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Rift of the NecroDancer

Rift of the NecroDancer

Released: 2/5/2025

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters 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!

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!

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!

Critics
84
Steam
95
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

84.0

Critic Average

31 reviews

95

Steam User Score

5,629 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

25 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-10.9
Metacritic Disparity
+5.0
Combined Disparity
-3.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

13 early (42%)14 launch window (45%)4 late (13%)

Review summary

Updated

May 8, 2026

Based on 31 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 84.0/100. Critics score this game 10.9 points lower than Steam users and 5.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 31)+
  1. Eduardo RebouçasviaEntertainium
    May 22, 2025·Late review
    100/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · +5.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +21.0 pts
  2. Pablo CamargoviaNintendoBoy
    Apr 29, 2025·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · +0.1 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +16.0 pts
  3. Jenni LadaviaSiliconera
    Apr 16, 2025·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -24.9 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
  4. Roland IngramviaNintendo Life
    Apr 7, 2025·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -14.9 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  5. Willem HilhorstviaNintendoWorldReport
    Apr 1, 2025·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 95.0/100 · -24.9 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts