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Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!

Synth Riders is a vr, rhythm and music game developed and published by Kluge Interactive.
Released on October 31st 2019 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,577 reviews of which 1,453 were positive and 124 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.79€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Synth Riders into these genres:

VR Rhythm Music Indie Soundtrack Multiplayer Action Singleplayer Swordplay First-Person Fast-Paced Moddable Retro Arcade Cyberpunk Casual Great Soundtrack Difficult Sports Early Access

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 960 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3000 MB available space
  • VR Support: OpenXR on SteamVR headsets, OpenXR on Meta with Meta headsets. Requires motion controllers. Standing Only

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Given how common it is to compare this to Beat Saber, I have to admit that it's difficult to say which one I like more. At first I wasn't sold on Synth Riders. The majority of the songs that come with it unfortunately didn't do much for me, and I personally am not a huge fan of the Vaporwave/Synthwave visual aesthetic in general, but you can't talk about anything Beat Saber-related without taking custom songs into consideration. There's plenty of fun custom songs you can get and the modifiers keep the gameplay interesting (big fan of Force+Spin). The main part I really like is that, compared to Beat Saber, it feels more like you're dancing (or at least, the gameplay feels like it encourages you to dance along) It's really grown on me and I'm enjoying it. Pretty fun way to get some movement into your day.
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Nov. 2024
My favourite VR game. I first started playing when I bought my meta quest 2 the year the headset came out and fell in love with the game. Now, years later, after getting my valve index I still play this game almost daily. It's an amazing game and has not one but two packs based around my favourite music genre! I love this game so much!
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Aug. 2024
Personally, I think the only thing Beat Saber does better than Synth Riders is the songs it comes with. Synth Riders outperforms Beat Saber in all other aspects by a thousand miles. Think of Beat Saber as playing DJMAX game in VR, and Synth Riders as playing Just Dance in VR with superior movement detection. I guess it just comes down to what you are looking for in a rhythm game. Are you looking for a game where you play an instrument along with music (the instrument being the sabers), or are you looking for a game that makes you dance to the music. As for custom songs, the selections for Beat Saber are somehow still better than Synth Riders. Though you can still find a pretty good selection of custom songs for Synth Riders from Synth Riderz website.
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July 2024
I initially tried this a long while back after I'd been into Beat Saber for a good while. The game didn't click with me back then. About a year later I gave it another try and this time I really got into it. The way you move feels so much better and naturally flowing to the point that I get absolutely lost in the song, like I'm a part of it. As weird as that may sound, I truly feel that way at times. Once you get a great song with some solid mapping, the experience can be quite euphoric. Without a doubt one of my favourite VR games and I highly recommend it.
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June 2024
I was depressed last night, and decided to try out this game for a little bit. (First time playing) Five songs later, I was so exhausted (and sweaty, and happy) that I completely forgot what I was upset about in the first place. This game is awesome. It just makes me think... "Man I wish one of these rhythm games had a cool campaign/story mode."
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Frequently Asked Questions

Synth Riders is currently priced at 24.99€ on Steam.

Synth Riders is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.99€ on Steam.

Synth Riders received 1,453 positive votes out of a total of 1,577 achieving a rating of 8.75.
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Synth Riders was developed and published by Kluge Interactive.

Synth Riders is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Synth Riders is not playable on MacOS.

Synth Riders is not playable on Linux.

Synth Riders offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Synth Riders offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There are 85 DLCs available for Synth Riders. Explore additional content available for Synth Riders on Steam.

Synth Riders does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Synth Riders does not support Steam Remote Play.

Synth Riders is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Synth Riders PEGI 12
24.99€ -97% 24.99€ 0.79€
8.8
1,453
124
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
6
Developer
Kluge Interactive
Publisher
Kluge Interactive
Release 31 Oct 2019
VR VR Only
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