- Publisher: Brace Yourself Games , TicToc Games
- Release Date: Mar 27, 2025
- Also On: PC
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Summary:
The NecroDancer's back in a brand new rhythm game spinoff! Help Cadence navigate the modern world while repairing the rifts that have torn her life apart. Do rhythmic battle via rift mode, minigames, and boss battles!
All to the beat of a brand new soundtrack from Danny Baranowsky & friends.
- Developer: Brace Yourself Games
- Genre(s): Action, Rhythm, Music
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 3
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Mixed: 2 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Apr 7, 2025With Rift of the Necrodancer, Brace Yourself Games has picked up the rhythm genre and, well, riffed on it. This is a smart, stylish remix of what rhythm games can be. By swapping prescriptive note charts for more involved pattern reading, it cracks open a whole new dimension of challenge – one where you will feel both cool and overwhelmed at the same time.
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Apr 1, 2025Overall I found Rift of the Necrodancer to leave me feeling a bit mixed. On the one hand the game’s design is very solid, where battling monsters as a rhythm game feels like a natural continuation of the ideas on Crypt of the Necrodancer. And while the soundtrack is excellent, I did feel like I needed a few more recognizable songs to avoid the feeling of repetition in the core gameplay. Especially paired with the fairly high learning curve that ended up me lowering the difficulty and I just couldn’t get to proper grips with the controls. The story mode is a fun exploration of the characters of the series and in particular the Rhythm minigames that serve as little breaks in between the regular gameplay. But there really wasn’t enough for me here to sink my teeth into and it got repetitive a bit too quickly.
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Apr 16, 2025Rift of the NecroDancer features some interesting ideas and a great story mode, which shows how well the concepts from Crypt of the NecroDancer work in a new genre. I’m not the biggest fan of how some enemies are implemented, especially given the difficulty they present on more challenging levels when a lot of concepts are tossed at the player at once. It’s enjoyable and interesting, though how well you do while playing will be determined by your love of the series and music and willingness to really learn how to handle any type of attack. Those without a connection to the series might find themselves frustrated though, especially if they skip the tutorials.
