Action · February 5, 2025

Rift of the NecroDancer (2025)

Rift of the NecroDancer (2025) scores 95% positive on Steam from 3.2k reviews, developed by Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games.

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Rift of the NecroDancer (2025) is a Action title from Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games available on Windows. The title carries a 95% Steam positive rating across 3.2k reviews, 124 peak concurrent players, and 35 Steam achievements — making it a measurable reference point when comparing to peers in the Action category.

The NecroDancer’s back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters pouring through the Rift! Each monster has unique behaviors—like bats that shift lanes when attacked—and tougher foes take multiple hits to dispatch. Learn the pattern of each new fretful fiend to keep the music flowing! Showstopping Music: Brand new soundtrack with 35+ Rhythm Rift tracks by Danny Baranowsky, Jules Conroy, Alex Moukala, Josie Brechner, Sam Webster, and Nick Nausbaum with more on the way! Difficulty that Scales with You: Four intensity levels for each Rhythm Rift – EASY, MEDIUM, HARD, and IMPOSSIBLE. Race to the Top: Climb your way to the top of global leaderboards! Custom Music: Create your own custom beat maps with the actual developer tools our designers use! Endless Replayability: Once you’ve conquered our hand-crafted levels, challenge your sight-reading with Remix Mode . Remix Mode throws a fresh beatmap your way every playthrough while retaining the original level’s rhythmic design. Remix mode also makes DAILY CHALLENGES possible, by changing up the circumstances for each song. Play the same random seed as every other player that day and see how you rank on global leaderboards! Go head to head against five fearsome foes in rhythm-based boss battles! Immerse yourself in Cadence and friends’ modern misadventures through five quirky, slice-of-life rhythm minigames. Take a boppin’ yoga class, help a friend with a part-time job, and more!

Release & Availability

Release date Feb 5, 2025
Developer Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games
Publisher Klei Publishing
Base price $12.99 -35%
DLC / Add-ons 44 released
Platforms Windows
Estimated owners 100k–1M
External links Official site · Support

Release timeline

Rift of the NecroDancer launched on Feb 5, 2025.

Studio and publishing

The title was developed by Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games and published by Klei Publishing.

Platform support

Playable natively on Windows.

Packages & editions

  • Buy Rift of the NecroDancer

Reception & Reviews

Steam community score

Steam users rate Rift of the NecroDancer 95% positive across 3.2k reviews — categorised as Overwhelmingly Positive.

3.0k positive · 160 negative

Critic consensus

Critic reception data on Metacritic is limited for this post-2021 title — Steam user reviews are the primary reception signal.

Curator & community recommendations

Steam curators and players have issued 4.6k recommendations for this title.

Peak concurrent players

Peak concurrent Steam players reached 124 — a measurement of how active the playerbase got at launch or during a surge.

Press quotes

“One of the best rhythm games I’ve ever played” 4/5 – Digital Trends “An enjoyable experience with a gameplay loop that's addicting” 9/10 – GameRant “Innovates on some of the genre’s best ideas” 8/10 – IGN

Gameplay Profile

Genres

  • Action
  • Indie
  • RPG

Community tag consensus

  • Rhythm · 190
  • Minigames · 155
  • Female Protagonist · 154
  • Difficult · 153
  • Music · 152
  • Anime · 139
  • Music-Based Procedural Generation · 136
  • Level Editor · 134
  • Indie · 131
  • Soundtrack · 130
  • Visual Novel · 119
  • Cute · 117

Playtime profile

Community average playtime is 7 hours, with a median of 4 hours — a short (5–15 hours) commitment. Two-week average sits at 1 hours per active player.

Steam achievements

The title ships with 35 Steam achievements to unlock.

Languages supported

Interface / subtitles: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish – Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese – Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish – Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Full audio: English, Traditional Chinese.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Rift of the NecroDancer released?

Rift of the NecroDancer was released on Feb 5, 2025 by Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games.

Is Rift of the NecroDancer worth playing?

Based on 3.2k Steam reviews, Rift of the NecroDancer holds a 95% positive rating (Overwhelmingly Positive) — suggesting the game resonates with most players who try it.

What platforms does Rift of the NecroDancer support?

Rift of the NecroDancer runs natively on Windows.

How much does Rift of the NecroDancer cost?

Base price on Steam is $12.99 (before seasonal discounts).