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Crypt of the NecroDancer cover art

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Brace Yourself Games · 2015-04-23

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ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 23, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 02, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), Feb 02, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Feb 10, 2017 (Xbox One), Feb 08, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 30, 2016 (iOS)

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

99
playing now
96%
positive of 26k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (166 ratings)
25h
to beat · completionist 100h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

99 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

In the main game, the player controls Cadence, the daughter of a famed treasure hunter who has gone missing. In searching for him, she falls into a crypt controlled by the NecroDancer, who steals Cadence's heart and forces her to challenge his minions to retrieve it. She is forced to fight through the crypt's dungeon with her actions tied to the beat of the music and her heart, so as to stay alive and defeat the NecroDancer. Near the heart of the crypt, Cadence finds one of the NecroDancer's minions named "Dead Ringer". She defeats him, revealing that it was her missing father and frees him f(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 99 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 547 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~68/week).
  • · Review velocity down 52% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 662k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,474 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-06-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 47 of 69 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
82682620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 826 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

160662026-08-06 21:00 — 131 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 84 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 116 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 98 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 125 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 138 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 108 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 129 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 135 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 98 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 113 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 159 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 93 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 126 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 131 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 87 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 101 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 139 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 93 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 80 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 97 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 86 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 94 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 106 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 84 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 66 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 109 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 99 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $11.242015-06-22 — best price $14.992015-11-10 — best price $14.992016-01-17 — best price $5.992016-06-10 — best price $4.992016-11-17 — best price $3.742017-03-21 — best price $3.742017-09-18 — best price $3.792017-12-25 — best price $14.992018-05-24 — best price $14.992018-10-08 — best price $14.992019-06-06 — best price $2.992019-11-25 — best price $14.992020-04-13 — best price $2.992020-09-12 — best price $14.992021-01-04 — best price $14.992021-06-07 — best price $14.992021-10-23 — best price $14.992022-01-31 — best price $14.992022-06-20 — best price $14.992022-11-04 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-18 — best price $2.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-02-23 — best price $2.992024-05-16 — best price $2.992024-09-11 — best price $2.992025-01-15 — best price $2.992025-05-05 — best price $2.992025-09-18 — best price $2.992025-12-10 — best price $2.992026-04-20 — best price $2.992026-08-04 — best price $2.992026-08-24 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3102026-08-26 19:15 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 22 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
41.2%
earned "In The Zone"
0.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopCamera Comfort14 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)32,0380%61
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)5,3681%51
Xbox One (Xbox)5780%44
Switch (Nintendo)220%0
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieMusicActionRhythmDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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