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Rift of the NecroDancer

Brace Yourself Games · Klei Publishing · 2025-02-05

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Auditory

Releases: Mar 27, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 05, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Rift of the NecroDancer is an Action, Indie, and RPG game released in 2025, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 6052 reviews).

154
playing now
94%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

154 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Rift of the NecroDancer is a 2025 rhythm game developed by Brace Yourself Games and Tic Toc Games, and published by Klei Entertainment. A spin-off of Brace Yourself Games' previous title Crypt of the NecroDancer, it features the player pressing buttons corresponding to 3 lanes as enemies with different behaviors approach the bottom of the screen.

Trailer

Rift of the NecroDancer trailer thumbnail

Rift of the NecroDancer Official Launch Trailer

≈103,482 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 154 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 347 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,462 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 126k–283k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,278 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2026-09-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20252026Week of 2025-02-05: 1,416 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 415 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 189 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

391842026-09-15 02:00 — 294 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 184 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 391 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 306 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 192 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 283 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 240 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 137 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 213 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 223 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 86 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 129 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 173 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 145 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 183 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 221 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 164 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 116 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 204 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 192 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 121 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 178 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 149 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 154 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
72898Feb 2025Aug 2026Feb 2025 — avg 728 · peak 1,833Mar 2025 — avg 293 · peak 593Apr 2025 — avg 209 · peak 385May 2025 — avg 179 · peak 386Jun 2025 — avg 223 · peak 577Jul 2025 — avg 190 · peak 345Aug 2025 — avg 141 · peak 302Sep 2025 — avg 101 · peak 210Oct 2025 — avg 98 · peak 355Nov 2025 — avg 156 · peak 356Dec 2025 — avg 174 · peak 360Jan 2026 — avg 144 · peak 276Feb 2026 — avg 116 · peak 241Mar 2026 — avg 136 · peak 278Apr 2026 — avg 203 · peak 513May 2026 — avg 136 · peak 290Jun 2026 — avg 204 · peak 384Jul 2026 — avg 161 · peak 305Aug 2026 — avg 156 · peak 354
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$7.992025-02-052026-09-272025-02-05 — best price $17.992025-02-11 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $17.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-03-27 — best price $17.992025-04-05 — best price $19.992025-05-05 — best price $17.992025-05-13 — best price $19.992025-06-12 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-06 — best price $14.992025-08-19 — best price $19.992025-09-18 — best price $13.992025-09-26 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $13.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $12.992025-11-10 — best price $19.992025-12-10 — best price $12.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-26 — best price $9.992026-03-09 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-09 — best price $9.992026-04-23 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-29 — best price $7.992026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

119412026-05-31 — 81 pageviews2026-06-04 — 53 pageviews2026-06-08 — 94 pageviews2026-06-12 — 102 pageviews2026-06-16 — 91 pageviews2026-06-20 — 69 pageviews2026-06-24 — 64 pageviews2026-06-28 — 78 pageviews2026-07-02 — 56 pageviews2026-07-06 — 89 pageviews2026-07-10 — 41 pageviews2026-07-14 — 68 pageviews2026-07-18 — 62 pageviews2026-07-22 — 57 pageviews2026-07-26 — 75 pageviews2026-07-30 — 72 pageviews2026-08-03 — 83 pageviews2026-08-07 — 68 pageviews2026-08-11 — 65 pageviews2026-08-15 — 61 pageviews2026-08-19 — 45 pageviews2026-08-23 — 44 pageviews2026-08-27 — 84 pageviews2026-08-31 — 61 pageviews2026-09-04 — 63 pageviews2026-09-08 — 119 pageviews2026-09-12 — 76 pageviews2026-09-16 — 117 pageviews2026-09-20 — 113 pageviews2026-09-24 — 63 pageviews2026-09-28 — 69 pageviews2026-10-02 — 59 pageviews2026-10-06 — 78 pageviews2026-10-10 — 68 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-07 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 10:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
89%
earned "Mic Check"
10.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only Option29 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 27 DLC released, first 2025-02-05, latest 2026-08-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,3620%35
Switch (Nintendo)3900%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

CuteAnimeIndieMusicArcadeCombatRhythmCartoonDifficultMinigames

Census log

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

Recent updates

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