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Unplugged
Developer Anotherway
Play air guitar and write rock history in VR! Unplugged lets you rock out hard to some of the biggest rock songs, including The Offspring, Weezer & Ozzy Osbourne. Become a rock legend with Steel Panther’s Satchel as your mentor. Are you ready to ROCK?! From the Steam store page
143 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
64
Fresh
36 positive · 20 negative
95% range 51–76%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 7 | 1 | 73 |
| Steam reviews | 36 | 20 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
38 of 59 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
64% recommend · 36 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 56 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (58 of 86 positive).
Some reviewers report issues with finger tracking, particularly on Valve Index controllers. [1][2][3] A few players criticize the guitar positioning and lack of feedback for missing notes. [4][5][6]
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- [5]
What really kills this game isn't that its buggy but more importantly just isn't fun to play, No matter how bad or good you play has no impact on the song you hear. Even the first Guitar Hero managed to cut out the guitar if you messed up, giving you a reason to improve your performance so you didn't butcher the song. I had really high hopes for this one, as I really loved Guitar Hero and Rockband, but I really …
- [6]
Good concept, but I couldn't keep the guitar from sinking deeper into my torso as the song went on, making it REALLY awkward to play. I'd rather the guitar just float in a single spot in space if that's what it takes to fix this. Better yet, look at "Rocking Legend" and figure out what they did.
- [15]
NOTE: If the "Mixed" reviews is making you doubt a purchase, read carefully what they actually complain about. Most negative reviews are worthless since they just complain that it doesn't work on quest 2 despite the store page clearly stating that this version only works on Valve Index controllers. When I picked this up I honestly expected another half finished title that I might have fun with for 2 hours tops. Safe …
- [1]
After playing Unplugged for a good while, I can say it is a really fun VR experience. Once you get the hang of how to play you really can get immersed in the music and zone out in the rock you're creating. However, I will say as you progress and songs increase in difficulty you will be fighting with finger tracking to a certain degree. Songs with two finger notes seem to be the bain of the index controllers …
- [8]
Pretty good game! im an old time Guitar Hero and Rockband fan (i still have the plastic guitars somewhere) and this game definetively scratched my itch of a similar game in VR. The song selection is pretty good, more than worth the price of the game, recognizable hits mixed with other very cool songs i didnt know, honestly i was surprised of the quality. I play with an Index, and the strumming and note playing …
Summarised from 34 of the 115 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Unplugged sits at 64% positive across 56 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 143 · most liked firstDebuting our new card game TEXAS HOLD IT at Pax Unplugged, booth 3159. Come play!
neutral · AI labelView post →we are demoing our new card game at PAX UNPLUGGED all weekend, booth 3159
neutral · AI labelView post →Just signed a game with a well-known publisher! 🖊️✨ That’s 2 games signed this month—and Pax Unplugged hasn’t even happened yet!!! 😎
neutral · AI labelView post →We’re back from PAX Unplugged! ✨ A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hello, playtest GODKILLER, participate in our community game night, exchange cards, take pictures, and have such incredible conversations with us. Y’all really made this a great weekend. Thank you, Philly! 💖
neutral · AI labelView post →Pax Unplugged is this weekend! That means Indie Games Night Market is almost upon us!! ✨ And you’ll be able to check out many cool boardgame creators independently made games! That includes my game High Tide 🌊🐚 a 2p strategic stacking game!
neutral · AI labelView post →GOOD NEWS! the PAX Together Demo Days Program has found funding and is returning to PAX Unplugged 2025! Are you a BIPOC Indie Game Dev (analog) with a game kickstarting or coming out? Would you like space and support to demo and market your game on the expo floor? Apply tinyurl.com/PAXDemoDays25
neutral · AI labelView post →Love these photos by @dabe.bsky.social of our Acquisitions Inc. Game at PAX Unplugged!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been playing guitar for around 3-4 years now, I was looking for a fun game to just stand back and chill while playing like what guitar hero used to be. I must say I wasn't impressed with what the game has to offer. The guitar feels awkward to hold, The neck moves with your hand and so does the note track which makes it hard to see the incoming notes say you raise your hand. The body is fixed, the game allows you to position it before the song starts through a whammy bar, That option goes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game night with friends! Finally trying out Defenders of the Wild, which I got while at PAX Unplugged last year :3
neutral · AI labelView post →Kinda wild to think I have 2 games releasing at Pax Unplugged this year. Game design is such a wild ride!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Woah! Big week for Pax Playground news. I’m super excited to share that it's been selected as one of the games at the PAX Unplugged Indie Game Night Market! This will be the first time any of my games are publicly available. I’m aiming to bring 50 copies for $35 each. One copy per person.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎲🎲 We had so much fun at PAX Unplugged demoing Molly House! What a delight to share the stories inside this game and just see folks play with final production copies 🤩 Big thanks to @aburrell.bsky.social who took some gorgeous photos of our setup in action over the weekend too.
neutral · AI labelView post →Looks like Stoneburner is being beautifully featured at Pax Unplugged by the nice folks at @mythworks.bsky.social !!! So freaking proud of that game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I am spending all week sifting through a frankly staggering amount of interviews, game previews, and thoughts about Pax Unplugged. Keep your eyes on @rascalnews.bsky.social for the juice.
neutral · AI labelView post →To clear up some misinformation, Games on Demand at PAX East and PAX Unplugged requires every GM to use safety tools. We've been doing so for years and we are not the only group to do so. We take GM volunteers regardless of background. We ran 230 game sessions last Unplugged, and 82 last East.
neutral · AI labelView post →PAX Unplugged is my 7th and final board game convention of the year. It's always genuinely lovely to see so many friendly faces, but BOY, am I ready to hibernate for winter.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Yeah so the randomization engine that you use for the game is just a bowl of soup-“ -overheard snippet of conversation at PAX Unplugged that I desperately want to know the context of
neutral · AI labelView post →Mystic Curling Club, our new magical-dice-curling dexterity game, is open for demos here at PAX Unplugged! Come visit booth 3133 #PAX
neutral · AI labelView post →If you are going to Pax Unplugged, stop on by the Devir Games booth and check out Rock Hard: 1977. And if you've already played it, feel free to give it a thumbs up on the BGG preview page! boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
neutral · AI labelView post →NOTE: If the "Mixed" reviews is making you doubt a purchase, read carefully what they actually complain about. Most negative reviews are worthless since they just complain that it doesn't work on quest 2 despite the store page clearly stating that this version only works on Valve Index controllers. When I picked this up I honestly expected another half finished title that I might have fun with for 2 hours tops. Safe to say it blew those expectations to god knows where. I'm having a lot of fun.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The prototype copy of #Propolis is coming together! Almost ready for Pax Unplugged! Looking forward to seeing you all and sharing this new big-game-in-a-small-box worker placement game!
neutral · AI labelView post →What really kills this game isn't that its buggy but more importantly just isn't fun to play, No matter how bad or good you play has no impact on the song you hear. Even the first Guitar Hero managed to cut out the guitar if you messed up, giving you a reason to improve your performance so you didn't butcher the song. I had really high hopes for this one, as I really loved Guitar Hero and Rockband, but I really can't reccomend this at all at the moment. Even a plastic guitar is way more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My best friend just posted about PAX Unplugged and a few of his new game picks! Might be something in there for you. www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/20...
neutral · AI labelView post →I went to PAX Unplugged 2025, played in/ran a lot of OSR game sessions, and had a lot of fun chatting with other bloggers, designers, and other very cool people within our little hobby. widdershinswanderings.bearblog.dev/pax-unplugge...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey board game designers I made a list of Pax Unplugged publishers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... "Would need to ask", means website and maybe contact, but their site doesn't mention submissions. Leave a comment if I need to fix something up.
neutral · AI labelView post →Meeting schedule for demoing Pax Unplugged to board games media badge holders. Gonna sell the fuck out of this game wish me luck.
neutral · AI labelView post →#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 15. A Live Track Wicked Game by #ChrisIsaak Starting Monday on a mellow note 🎶 MTV Unplugged has produced some incredible live acoustic sets over the years & this one from 1995 still gives me chills m.youtube.com/watch?v=DEGA... #MusicChallenge #90sMusic #MusicSky #90s
neutral · AI labelView post →BIPOC game designers going to PAXU: Check out this new opportunity from PAX Unplugged to showcase your new or upcoming game! bit.ly/3YsIOb2
neutral · AI labelView post →my review of everything I played at @officialpax.bsky.social's PAX Unplugged this weekend is now up at @avclub.com: www.avclub.com/pax-unplugge...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game works much much MUCH better than I expected. So much that I want to drop a positive review after playing for only an hour, because in that hour I never felt as if I missed a note due to janky finger tracking at all. I've used my Index Knuckles heavily for over a year at this point and the finger tracking never impressed me much, as it always felt somewhat off no mater how much I drummed my fingers to calibrate it. A rhythm game that relies on reliable finger tracking to be fun seemed…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A reminder I’ll be running an off the books game of augury for Pax Unplugged in Philly. Grab the game as it is right now and get any future updates jellyfishlines.itch.io/augury-in-li...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you’re at PAX Unplugged this weekend, come play a game with me at Boot 3929!
neutral · AI labelView post →If you’re at PAX UNPLUGGED and you have a cool game to show me, this is your last opportunity to do that!
neutral · AI labelView post →Saturday: did my PAX Unplugged game shopping & shipped it to NYC from the UPS Store at the convemtion center. Sunday: my Pax U game haul got home before I did!
neutral · AI labelView post →PAX Unplugged Loot Banana Cat Game + Tarmogoyf
neutral · AI labelView post →For the second year, the PAX Unplugged game library topped 16,000 checkouts. Here's our traditional Top 20, sorted two ways:
neutral · AI labelView post →Stopped by my game (wearing the shirt) at @ipr.bsky.social at Pax Unplugged. Only a few copies left!
positive · AI labelView post →Hey Game Writers & Designers! If you'll be at Metatopia and/or Pax Unplugged, shout about it here.
neutral · AI labelView post →First of all, I have to say that I love Guitar Hero and Rock Band... so I really, really wanted this game to be great. The idea is "cheaper" but interesting, the NPC is funny, but the execution is quite bad. No tutorials... the finger detection fails a lot... and you must look down (almost) all the time to play properly. Too bad. :_( [Played on VALVE Index]
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Side note, I did just get my first, "Would you like to come see our game at PAX Unplugged?" email, and I'm excited for December, but also terrified because this means the emails are starting... 😅😂
neutral · AI labelView post →Look for this crew of new game designers at PAX Unplugged! #PAXU
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking back to how cool and vast the @unpub.bsky.social area was at PAX Unplugged. Lots of really cool stuff. Everyone should try making a tabletop game imo
positive · AI labelView post →Such a disappointment: nothing about the game lands. The aesthetic is weird. The dude used as face of the game (forget the name) can't act his way out of a paper bag and is condescending to the player. But, most importantly, the gameplay does not work. There's no feedback to hitting or missing the "notes" and the Index controllers don't track well; maybe this is meant more for inside out tracking but if that's the case, there should be a HUGE disclaimer. I see what they're trying to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We are sold out of Brumble Quest for Essen. Wow, thanks for all the support. Will be available again during PAX Unplugged and I'll be there running a daily mega game at the booth every day, see you all there.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good concept, but I couldn't keep the guitar from sinking deeper into my torso as the song went on, making it REALLY awkward to play. I'd rather the guitar just float in a single spot in space if that's what it takes to fix this. Better yet, look at "Rocking Legend" and figure out what they did.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoy this more than Beat Saber, its really fun, and this game makes you feel like a bad ass playing the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ air guitar. I would highly recommend for anyone to pick up and play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is great, it's a very cool idea that actually works pretty well, unfortunately I might refund this game not because of the game itself but problems with tracking cause of my setup that I cannot fix atm. However I did play a few songs and it was enjoyable, there are a few details that I didn't like as much but can be overlooked. Good songs and hopefully more added later through updates, or custom songs option or else the game might not bring you back to play more once you play all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For those keeping #boardgame score, for PAX Unplugged virtual flea market I've Bought VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game Bought Mosaic: A Story of Civilization Sold Knarr Sold At the Gates of Loyang Sold Word Wipeout Sold Landmarks Feelin' pretty good about that.
positive · AI labelView post →After playing Unplugged for a good while, I can say it is a really fun VR experience. Once you get the hang of how to play you really can get immersed in the music and zone out in the rock you're creating. However, I will say as you progress and songs increase in difficulty you will be fighting with finger tracking to a certain degree. Songs with two finger notes seem to be the bain of the index controllers existence, because no matter the drumming or recaliberating it will just give up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Important note for users of Index controllers: Ever since the update adding support for non-Index controllers, this game seems to default to full finger tracking being disabled (maybe this is because it sees I'm using a Vive as my HMD?). If using Index controllers, make sure you go to settings and enable hand mode! This game works much better than I thought it could given the lackluster finger tracking with the Index controllers. The soundtrack isn't exactly what I was looking for (I prefer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played for about 20 minutes, pretty fun. Can't wait for modding support
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pax Unplugged invite - who wants to Jubensha w/me? • I reserved (2) Jubensha sessions for Fri + Sat • Seeking 3-4 players to join each reserved game • $32/seat (you can pay me at PaxU) • Any open seats day-of are offered to standby line If you're interested, see next post for sked + DM!
neutral · AI labelView post →Do board game publishers + exhibitors prefer the June 2027 double tsp of Origins *and* Pax Unplugged Houston happening two weeks apart (and 2 mths before GenCon?) ReedPop's messaging is that this was a decision driven primarily by exhibitor demand.
neutral · AI labelView post →⭐️NEW Event Added⭐️ 🔍 PAX Unplugged Houston 🗓️ 25 - 27 Jun, 2027 🌍 Houston, Texas Register → www.paxsite.com Find out more about #gamedev events at Game Conference Guide.
neutral · AI labelView post →Really useful online playtest tonight using PlaytestParlor for the first time. Main issue was the game running about 2 hours too long. Going to keep hammering on it to try and have it for Unplugged in December.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks again for having me on the show! I'm still delighted at this episode. 💗💓💕 For those interested in games as art and game design as a non-commercial enterprise, follow @notforsalegames.bsky.social. We'll be announcing our big event at PAX Unplugged soon!
neutral · AI labelView post →Heardle Unplugged #43 🔊🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ #Heardle #unplugged #music #game unplugged.heardledecades.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Pros: Rhythm-gaming fun! Great library of classic rock, which is just a blast to play on air guitar. Finger tracking works great with the Valve Index I have. The narrator, Steel Panther's own Satchel, is a hilarious 80's metal rock star with rock-star hair who guides you on your rock and roll journey. The gameplay is classic Guitar Hero style, but in VR. What, that's not enough? OK, how about this - at the end of every song you can make your hands to "rock horns" to the crowd to hype…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good game! im an old time Guitar Hero and Rockband fan (i still have the plastic guitars somewhere) and this game definetively scratched my itch of a similar game in VR. The song selection is pretty good, more than worth the price of the game, recognizable hits mixed with other very cool songs i didnt know, honestly i was surprised of the quality. I play with an Index, and the strumming and note playing worked better than expected, the way the notes come at you is pretty cool how it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impressions: pro: -SATCHEL ( great moth**fu**er) -flying bras -you can perfect your drunken air guitar skills -you can play naked and no one cares -very great music playlist but: -sometimes i had sound issues, it is a big problem in a music game -pause button is too near by the guitar, sometimes i rock so hard and press this piece of shi* Metalheads do not need a break -playing the guitar needs more feedback, you just got it, if you playing wrong and i always playing right this little…
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