Sometimes a game and a genre find that perfect match together and you wonder “what took them so long?” The game in question is Rift of the Necrodancer and the genre is the traditional track-based rhythm game similar to Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Amazingly developer Brace Yourself Games has been working on something in the Crypt of the Necrodancer series for over a decade and more so than their other spinoff Cadence of Hyrule, Rift of the Necrodancer feels like the ideal unison of the series brand of silly comedy, banging music tracks, and challenging fun. Although it’s much different from its roguelike origins, it still manages to heighten everything else that makes the Crypt games so enjoyable.
Game Name: Rift of the Necrodancer
Platform(s): PC (Reviewed), Coming later in 2025 to Nintendo Switch
Publisher(s): Klei Entertainment
Developer(s): Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Games
Release Date: February 5, 2025
The game’s story mode begins with Cadence falling through a literal rift and landing in another world. In a hilarious twist, she ironically needs assistance from a certain nemesis to find her other friends, who have also been transported to this peculiar domain.
The story is divided into sections...
