Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Switch eShop
1st Feb 2018 — $19.99
8th Feb 2018 — £17.99
- Also Available On
- Series
- Official Site
- nintendo.com
Reviews
Review Crypt Of The NecroDancer (Switch eShop)
How low can you go?
When it first released on PC in 2015, Brace Yourself Game’s Crypt Of The NecroDancer was an unexpected delight: a personable dungeon crawler on a rhythm game base, it combined the procedurally-generated levels and relentless challenge of the roguelike genre with the beating heart of a dance game. Now that it’s out on Nintendo...
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Crypt of the NecroDancer News
News Switch Indie Title 'Crypt Of The NecroDancer' Receives A Switch 2 Fix
"Happy gaming!"
Many Switch games have been receiving compatibility updates for the Switch 2, and following an update to one of Square Enix's games earlier this week, it seems the indie developer Brace Yourself Games has now rolled out a fix for Crypt of the NecroDancer. If you've been experiencing any crashes when playing this rhythm-based Switch...
News 10 Years On, Crypt Of The NecroDancer Is Still Digging Up Crossover DLC
Shovel Knight arrives in both NecroDancer games soon
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that at some point in an indie game's lifecycle, it will be graced by a Shovel Knight crossover. That even applies if your indie game is a decade old, it seems. Brace Yourself Games has announced that 2015's Crypt of the NecroDancer (which arrived on...
News New Crypt Of The NecroDancer DLC Update Adds Hatsune Miku
Update: And it's now available for Switch
Update [Tue 16th Apr, 2024 01:45 BST]: The Hatsune Miku DLC for Crypt of the NecroDancer is now available on the Nintendo Switch. As part of the launch celebrations there's a 10% discount, dropping the game from its regular price of USD $1.99 to just $1.79 (or your regional equivalent). This offer will be...
News Crypt Of The NecroDancer Returns From The Dead With "Huge New DLC"
Update: Synchrony is now available on the Switch
Update [Thu 14th Mar, 2024 06:00 GMT]: Here's your reminder that the Synchrony DLC for Crypt of the NecroDancer is now available on Nintendo Switch. This also includes the free Version 4.0.0 update, which comes with some quality-of-life changes and more. Original article [Thu 7th Mar, 2024 00:25...
News Zelda: Cadence Of Hyrule Dev 'Brace Yourself Games' Confirms Layoffs
Up to half of its workforce may be gone
Canadian indie developer Brace Yourself Games (known for the Switch exclusive Cadence of Hyrule) has cut "a portion" of its workforce. Brace Yourself Games shared the following statement with PC Gamer, confirming the "incredibly difficult decision" to lay off employees. In a
Hands On All Of The Exciting Upcoming Games We Played At PAX West 2022
Indies, Nintendo Switch titles and more!
Recently, we sent our American video producer Zion Grassl to PAX West 2022 to try out the latest and greatest games coming out in the near future. Now that he's completed his assignment, he's put together the above video - where he and his friend, Zach Driscoll, share their impressions about all the games...
News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Brace Yourself Games Announces Publishing Label
"Stay tuned for great new titles"
Brace Yourself Games - known for the rhythm music games such as Cadence of Hyrule and Crypt of the NecroDancer - has announced a new publishing label. Brace Yourself Publishing wants to help smaller indie developers make their own dreams a reality. As the company has grown, it's gained capabilities, resources and...
News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Shares First Look At Its Brand New Rhythm Game Spinoff
Introducing Rift of the Necrodancer
Following on from an announcement earlier this month, Brace Yourself Games - the developer behind Cadence of Hyrule - has now officially given fans a first look at its brand new rhythm game known as Rift of the Necrodancer. This is apparently a spinoff - with players required to help Cadence navigate the modern...
News Crypt Of The Necrodancer Comes Back From The Dead With Co-Op, New Characters, And A Sequel
Disco ain't dead
The crypt has been silent for five years, reads the trailer for the new Crypt of the Necrodancer DLC. Frankly, we like our crypts silent, but we're not Brace Yourself Games, a studio that presumably needs people to know about their games. Crypt of the Necrodancer, the beloved rhythm-dungeon-crawler that would eventually spin off...
News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Teases Super-Secret "NecroDancer-Related" Announcement
All will be revealed later this week...
Brace Yourself Games - best known on the Nintendo Switch for its amazing work on Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer - has taken to social media to tease an upcoming announcement. Apparently, it's got "super-secret" news related to the Crypt of the NecroDancer franchise to make. All will be revealed...
Previews
Hands On All Of The Exciting Upcoming Games We Played At PAX West 2022
Indies, Nintendo Switch titles and more!
Recently, we sent our American video producer Zion Grassl to PAX West 2022 to try out the latest and greatest games coming out in the near future. Now that he's completed his assignment, he's put together the above video - where he and his friend, Zach Driscoll, share their impressions about all the games...
About The Game
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore rhythm-based dungeon crawling game.
Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity?
Players must move on the beat to navigate randomly generated dungeons while battling dancing skeletons, zombies, dragons, and more, while grooving to the game's award winning Danny Baranowsky soundtrack! You can even team up with a friend in local co-op mode!


















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