Seventh Note.’ Picture: Tathvamasi Studios
Amongst India’s newest rhythm-driven action video games, Suri: The Seventh Note usages haptics to permit gamers to hear, see and feel the beats that drive gameplay. With the trailer out now, the mythology-inspired video game from Bengaluru’s Tathvamasi Studios will be out on PS5 and PC in 2026.
Embed in the imaginary island of Suri, where “music is its lifeline” per a news release, gamers handle the function of Ajira, who looks for a wonderful fruit to conserve her mom, travelling deep within the island in spite of the hazard of dark forces. “To conquer it, Ajira needs to find out to master the rhythm, channel its power, and resist through a world that moves and responds to every beat,” journalism release states. The gameplay trailer reveals a gripping story, where one is acutely seeing along with listening to the actions and settings.
The video game’s music and audio director is Thrissur-origin artist Jitin David, from critical rock band Mushroom Lake. His time in the band led him to check out sound style”more seriously, “which caused him making music for computer game. He was presented to Tathvamasi Studios CEO Glen Martin through a good friend and fellow noise designer, Thareeq, who signed up with the group as the video game designer in 2024. “When I initially found out about the concept of developing a rhythm-synced platformer, it instantly captured my interest,” David informs Wanderer India
Charged with determining the “music architecture and stereo” for the task, David states there was “a great deal of technical and mathematical analytical included too.”
Together with author and colleague Finny Kurian, what you’ll hear in Suri: The Seventh Note is a range of percussion instruments such as the elathaalam idakkaroto toms, flooring toms, taikosshakers, finger bells, and various type of sticks, plus “other regionally motivated noises that match the forest’s balanced essence. “The audio for the video game was influenced by titles like the abstract, geometry-driven gameplay of 140 Rayman Legends with its music levels themed after various categories, and HiFi Rush where opponents and items relocate sync to the music originating from a gamer embedded in the lead character’s chest. He includes, “For circumstances, our direct areas take hints from 140‘s minimalist rhythm combination, while the more hectic escape series are influenced by Rayman‘s energetic level style. The outcome is an experience that mixes precision-based balanced gameplay with meaningful, aesthetically driven storytelling.”
Aesthetically, the mythologically motivated story is likewise rooted in an Indian setting. “The forest biome is influenced by the Western Ghats and deeply affected by the ancient routine art kind of Theyyam,” David explains.
For the most immersive experience, the artist suggests that gamers utilize earphones. The secret, naturally, depends on the haptics of the video game. David describes that the haptics in the video game are fed from the” base groove in music throughout gameplay. “He states,” The console controller vibrations are managed by the amplitude of the audio signal.”
The author suggests that a gamer needs to have the ability to”expect grooves”and to that end,”immersion is essential.”He includes,”Especially from an ease of access perspective, haptics assists gamers with circumstances where they can not utilize the audio from the video game or are fully/partially deaf. “
Suri: The Seventh Note is likewise one amongst 5 Indian videogames to be chosen for the PlayStation India Hero Project, and its Rhythm Haptics Engine is boosted by PS5’s DualSense haptics. It’s now readily available to wishlist on the PS Store and Steam for PC, with video game director Glen Martin stating wishlisting is “essential” for it to stand apart in the platform’s algorithm.
In the run-up to the trailer launch, the video game has actually gotten honor along with criticism from gamers. David states among the difficulties has actually been how gamers need to remain in sync with the beat throughout direct area levels to advance. It’s caused them tweak “micro-level information of the beats and mechanics” to make it more instinctive for gamers to continue in the video game. “We’re preparing to launch our beta variation early next year,” he includes.
There’s likewise a main soundtrack for Suri: The Seventh Note in the works, including tracks that include in crucial video game levels and leave series. “There will likewise be numerous variations of ‘The Song of Suri,’ the video game’s primary style,” David includes.