The hit rhythm roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer (opens in new tab) received a significant replace in July—its first such replace in five years (opens in new tab). Right now developer Brace Your self Video games went one step additional with the launch of latest DLC known as Synchr (opens in new tab)ony, and the shock announcement of a brand-new sport within the collection.
First issues first: The Synchrony DLC is a giant one, including a trio of latest characters to the sport, co-op and aggressive on-line multiplayer for as much as eight gamers (full with rollback structure, which helps get rid of points with lag and packet loss), and full mod help, together with a built-in mod portal. There are additionally new enemies, objects, traps, shrines, an all-new PvP mode, and an entire pile of stability tweaks and fixes. It is a main overhaul by any measure.
However is that each one? No, it isn’t.
I hope you did not assume the brand new DLC was all we had up our sleeves pic.twitter.com/GKz6acxTNSAugust 4, 2022
Stick round to the top of the Sychrony trailer and you will see one thing else totally: A brand for Rift of the Necrodancer, “a brand new standalone rhythm sport within the Necrodancer universe.”
There is not any extra element on it at this level, sadly, however simply the truth that it is occurring is excellent information in its personal proper.
I’ve reached out to Brace Your self Video games for extra data on Rift of the Necrodancer and can replace if I get any—frankly I am not too optimistic on that entrance (you do not do a stealth sport announcement after which spill the main points to the primary man who comes knocking) however you do not know until you ask.
Within the meantime, when you’re interested by Crypt of the Necrodancer, this can be a good time to select it up: It is presently on sale on Steam (opens in new tab) for $3/£2/€3—80% off the common value. That is a reasonably candy value for a sport we known as “a superbly designed, powerful, and cheerful roguelike” in an 87% review.
