Rift of the NecroDancer

Rift of the NecroDancer

Released Feb 2025

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.

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Evaluation

Rift of the NecroDancer launched on February 5, 2025 and has been receiving a steady stream of new music packs and free content additions ever since. Since the previous evaluation on June 15, 2026, the developer has continued shipping at pace: the K/DA (Riot Games) Music Pack landed June 25, 2026, the Among Us song dropped July 29, 2026, and the Omega Strikers Music Pack arrived August 5, 2026 — just two weeks before today's date of August 19, 2026. That brings the total to 27 DLC items, all released, with the most recent arriving 14 days ago. Across the full post-launch period, Brace Yourself Games has released roughly one new music pack or major content drop every 4–6 weeks, a pace they have maintained consistently for over 18 months. The store description explicitly notes the soundtrack has "more on the way," and the developer has made no statement indicating this content program is winding down. The developer's March 2026 post on VA-11 Hall-A also discussed simplifying their music pack structure going forward, which reads as an operational adjustment for an ongoing program, not a wind-down. There is no indication from the developer that the current content cadence is coming to an end.
Evidence
Omega Strikers Music Pack and individual song released August 5, 2026 — the most recent DLC drop, just 14 days before today's assessment.
dlc listing · Aug 5, 2026 source content shipped
high
Among Us 'Sought (Seek Remix)' by Danny Baranowsky released July 29, 2026, continuing the regular cadence of new music additions.
dlc listing · Jul 29, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

29 of 29 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Klei Publishing
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

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 40+ 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!

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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