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Rift of the NecroDancer

It was all the way back at PAX Prime 2013 that Crypt of the Necrodancer – a very successful dungeon crawler rougelite with rhythm-based combat – first started getting widespread love. Upon its full release, the game became so highly acclaimed that the team behind it was eventually able to work with Nintendo on a Legend of Zelda-themed spinoff called Cadence of Hyrule. Back for another victory lap, developer Brace Yourself Games attended PAX West 2023 to show off their latest project, Rift of the Necrodancer. While it’s a much more traditional rhythm game than the developer’s previous experiments, my demo with Rift highlighted some interesting twists on the genre that I think will surprise even seasoned fans of the genre.

Rift of the NecroDancer

Brace Yourself Games is working on a Switch version of Rift of the NecroDancer, the studio has confirmed. A release is planned for 2023.

Rift of the NecroDancer comes from the same company behind Crypt of the NecroDancer and Cadence of Hyrule. More information can be found in the following overview:


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