Action · April 23, 2015

Crypt of the NecroDancer (2015)

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DELIVER BEATDOWNS TO THE BEAT! Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move on the beat to navigate an ever changing dungeon while battling dancing skeletons, zombies, dragons, and more. Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection! FEATURES: Descend into the crypt as 15 playable characters with unique play styles and challenges! Jam out to over 40 original songs in Danny Baranowsky’s award winning soundtrack, or set your own beats with songs from your own MP3 collection! An ensemble of major and minor puns at every half-step! Play with keyboard, controller, or even a USB dance pad! Official Danganronpa character reskins and mod support! BONUS: Includes 6 playable remixes of the entire soundtrack. Remixes by FamilyJules, A_Rival, Chipzel, OCRemix, Girlfriend Records, and Virt! GOLD AND LOOT AWAIT Gather diamonds to unlock permanent upgrades and better equipment to traverse deeper into the NecroDancer’s lair. The deeper you go, the more treacherous enemies you’ll face. RACE TO THE TOP Reach great heights as you disco down through the depths of the crypt. Whether you aim to get the highest scores or complete runs in the fastest times, you can compete against a robust community of players in a range of permanent and daily challenges across all characters.

Action releases from 2015

146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume25.1k Steam reviewsTop 21% in Action
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Concurrent peak114 playersTop 33% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 55% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Rhythm · 941
  • Female Protagonist · 830
  • Difficult · 828
  • Rogue-like · 793
  • Great Soundtrack · 667
  • Pixel Graphics · 564
  • Dungeon Crawler · 490
  • Indie · 465
  • Music · 346
  • Local Co-Op · 274
  • RPG · 238
  • 2D · 220
  • Action · 208
  • Rogue-lite · 193
  • Procedural Generation · 188

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 25.1k reviews

24.1k positive · 1.0k negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

23.2k

Peak concurrent players

114

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Accessibility

  • Captions available
  • Color Alternatives

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player

Press Quotes

“THE NEXT GAMING OBSESSION” 9.5/10 – Destructoid “UNIQUE, FUN, AND WILDLY IMAGINATIVE” A+ – GamingAge “YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT” 5/5 – The Guardian

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

61

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 23, 2015
DeveloperBrace Yourself Games
PublisherBrace Yourself Games, Klei Entertainment
Base price$2.99
DLC / Add-ons14 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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