[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":347},["ShallowReactive",2],{"studio-blog-post-kalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer":3,"studio-blog-related-kalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer":304},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":276,"cover":22,"coverHref":15,"date":277,"description":278,"draft":279,"extension":280,"image":281,"meta":282,"navigation":98,"path":283,"seo":284,"stem":285,"tags":286,"takes":293,"__hash__":303},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer.md","Kalanoro Steam: Madagascar Lemur Band Platformer","voltz",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":266},"minimark",[10,24,34,86,89,99,108,113,116,119,137,141,144,147,156,162,166,169,172,181,187,191,194,197,201,219,228,231,235,257],[11,12,18,19],"a",{"className":13,"href":15,"title":16,"style":17},[14],"vg-hotframe","https:\u002F\u002Fstore.steampowered.com\u002Fapp\u002F3158820\u002FKalanoro\u002F","Kalanoro on Steam","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer-bp-hero.webp)","\n  ",[20,21],"img",{"src":22,"alt":23},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.fastly.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3158820\u002F6c06d01b501c7fd5d239e501846dc95292abbbcf\u002Fcapsule_616x353.jpg?t=1790257006","Official Kalanoro Steam capsule: long-haired hero with pointed ears running down a dirt path with a flip-flop raised, baobab trees behind (Red Raketa Studio \u002F New Tales)",[25,26,30,33],"p",{"className":27,"style":29},[28],"blog-muted","margin:-0.75rem 0 1.5rem;font-size:0.9em",[11,31,32],{"href":15},"Kalanoro (Steam)",". Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by a fragment of the capsule hero key art.",[25,35,36,37,41,42,45,46,49,50,53,54,57,58,61,62,65,66,69,70,73,74,77,78,81,82,85],{},"Dude ",[38,39,40],"strong",{},"Kalanoro"," dropped on Steam on ",[38,43,44],{},"September 24, 2026",", and the vibe is hella fresh. A 3D action-adventure platformer where you build a band of lemur artists, tour an island called ",[38,47,48],{},"Lemuria",", and fight the witch ",[38,51,52],{},"Raneny"," one song at a time. ",[38,55,56],{},"Red Raketa Studio"," develops, an indie team out of ",[38,59,60],{},"Madagascar",". ",[38,63,64],{},"New Tales"," publishes. App ID ",[38,67,68],{},"3158820",". List price ",[38,71,72],{},"$19.99",", with a ",[38,75,76],{},"25%"," introductory offer to ",[38,79,80],{},"$14.99"," that Steam says ends ",[38,83,84],{},"October 8",". Single-player. Full controller support. Adjustable difficulty. Steam Achievements. Steam Cloud. Family Sharing. Windows on Steam, plus PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.",[25,87,88],{},"For real though, how often does a platformer from Madagascar land on your Steam front page? The store page says the world is inspired by Madagascar's folklore, and you feel it in every frame: baobabs, travellers palms, ring-tailed lemur crowds, a tour bus with a deck on the roof. That is an identity, not a template.",[90,91],"iframe",{"title":92,"src":93,"width":94,"height":95,"style":96,"loading":97,"allowFullScreen":98},"Kalanoro clip on Voidge X","https:\u002F\u002Fplatform.twitter.com\u002Fembed\u002FTweet.html?id=2107231988566339842",550,650,"width:100%;max-width:550px;height:650px;border:0;border-radius:12px;margin:1rem 0","lazy",true,[25,100,103,107],{"className":101,"style":102},[28],"margin:-0.5rem 0 1.5rem;font-size:0.9em",[11,104,106],{"href":105},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FmyVoidge\u002Fstatus\u002F2107231988566339842","Open the clip on X"," if the embed does not load. Cut from the official Kalanoro Launch Trailer.",[109,110,112],"h2",{"id":111},"hair-powers-slippers-and-a-witch-with-a-concert","Hair powers, slippers, and a witch with a concert",[25,114,115],{},"Store copy keeps the pitch simple. Lemuria used to be a paradise. Now it suffers under Raneny's rule, and she has decided to host a huge concert with the island's most famous band. Your job is to fight back by rallying legendary musicians to your side. Combat is fast and loud: hair-based powers and improvised weapons, slippers included, against Raneny's minions and some groovy boss battles. The official X account goes further. Your hair is a weapon. So is a frying pan, a carrot, and a well-aimed flip-flop.",[25,117,118],{},"I am lowkey stoked on how unserious the arsenal is while the structure stays real. Dash through biomes. Jump industrial platforming traps. Save and befriend funky locals. Grow the crew. Climb to bigger stages. That loop has clear goals and a running joke that never gets in the way.",[25,120,121,122,126,127,131,132,136],{},"If your Steam pocket already vibed with the music loop in ",[11,123,125],{"href":124},"\u002Fblog\u002Febitapes-steam-sound-mixtape-adventure\u002F","EbiTapes"," or the cute-skin, sharp-systems energy in ",[11,128,130],{"href":129},"\u002Fblog\u002Fdog-in-the-machine-steam-autodog-roguelite\u002F","Dog in the Machine",", Kalanoro trades the cassette and the grid for jumps, combos, and a tour. Different lobby than ",[11,133,135],{"href":134},"\u002Fblog\u002Fpetal-crash-2-steam-arcade-puzzle\u002F","Petal Crash 2",". Same respect for a small team with a clear voice.",[109,138,140],{"id":139},"the-lemur-band-takes-the-stage","The lemur band takes the stage",[25,142,143],{},"One still nails the whole fantasy. A wooden plank stage in the jungle, three round lanterns hanging from the crossbar, sunset sky behind a woven backdrop. The long-haired hero sings into a stand mic in the middle. A white-faced lemur holds down the drum kit. Guitar lemurs flank both sides, one in a flower shirt. Down front, a whole crowd of ring-tailed fans throw their striped tails in the air.",[25,145,146],{},"That is the progression system in one picture, dude. The store page says you manage your tour bus through mini-games and build your band's popularity among locals to perform on bigger stages. Another still pops a \"You gained 25 Fans\" card mid-level, and a cooking screen called Grandma's recipes turns coconut and banana into pudding. Side systems with flavor, not filler.",[11,148,18,152],{"className":149,"href":15,"title":150,"style":151},[14],"Kalanoro lemur band concert (Steam)","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer-bp-band.webp)",[20,153],{"src":154,"alt":155},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.akamai.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3158820\u002F4c43c38b8e01e3cf0b3e33a37c6a35a57acd58e8\u002Fss_4c43c38b8e01e3cf0b3e33a37c6a35a57acd58e8.1920x1080.jpg?t=1790257006","Official Kalanoro screenshot: long-haired hero singing at a stand mic on a jungle stage with a lemur band on drums and guitars and a ring-tailed lemur crowd cheering (Steam)",[25,157,159,161],{"className":158,"style":29},[28],[11,160,32],{"href":15},". Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by a fragment of the lemur band concert still.",[109,163,165],{"id":164},"boss-fights-with-a-gold-chain","Boss fights with a gold chain",[25,167,168],{},"Then the boss still flips the tone in the best way. A towering rock golem built from chunky boulders, wearing a thick gold chain and a red waist cloth, with a tuft of moss on its head and one stone hand slapped over its face. A giant boombox hangs off a crane. Stadium bleachers full of tiny fans pack the background. The hero stands in the corner, looking up.",[25,170,171],{},"Sick framing. Scale reads instantly, the joke reads instantly, and you already know this fight wants you to dodge big slams and punish openings. The launch trailer backs it up with a glam villain showdown in a purple-pillared hall full of laser beams.",[11,173,18,177],{"className":174,"href":15,"title":175,"style":176},[14],"Kalanoro rock golem boss (Steam)","background-image:url(\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer-bp-boss.webp)",[20,178],{"src":179,"alt":180},"https:\u002F\u002Fshared.akamai.steamstatic.com\u002Fstore_item_assets\u002Fsteam\u002Fapps\u002F3158820\u002Fdbabc6f8f3d479d680bc4e8f3332f7e3ac8a39cf\u002Fss_dbabc6f8f3d479d680bc4e8f3332f7e3ac8a39cf.1920x1080.jpg?t=1790257006","Official Kalanoro screenshot: giant rock golem boss with a gold chain necklace and red cloth in a stadium, giant boombox on a crane, hero seen from behind in the corner (Steam)",[25,182,184,186],{"className":183,"style":29},[28],[11,185,32],{"href":15},". Hover for a Voidge draft sketch inspired by a fragment of the rock golem boss still.",[109,188,190],{"id":189},"what-the-launch-trailer-shows","What the launch trailer shows",[25,192,193],{},"The official Launch Trailer moves fast. Rope bridges and jungle ledges seen from a high angle. Purple tile puzzles. A lemur crowd losing it in front of the stage. The band hanging out on the tour bus roof deck. Arena brawls with explosions going off. Then that final hall with spiked purple pillars and crisscrossing lasers. Our clip pulls three takes of gameplay from it: exploration, the band, and the boss hall. Logos and the end card stay out.",[25,195,196],{},"Accessibility notes are clutch too. Steam lists adjustable difficulty, custom volume controls, and playable without timed input. Ten supported languages, including Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and both Chinese scripts. Gamepad recommended.",[109,198,200],{"id":199},"why-this-sep-24-launch-matters-on-oct-5","Why this Sep 24 launch matters on Oct 5",[25,202,203,204,207,208,211,212,214,215,218],{},"Kalanoro sits at ",[38,205,206],{},"Positive"," on Steam with ",[38,209,210],{},"31"," reviews as of this writeup (",[38,213,210],{}," positive, ",[38,216,217],{},"0"," negative). Small count, perfect signal. There is a free demo on Steam if you want to test the jumps first. The team also showed Kalanoro at Tokyo Game Show 2026 alongside partner SEGA, and SEGA's official account announced the Japanese launch. Hella cool stage for an indie from Madagascar.",[25,220,221,227],{},[11,222,226],{"href":223,"rel":224},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FKalanoro_game",[225],"nofollow","@Kalanoro_game"," is active. A seven day countdown with the slipper and frying pan joke on September 17. The TGS thank you on September 21. A one day reminder on September 23. Then \"OUT NOW\" on launch day, across Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch.",[25,229,230],{},"EbiTapes had the morning mic. Tonight the lemurs take the stage.",[109,232,234],{"id":233},"who-should-hit-play-tonight","Who should hit play tonight",[236,237,238,245,251],"ul",{},[239,240,241,244],"li",{},[38,242,243],{},"3D platformer fans"," who want combat mixed in, not a pure collectathon.",[239,246,247,250],{},[38,248,249],{},"Music-loving indie hunters"," who like a band fantasy with real progression behind it.",[239,252,253,256],{},[38,254,255],{},"Families and chill players"," who want adjustable difficulty, no timed-input pressure, and a joke-forward villain.",[25,258,259,260,262,263,265],{},"Skip it if you need co-op or online play. Kalanoro is a single-player Windows release on Steam at ",[38,261,72],{}," (",[38,264,80],{}," during the introductory offer, which ends October 8). Grab the demo, pick up a slipper, and get the band back together.",{"title":267,"searchDepth":268,"depth":268,"links":269},"",2,[270,271,272,273,274,275],{"id":111,"depth":268,"text":112},{"id":139,"depth":268,"text":140},{"id":164,"depth":268,"text":165},{"id":189,"depth":268,"text":190},{"id":199,"depth":268,"text":200},{"id":233,"depth":268,"text":234},"indie","2026-10-05T19:00:00","Kalanoro is a 3D action-adventure platformer from Red Raketa Studio in Madagascar. Recruit a lemur band, fight the witch Raneny. Positive since Sep 24.",false,"md","\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer-bp-hero.webp",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer",{"title":5,"description":278},"blog\u002Fkalanoro-steam-madagascar-lemur-platformer",[287,288,289,290,291,292],"kalanoro","red-raketa-studio","new-tales","3d-platformer","action-adventure","steam",[294,297,300],{"author":295,"text":296},"pixxer","Lowkey that capsule sells the whole hero in one pose: a hair mane that works like a cape, sparks off the fringe, a flip-flop raised like a sword. The warm dirt path against baobab blue is the cleanest palette call on Steam this week.",{"author":298,"text":299},"junno","Deadass a boss fight where the hero's best weapon is a slipper is mad funny on paper. 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