After first catching our eye at the 2023 Gamescom Future Games Show, musical platformer Symphonia has finally finished tuning up and is ready to make some noise on Switch today.
Developed by Sunny Peak and published by Headup, Symphonia is a non-violent platformer where you play as an adorable little violinist, determined to bring life to the musical machinery of the realm. Looking at the above launch trailer, the musical themes go deep, with instruments being integral to your exploration and puzzle-solving.

It's an interesting-sounding concept and one that is all the more appealing thanks to the game's hand-drawn art style. Those Hollow Knight thorns/spikes feel a little overused by this point, but it's increasingly becoming an indie shorthand for 'do not touch this ledge' and we're okay with that.
You can find a rundown of the game's key features and a handful of screenshots below.
- Experience and overcome great platforming challenges with all of Philemon's abilities
- Discover various environments that combine music and machinery
- Enjoy the performance of the Scoring Orchestra Paris, recorded specifically for Symphonia and written by composers Olivier Esman and Alexandre Bucas-Français
- Play the violin to activate level elements and bring life to the realm
- Gather musical Prodigies and play breathtaking concerts to bring music, joy, and glory back to the land
Symphonia is now available on the Switch eShop for £16.99 / $19.99.
Does this one look up your street? Let us know in the comments.
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Been looking forward to this and wanted to get it for Christmas … then it got delayed and now Switch 2 is coming which will eat up all my gaming funds for the year. But think i‘ll get it anyways, it does look lovely!
So many music related puns to do...and I can't find a single one.
"You play as an adorable little violinist"
Isnt it an oxymoron ?
Little violonists tend to get on my nerves.
Grown ups too.
Didn't expect this to come out today, nice!
"Those Hollow Knight thorns/spikes feel a little overused by this point, but it's increasingly becoming an indie shorthand for 'do not touch this ledge' and we're okay with that."
Mario and Sonic are indie games now, I guess? 🤔
@Potimarron
I mustve read your comment five times, looking for the hidden, ironic music pun. 😂
But we have Hollow Knight at home.
I kid, I kid, this looks great, maybe on a sale. Too many other games and metroidvanias at the moment, but glad this genre continues to serve.
Yes, it looks brilliant. But those platforming sections look challenging. I hope the controls are good and responsive. (Or the sections aren’t as challenging as they look).
Looks and sounds really good + challenging.
Please a review and a physical 🙏🏻🧡🎮🎸
Looks like my kind of game! Though no combat might get a little too simplistic, idk. I guess it worked for Celeste.
I’d like to get this one.
@-wc- Alas !
But I found one pun for the sequel "Symphonia 2: Empire strikes Bach"
What was that Hollow Knight sequel called again?
@-wc- That line had me raising both eyebrows as well.
‘Increasingly’ lol
We’ve had these spikes for about thirty five years now.
I guess a pit in indie games increasingly means: “jump over me”
@Potimarron
😂 good one!
how about, Symphonia 3: Refrain of the Jedi 😊
Mega Man on NES had spikes that insta-killed you too...why are they Hollow Knight spikes now?
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