Release Date:
Nov 6, 2026
Early Access Release Date:
Mar 10, 2025
About This Game
PianoGlow, created by pianists, features:
Multiplayer
Show-off your piano skills & listen to others around the world.
Queue-based mode to take turns playing piano.
Several multiplayer modes, including queue, Mania (4K/7K), guess drawing (draw while playing piano), guess songs (players play a song and guess each other's song).
Global and private chatrooms. Voice chat and friend/block lists.
Offline and single-player mode.
Any keyboard: QWERTY computer/laptop, digital piano, any MIDI device or acoustic piano
Play any music or song with a QWERTY keyboard (laptop/computer).
Or connect to a real digital piano or MIDI controller via Bluetooth or USB-B.
Any song works with any size keyboard, even as small as 25, since the PianoGlow app can auto-convert any song or MIDI to a smaller one.
Velocity integration with Wooting Analog QWERTY keyboards so that you can play with dynamics on the computer keyboard (loud & soft).
Record & load MIDI files (live play or render as video from within the app).
Any songs can be converted to computer key controls, where each computer key corresponds to a note on the piano.
Training modes & tools
Unlimited use of AI converter tools, converting any piano video, PDF or audio into tutorials (MIDI files, falling notes).
Ear training, rhythm, falling notes, chord, scales, arpeggios & sheet music game modes. Perfect for all levels (including beginners with no experience).
Customizable setting in many training modes to auto-pause until you hit the next correct note/chord (auto-pause on by default).
Tracks stats and shows wrong answers more often to focus on your weaknesses. Unlock achievements!
Detailed calendar that shows exactly how much you practiced each day and month.
AI-based fingering, help determine which fingers to use on any MIDI file or song.
AI-based converter that adjusts any MIDI/MusicXML or song to fit into a smaller piano/keyboard.
Interactive Circle-of-Fifths cheat sheet - clicking shows the common chord triads, key signature and the 7th chords.
Automated Chord Name Identifier & Intervals when you play any chord on the piano.
Lighted Keyboards - lights up the indicators on your MIDI keyboard in falling notes.
Upload any MIDI or MusicXML file to practice music with, and it will show both Falling Notes and Sheet Music notation.
Set any custom time-range and loop practice it. It will remember the time-range for when you re-visit the song.
MIDI Editor - create new songs and edit your performances/recordings.
MIDI Loop - loop your playing and layer in different SoundFonts.
Customizable themes
3D piano + 3D virtual hands that emulate playing, includes various 3D venues and 3D characters that can play.
Automatic cinematic camera movements, including POV camera to emulate POV playing.
3D cats that sleep and walk around.
Stunning visuals & particle effects that move in sync with the tempo of your playing.
Upload video files as the background.
3D sheet music visualization with glowing orbs and 3D lighting effects.
QWERTY features
Auto-play QWERTY sheet music (semi-auto included).
Typing game modes, where falling notes (and sheet music based notation) are also shown with QWERTY notes.
Velocity settings such as predictive or random velocity, adjust velocity curve and more.
Transpose detection - press TAB to auto-transpose to the next auto-detected transpose in QWERTY sheets, or hold transpose and press a number to manually jump to a specific transpose.
In-game notepad for you to load or edit QWERTY sheets, with transpose tools and OCR.
Convert MIDI files to QWERTY.
Customizable Audio
Customizable reverb & equalizer audio effects.
Upload custom SoundFont (.sf2, .sf3) files, VST3 support and ASIO support.
Load multiple SoundFonts simultaneously (e.g. one for left-hand vs right-hand).
Create your own SoundFonts (by loading an MP3 or WAV and it will let you export a SoundFont file)!
Community
Discord community server, chat and share tips about piano.
Dedicated website and regular social media content.
Pay once and it's for a lifetime: all updates in the future will be included free as part of your one-time purchase (instead of DLCs), with a heavy focus on user-feedback as seen on the news. No hidden costs.
AI Generated Content Disclosure
The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:
Some 2D assets & UI are created with the assistance of AI.
System Requirements
Windows
Minimum:
OS *:
Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10
Processor:
1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory:
2000 MB RAM
Graphics:
Recommend at least a dedicated GPU
Storage:
800 MB available space
Sound Card:
Any
*
Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
MacOS
Minimum:
OS:
macOS 13 or later
Processor:
Intel Core i5 or equivalent (Apple M1 or later for Apple Silicon Macs)
Memory:
2000 MB RAM
Graphics:
Metal-compatible GPU with 2 GB VRAM
Storage:
800 MB available space
Linux
Minimum:
OS:
If you can run other Steam games and installed Steam via the official deb package, should likely be fine
Genre: Casual , Indie , Simulation , Animation & Modeling , Audio Production , Video Production
Early Access Release Date: Mar 10, 2025
About This Game
PianoGlow, created by pianists, features:
Multiplayer
Show-off your piano skills & listen to others around the world.
Queue-based mode to take turns playing piano.
Several multiplayer modes, including queue, Mania (4K/7K), guess drawing (draw while playing piano), guess songs (players play a song and guess each other's song).
Global and private chatrooms. Voice chat and friend/block lists.
Offline and single-player mode.
Any keyboard: QWERTY computer/laptop, digital piano, any MIDI device or acoustic piano
Play any music or song with a QWERTY keyboard (laptop/computer).
Or connect to a real digital piano or MIDI controller via Bluetooth or USB-B.
Any song works with any size keyboard, even as small as 25, since the PianoGlow app can auto-convert any song or MIDI to a smaller one.
Velocity integration with Wooting Analog QWERTY keyboards so that you can play with dynamics on the computer keyboard (loud & soft).
Record & load MIDI files (live play or render as video from within the app).
Any songs can be converted to computer key controls, where each computer key corresponds to a note on the piano.
Training modes & tools
Unlimited use of AI converter tools, converting any piano video, PDF or audio into tutorials (MIDI files, falling notes).
Ear training, rhythm, falling notes, chord, scales, arpeggios & sheet music game modes. Perfect for all levels (including beginners with no experience).
Customizable setting in many training modes to auto-pause until you hit the next correct note/chord (auto-pause on by default).
Tracks stats and shows wrong answers more often to focus on your weaknesses. Unlock achievements!
Detailed calendar that shows exactly how much you practiced each day and month.
AI-based fingering, help determine which fingers to use on any MIDI file or song.
AI-based converter that adjusts any MIDI/MusicXML or song to fit into a smaller piano/keyboard.
Interactive Circle-of-Fifths cheat sheet - clicking shows the common chord triads, key signature and the 7th chords.
Automated Chord Name Identifier & Intervals when you play any chord on the piano.
Lighted Keyboards - lights up the indicators on your MIDI keyboard in falling notes.
Upload any MIDI or MusicXML file to practice music with, and it will show both Falling Notes and Sheet Music notation.
Set any custom time-range and loop practice it. It will remember the time-range for when you re-visit the song.
MIDI Editor - create new songs and edit your performances/recordings.
MIDI Loop - loop your playing and layer in different SoundFonts.
Customizable themes
3D piano + 3D virtual hands that emulate playing, includes various 3D venues and 3D characters that can play.
Automatic cinematic camera movements, including POV camera to emulate POV playing.
3D cats that sleep and walk around.
Stunning visuals & particle effects that move in sync with the tempo of your playing.
Upload video files as the background.
3D sheet music visualization with glowing orbs and 3D lighting effects.
QWERTY features
Auto-play QWERTY sheet music (semi-auto included).
Typing game modes, where falling notes (and sheet music based notation) are also shown with QWERTY notes.
Velocity settings such as predictive or random velocity, adjust velocity curve and more.
Transpose detection - press TAB to auto-transpose to the next auto-detected transpose in QWERTY sheets, or hold transpose and press a number to manually jump to a specific transpose.
In-game notepad for you to load or edit QWERTY sheets, with transpose tools and OCR.
Convert MIDI files to QWERTY.
Customizable Audio
Customizable reverb & equalizer audio effects.
Upload custom SoundFont (.sf2, .sf3) files, VST3 support and ASIO support.
Load multiple SoundFonts simultaneously (e.g. one for left-hand vs right-hand).
Create your own SoundFonts (by loading an MP3 or WAV and it will let you export a SoundFont file)!
Community
Discord community server, chat and share tips about piano.
Dedicated website and regular social media content.
Pay once and it's for a lifetime: all updates in the future will be included free as part of your one-time purchase (instead of DLCs), with a heavy focus on user-feedback as seen on the news. No hidden costs.
AI Generated Content Disclosure
The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:
Some 2D assets & UI are created with the assistance of AI.
System Requirements
Windows
MacOS
Linux
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