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Synth Riders
Let the music move you as you catch notes, ride the rails, and dodge obstacles in a unique combination of freestyle dancing and fitness workout! Play on PC VR and Steam Frame.
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-10-21)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Step 1: buy Synth Riders via humble bundle for $12. Step 2: search for "Synthriderz" and download 1800+ community tracks for free; install by literally dropping them into the custom songs folder, no modding required. Step 2.5 (optional); install custom avatars, stages, and any…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“This is NOT a Beat Saber clone. Hear me out. It's the same genre, definitely. It's a game that in essence is about hitting notes flying towards your face with your hands. So far sounds pretty similar. There are a few major differences though. 1. More of a focus on just getting…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Great basic exercise game. IMHO it is much more fun and active than Beat Saber. My only gripe is that the number of genres represented by the music DLC is a bit thin. No 90s, no 80s, (yes some of us old bastards do play this game).”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
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Latest official news
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🎃 Spooky Update is here with a FREE song “Lord & Master” by Apashe!
Riders, it’s that time of year again! Our annual Spooky Update arrives early and as usual, it’s free for everyone. 🎵 A free song: “Lord & Master” by Apashe Apashe’s orchestral bass sound is a perfect
Version 3.6.7a2 - Bugfixes and Improvements
What's New? Multiplayer Voice Chat set to Lobby Only should mute other players during songs correctly. Fade Music for Voice Chat should not fade players you can't hear. Fixed an issue where joining a
Version 3.6.7a1 - Bloom for Steam Frame, General Bugfixes & Improvements
What's New? Bloom on Steam Frame Bloom has arrived on Quest & Steam Frame! Notes, rails, walls, the player platform and the controller orbs all glow, along with stage lights and neon fixtures across e
Version 3.6.6a2 - Release Notes
What's New? "Barbie Dreams" (feat. Kaliii) - FIFTY FIFTY moves into the SPECIALS pack Resolved an issue causing the basic gameplay tutorial to crash on Steam Frame Standalone
Version 3.6.6a1 - First Time Experience Update
What's New? We've improved our new user and first-time play experience! New to Synth Riders? Take a First Ride on our 2-song selection, followed by an Experience! Gameplay tutorials shortened and impr
Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | VR · Rhythm · Music · Indie · Soundtrack · Multiplayer · Action · Singleplayer · Swordplay · First-Person · Fast-Paced · Moddable (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | http://synthridersvr.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3000 MB available space VR Support: OpenXR on SteamVR headsets, OpenXR on Meta with Meta headsets. Requires motion controllers. Standing Only