Synth Riders

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• Not recommended Posted July 8, 2025 on Steam This Review is now old since Twitch Integration has been readded, I do not know the current state of the game. Leaving this review up to properly thank a staff member for gaslighting me about how the game used to function and that they EVER had anything but dance and force modes. This bridge has been burned. Sad this game used to be fun, but now its a stuterfest in headset, it locks you out of multiplayer if you reinstall (on a completely new PC), modding support has been removed, and twitch integration has been completely removed (with the PROMISE of it returning). I'm done with this company as a whole after a long time struggling to support them as a streamer. I was kicked out of their private promoters group for wanting a combined scoring mode and mentioning that I was struggling to keep having fun. This was after spending 9 months and every single weekend volunteering to help promote. I used to have respect for this company, but over the last 3 years it has become clear that profit drives the decisions for Kluge, and not quality or community. Never reinstalling this absolute trash, and leaving it as a happy memory of what used to be. Kluge was fun to work with at first, but it has become clear that their ultimate goal of profitability completely supercedes any sense of community, optimization, or sense of quality beyond visual. I will not be returning to Synth Riders.
• Not recommended Posted September 5, 2025 on Steam It's been a few years since I last launched. Game used to be fun. But now to play again, I have to accept their new privacy policy which includes granting them full access to all data on my PC. Yeah that's a hard gfy.
• Recommended Posted December 22, 2025 on Steam Once you've gotten used to the game and found your rhythm, it really starts to feel like you're dancing. However, it only becomes truly interesting when you download custom songs, where the difficulty can increase dramatically. At that point it feels more like dodging bullets, and it makes me sweat so much that I'd honestly say it's the best workout I've ever had.
• Recommended Posted December 4, 2025 on Steam I've played a number of rhythm games over the years, having been in VR dev before these ever came out. Synth Riders is by far my favorite. Of them all, this game encourages the most full body movement in time with the music. I've found that if I just let my lower body follow that, then my hands end up in the optimal place just on their own; making the experience both intuitive and dance-like. I've also taken some dance classes and feel the training here has helped a lot with balance and timed motion. Plus, the fan community has a ton of free content, and (unlike the um, 'sword music wrist twitch' game) the team at Synth doesn't routinely break all of the fan content.
• Recommended Posted January 31, 2026 on Steam Way better than Beat Saber in comparison. Tried both on Meta Quest's store and found Synth Riders to be the peak of VR rhythm games. This is an actual music rhythm game. It gets you moving, not just your wrists. Deserves more recognition. A must-play. Doubles as an excellent exercise tool.
• Recommended Posted July 14, 2025 on Steam Yeah, it's kinda like Beat Saber, but at the same time it is very different. Synth Riders is focused more on moving your entire body on the music, not just your arms.