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ProbablyMonsters, the studio behind Crimson Moon, is a games company set up by former staff of major studios like Blizzard, and has been building a reputation for high-production indie titles. Crimson Moon is one of its upcoming releases, a gothic-themed action role-playing game, meaning it blends story-driven combat with dark, horror-inflected visuals and setting. For this game, the studio has brought in musicians better known from the rock and metal world rather than traditional game composers.

The names involved are HEALTH, Ice Nine Kills, and Periphery, all established bands within noise rock, metalcore, and progressive metal circles respectively. They have worked alongside composer Chris Wilson and music manager Steve Pardo to create the game's original score, with the music designed to feature heavily during the game's boss fights, key confrontations that are often a highlight of action RPGs.

This fits a broader pattern in the games industry, where musicians from established heavy-music scenes are increasingly hired to score games, both for the sound itself and for the audience recognition their names bring. Crimson Moon is due out on 1 September on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X.