Composer Shoji Meguro leaves Atlus, developing indie game to be announced on November 6

Shoji Meguro has left the Atlus sound team to work as a freelance composer, the company announced.

Atlus will continue to develop new titles with Meguro working as a freelance composer, as well as support his endeavor to expand his efforts in the future.

Shoji Meguro joined Atlus in 1995 and has composed countless soundtracks for Atlus titles since, including the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series. Find his full portfolio here.

Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab, an independent game developer support organization, also announced it will support Meguro on the development of a new indie game to be announced on November 6 at INDIE Live Expo 2021 Winter. According to Meguro’s Twitter profile, it is a near-future science-fiction stealth action / role-playing game with gun-based combat.

Meguro, under the pseudonym “Megarock,” had been making games using Unreal Engine 4 on his own for the past five years, and applied for the “Game Creators’ Lab Round 1 Recruitment” last September, and made it to the final interview. And although not selected as a Game Creators’ Lab Round 1 member, Kodansha supported Meguro with 500,000 yen in funding as a special prize. After subsequent communication, the organization decided to assign him a separate position from the Game Creators’ Lab Round 1 members.