New Stranger Than Heaven Livestream Focuses on Music

Sega and RGG Studio held a new two-hour livestream for the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven. The livestream, in Japanese audio with automatically-generated English subtitles, included studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama, director Mikinobu Abe, and music director Mitsuharu Fukuyama, who talked about the game’s music and its development. It was accompanied by a new in-game performance video of the song “Mr. Bee” by Suzy Day (portrayed by Tori Kelly).

Stranger Than Heaven starts in 1915, following a young Makoto Daito as he boards a ship in San Francisco seeking to travel to his mother’s homeland of Japan. Showing his rise to success as a master showman, the game takes players to five different locations and time periods in Japan over the next fifty years as Makoto produces a wide variety of acts and becomes involved in various events. Stranger Than Heaven is set to release on January 15, 2027, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.