Etude (AppID: 3902470)
Etude - Steam Analytics & Details
A competitive multiplayer music improvisation game where players use MIDI controllers to shape a shared harmonic space in real time, earning scores for accuracy and creative influence. Explore pricing history and player statistics for Etude.
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System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or equivalent
- Memory: 8000 MB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated (Intel UHD 630 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Processor: Intel Core i7-10700 or better
- Memory: 8000 MB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics: Dedicated GPU (e.g., GTX 1660 or better)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires an Apple processor
- OS: macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
- Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8000 MB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated or Apple GPU
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Requires an Apple processor
- OS: macOS 13 (Ventura) or later
- Processor: Apple M2 or Intel Core i7
- Memory: 8000 MB RAM
- Graphics: Apple GPU or dedicated GPU (e.g., Radeon Pro)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Optimized for Apple Silicon. Best performance on M2 or newer.
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*languages with full audio support
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About This Game
A competitive multiplayer music improvisation game where players use MIDI controllers to shape a shared harmonic space in real time, earning scores for accuracy and creative influence.
Detailed Description
🎶 Etude is a competitive multiplayer music improvisation game where players use MIDI instruments to perform together in real time. Think music as an e-sport.
Up to 6 players join a shared session where every note played contributes the Band Consensus. Each played or released note is a vote that shapes the consensus of allowed roots and scales - a breathing musical space of optionality. Stay within the consensus and others hear your notes; break it, and your notes won’t be heard.
Core Gameplay
🎹 Play with MIDI controllers in real time
Band Consensus is a living breathing harmonic space that evolves as you play
❌ Errors are visual only - your wrong notes won’t disrupt others' sound
Symphonic Score: Like Elo, but for musical accuracy, timing, and leadership
⚖️ Control Ratio & Consensus Leadership prevent coasting or hogging notes 💤 / 📢
🕹️ Free Mode
Play without restrictions with your friends. Free Mode removes timers, scoring, and penalties - leaving only the shared harmonic space, ideal for relaxed jamming, practicing, testing ideas, or introducing new players at your own pace.
🎯 Practice Mode
Click the grid to pick a Scale+Key (or a Harmony Type) → the graph auto-fills with all matching chords/arpeggios/scales.
🔗 Draw a path between nodes to build a drill; (set pattern, one/both hands, start octave & span per step) then 💾 save practice.
Play the chain on your MIDI controller—fast setup, easy customization.