Buy Viola: The Heroine's Melody PC key

Viola: The Heroine's Melody is a story-driven RPG and side-scrolling platformer about Viola, who becomes trapped in the fantastical world inside her magic violin after struggling with violin practice. With a party of strange, colorful friends, she travels through lands of magic, monsters and music in search of a way home. Her journey is also about learning to accept imperfection, grieve and love herself.

Explore and recruit

You explore platforming levels using wall jumps and triple jumps, along with springs and cannons. Monsters appear in the levels rather than in random encounters, so you can choose to avoid fights and look for another route. Search for secrets, potions and gems that let you customize each character's stats. You can build your party from a cast of more than 10 recruitable characters.

Fight with timing

Battles are turn-based, but attacks require timed button taps, and casting spells involves a sequence of rhythm-game-style inputs. The game combines these battles with platforming as you travel through its levels.

Play music

Each party member has an instrument and plays along with songs learned during the journey. Songs have magical effects, including summoning a bird, creating a magical campfire and opening secret pathways.

A personal story

Viola's journey features unusual characters, powerful monsters, fantastical locations and humor. Its cast includes characters with different colors, loves and ideals, and the story explores belonging and learning to love yourself.