Rift Of The NecroDancer crosses Guitar Hero and boss battles Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Rift Of The NecroDancer crosses Guitar Hero and boss battles With a new Danny Baranowsky soundtrack News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on Aug. 25, 2022 3 comments Rift Of The NecroDancer was teased just a couple of weeks ago at the end of a trailer for the newest Crypt Of The NecroDancer expansion. At the time, there was no info other than a logo, but as of yesterday there's a full reveal trailer. We now know that Rift Of The NecroDancer is a standalone rhythm game, akin to Guitar Hero with combat. Here's the trailer: Watch on YouTube The bulk of the trailer looks like three-button Guitar Hero with enemies rather than notes coming down the stem of your instrument. This seems to be "Rift mode", and you'll be keying along to a new soundtrack from famed game composer Danny Baranowsky. There are glimpses of other mini games in the trailer, too, in which you'll help protagonist Cadence "overcome the challenges of the modern world via rhythmic mini games", Ouendan style. Plus, there's Boss Battles Mode, in which you fight one-on-one in similar rhythmic punch-ups. I've no idea how Cadence got from the presumed medieval-ish setting of Crypt Of The NecroDancer into the seeming modern day of Rift, but then I've also no idea how she got to Hyrule for Cadence Of Hyrule, so maybe it doesn't matter. The original Crypt Of The NecroDancer bolted rhythm mechanics to a roguelike, rewarding you for stepping and attacking on the beat as you moved through dungeons, ghoulish enemies and bought upgrades from opera-singing shopkeepers. It was delightful and a smash hit. By comparison, the rhythm-focused Rift Of The NecroDancer looks more traditional, but there's a relative paucity of these kinds of games on PC so I'm all for it. There's no release date yet, but you'll find more on Steam. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here