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Rift of the NecroDancer
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
58 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm 22 and I have despised rhythm games for all of my life but I am OBSESSED with this game, there's none other like it in the genre, that I know of. (I have way more playtime but on a pirated copy bc tbh the DLCs are…”
“Great spin on Guitar Hero style gameplay where the focus is as much on reading the different ways the notes can be represented through enemies with different movement patterns as it is on getting the rhythm right The…”
“SO HAPPY THIS GAME HAS BEEN GETTING THE ATTENTION AND DLC IT DESERVES This is one of the best systems for a rhythm game that introduces so many variables to consider when doing a song. Both paying attention to the beat…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It breaks my heart that I don’t recommend this game, because ultimately it is a good game. There are no bugs, the music is fantastic, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. I just don’t like it. Easy mode is too…”
“Great spin on Guitar Hero style gameplay where the focus is as much on reading the different ways the notes can be represented through enemies with different movement patterns as it is on getting the rhythm right The…”
“SO HAPPY THIS GAME HAS BEEN GETTING THE ATTENTION AND DLC IT DESERVES This is one of the best systems for a rhythm game that introduces so many variables to consider when doing a song. Both paying attention to the beat…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great spin on Guitar Hero style gameplay where the focus is as much on reading the different ways the notes can be represented through enemies with different movement patterns as it is on getting the rhythm right The…”
“It's truly the Dark Souls of necrodancing.”
“Very fun rhythm game, has some very fun charts and a mostly great tracklist. Great performance like you'd expect. Some of the charting in this is annoying, especially in regards to the zombie notes, the portal, and one…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“SO HAPPY THIS GAME HAS BEEN GETTING THE ATTENTION AND DLC IT DESERVES This is one of the best systems for a rhythm game that introduces so many variables to consider when doing a song. Both paying attention to the beat…”
“takes some time to get used to it, but it's super fun and challenging. the minigames are fun and the workshop support is nice.”
“Most fun I've had with a rhythm game since Highschool and the era of peak guitar hero / rock band. Remix mode keeps the same song fresh every time and there is a healthy amount of workshop songs! 10/10 will keep coming…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It breaks my heart that I don’t recommend this game, because ultimately it is a good game. There are no bugs, the music is fantastic, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. I just don’t like it. Easy mode is too…”
“I played this as a Crypt fan who's doesn't usually play rhythm games. Can't give an informed review of the rhythm game part - some people, like me, will like it, other may not. What i can say is the music rocks, the art…”
“Beautiful game! Fun characters, great music, engaging gameplay... all around a 9/10! I have to subtract a point, though, because (and I mean this with all of my heart) ♥♥♥♥ ZOMBIES.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“It breaks my heart that I don’t recommend this game, because ultimately it is a good game. There are no bugs, the music is fantastic, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. I just don’t like it. Easy mode is too…”
“it's hard to get into rhythm with all the clutter on the screen not to mention the special beats that move to each button mixing those with the skeletons that then move back right before you have to hit a golden bat so…”
“Rift of the necrodancer isn't a rhythm game. It's a memory game. You can't play these charts on reaction once you reach high level. You memorise the enemies showing up and where they'll land. If you don't you're just…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It breaks my heart that I don’t recommend this game, because ultimately it is a good game. There are no bugs, the music is fantastic, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. I just don’t like it. Easy mode is too…”
“it's hard to get into rhythm with all the clutter on the screen not to mention the special beats that move to each button mixing those with the skeletons that then move back right before you have to hit a golden bat so…”
“Rift of the necrodancer isn't a rhythm game. It's a memory game. You can't play these charts on reaction once you reach high level. You memorise the enemies showing up and where they'll land. If you don't you're just…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm 22 and I have despised rhythm games for all of my life but I am OBSESSED with this game, there's none other like it in the genre, that I know of. (I have way more playtime but on a pirated copy bc tbh the DLCs are…”
“Very fun rhythm game, has some very fun charts and a mostly great tracklist. Great performance like you'd expect. Some of the charting in this is annoying, especially in regards to the zombie notes, the portal, and one…”
“fun game, amazing art, John Pizza tower is such a skrunkly and I'm glad they put him in the game (even if he's DLC)”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“the problems with this game: the easier difficulties are snooze fests that aren't fun or fulfilling in the slightest, whereas the harder difficulties require you to play what is essentially a very long "♥♥♥♥ you"…”
“Never really played rhythm games but this really caught my eye. The unique gameplay, cool visuals and a banger soundtrack got me hooked to play this even more after I beat the (very simple and nothing special) story…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This will put you in the most insane flowstate ever only for you to do the rhythm game equivalent of falling down a flight of stairs”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Such a great rhythm game with excellent mechanics. I haven’t been this hooked since Guitar Hero 3. 10/10.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Отличная игра в своем жанре. Треки других авторов и Рифты сообщества - это гигантские плюсы. Стори мод неплох, но явно не то, за что я люблю ее, но мини-игры прикольные”
— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Free Among Us - Seek Remix by Danny Baranowsky Available Now!
Ready or not, here we come! Starting today, we have an Impostor in our midst. 🤫 We’ve been working closely with the Among Us team on a special Danny Baranowsky remix of the song Seek by Marcus Bromand
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1.15.0-b23349 Hotfix #8
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Rhythm · Minigames · Female Protagonist · Difficult · Music · Anime · Music-Based Procedural Generation · Level Editor · Indie · Soundtrack · Visual Novel · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | https://braceyourselfgames.com/rift-of-the-necrodancer/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4100, 6GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or AMD Radeon R7 240, 1GB VRAM