GRID: Umbrella Mondays
Umbrella Mondays – Turnip Town Umbrella Mondays is a 3D game about a little girl named Fella who finds an umbrella and solves puzzles with it. Throughout the game, you meet other mystical things like fire spirits that follow Fella and launch rings that shoot her into the air and let her float around the […]
Small Hours
Small Hours – Behind You Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In Development A little girl searches for her cat in an otherworldly town inhabited by a strange monster. Sneak your way through dark alleyways in this stealth horror game from Behind You. Facebook Twitter Website
GRID: Tactics V
Tactics V – From Nothing Game Studios Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In Development Tactics V is a retro-style tactical turn-based video game in homage to games like 1997’s Final Fantasy Tactics from Square-Enix. Its set in an in-house fantasy setting with lore and magic, etc. It also uses techniques to convert to a 2D […]
GRID: Automaza
Automaza – Nimble Gorilla Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In Development Direct Automaza through a series of mazes in VR. Youtube Twitter Website
GRID: Treasure Stack
Treasure Stack – Pixelakes Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In Development Treasure Stack is a fast paced falling block puzzle game where organization and lightning reflexes combine to create intense 2-4 local-multiplayer versus matches. The core mechanics are simple to learn, but hard to master allowing accessibility to new players while rewarding those who play […]
GRID: Astral Gunners
Astral Gunners – Sati Bros. Appearance: GR CON 2, VGM CON 4 Status: In Development Astral Gunners is a fast paced Shoot-em-up that sends you to the far reaches of the galaxy to fight evil. Facebook Twitter WordPress
GRID: AVARIAvs
AVARIAvs – Juncture Media Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In Development -Ultrafast Competitive Turn-Based Battles- In AVARIAvs, players choose a party of 3 heroes to battle against an opponent’s party. During battle, opposing players choose their actions simultaneously and then witness the mayhem of their decisions. Combat rages on until one winner reigns victorious by […]
GRID: Color Jumper
Color Jumper – Tallbeard Studios Appearance: VGM CON 4 Status: In development Color Jumper is a fast-paced precision platformer with a focus on color-matching puzzle elements. Levels are short, challenging, and satisfying to overcome. Quick thinking and fast reflexes are required to navigate each level in a parkour-like race to the exit. Facebook Twitter Website
GRID: The Moon Fields
The Moon Fields – LUNARSIGNALS Appearance: VGM CON 4 The Moon Fields is an upcoming high speed sword & sorcery brawler for two to eight players. Customize your unique character with dozens of melee weapons, magic spells, weird gadgets, and more to compete in fast paced matches where you smash or get smashed. Facebook Twitter Website
Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace)
Appearance: GR CON 1, VGM CON 4 Rich Vreeland ties the name Disasterpeace to the things he releases into the sonic ether. Disasterpeace has 50 albums to its credit, in addition to having designed, scored and programmed sound and music related things in a number of mediums including games, film, television and theatre. Rich lives […]
Arc Impulse
Arc Impulse Appearance: VGM CON 4 Hailing from Chicago, Arc Impulse brings video game music to life by infusing it with their special dose of energetic synth-rock. Equipped with a keytar, violin, keyboard, electric guitar, bass, and drums, they inject raw energy into music from games such as Goldeneye 007, Chrono Trigger, and The Legend […]
Jason Graves
Appearance: VGM CON 4 Jason Graves is an Academy Award-winning (BAFTA) composer who has brought his passion for music to projects such as FAR CRY PRIMAL (UBISOFT), UNTIL DAWN (SONY), TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX) and DEAD SPACE (EA). He is particularly enthusiastic about illustrating a project’s story and character arcs through the power of music. His sophisticated composition […]
Super Guitar Bros
Super Guitar Bros. Appearance: VGM CON 4 The Super Guitar Bros are not actually brothers – they’re bros! Steve and Sam met back in 2007 at a local coffee shop where Sam was performing with a mutual friend of theirs. After seeing Sam’s classical skills, Steve knew they had to start making music together. During their […]
Parachute Pandas
Parachute Pandas Appearance: VGM CON 4 Parachute Pandas is a local group from Minneapolis, MN. They perform a vast repertoire of music including Disney songs, TV show theme songs, video game songs, and wacky interpretations of Top 40 and pop tunes. Parachute Pandas always encourages audience participation with coloring books, cookie decoration, and live Christmas […]
Nostalgia
Nostalgia (Gamification Set) Time: Friday @ 10:30pm Video games, music, DJing: repeat. Inspired by the music he heard on the Super Nintendo as a child, Nostalgia writes modern bass music that makes you long for consoles past. He’s written many classic video game anthem remixes but even in his originals you can hear the retro […]
GRID: Fingeance
Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3, The Bit Run 1, VGM CON 4 Status: In development FINGEANCE takes the best parts of dungeon raiding – teamwork, loot, and gigantic bosses – and brings them to the shoot-em-up genre. It expands on traditional co-op shooters by allowing players to take on distinct strategic roles. One […]
GRID: Anti-Piracy
Appearance: GR CON 2, GR CON 3, The Bit Run 1, VGM CON 4 Status: In Development anti|piracy is an intense action dodge ‘em up with a minimalist design. Evade countless amounts of enemies as you try and outlast your friends for the highscore. Change up the how the game plays with various modifiers ranging […]
GRID: Atmocopter
Appearances: GR CON 1, GR CON 2, GR CON 3, VGM CON, 4 Status: Releasing in 2018 Atmocopter is a retro sidescroller featuring a little helicopter robot who, upon waking up in a less-than-friendly factory, just wants to make it out alive! Navigate Atmocopter through hazardous electraps, bumpers, spider-bots, and more as you press switches […]
GRID: Verdant Skies
Appearances: GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 Status: Released on STEAM Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Lose yourself in the lovingly hand-painted alien world of Viridis Primus. Ensure the success of the […]
Emily Reese
Appearance: GR CON 1, GR CON 2, GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 Emily Reese is a video game music specialist/expert/extraordinaire and Cat Enthusiast. As former host of Top Score™ for MPR, she interviewed dozens of video game music composers and groups to help expose video game music to the classical and greater world. Currently, she is busy […]
Midwest Gamejam
Appearance: GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 Midwest Gamejam will be coming to Gamer’s Rhapsody. Developers, composers, and Artists will have 24 hours to create a game. The game jam will take place inside Gamer’s Rhapsody and will require admission to the event. Jammers will have access to the 24 hour Jam Café serving light […]
Super Marcato Bros
Appearance: GR CON 1 (panel), GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 The Super Marcato Bros. are made up of Karl, Will & Marty Brueggemann. They are a video game music trio from the twin cities. They will be joined by special guests to flesh out a full live band, which will bring to life a […]
OverClocked Remix
Appearance: GR CON 1 (panel/table), GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 It may be the beginning of winter, but for Overclocked University, it is still spring break! Come prepared to dance for Gamer’s Rhapsody’s beach party to end all beach parties (at least in November)! Featuring sunny and synthy dance music mixed with a rocking […]
Nerd Enhanced Sound
Appearance: GR CON 1, GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 As wee lads, Mike Vasich and Nick Gaudette spent many hours studying the every move of digital 8-bit figurines that would jump, slide, run, and knock out bricks across the screen. The intriguing world of 8-bit music is recreated in this fantastic reincarnation of the […]
Do A Barrel Roll
Appearance: GR CON 1, GR CON 2, The Bit Run 1, GR CON 3, VGM CON 4 Do a Barrel Roll! solely performs music from videogames, but not any and all videogames. DABR chooses music that THEY truly love, and though they take requests from fans and friends, the Barrel Rollers choose music that they […]