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Synth Riders · LUDEX

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Music Sport Indie

Synth Riders

Kluge Interactive

78Critics4.5/5Thursday, July 12, 20188.1 years ago

Release

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Critic score

78/100

Platform families

Not announced

Connected releases

106

Game data from IGDB

Overview
Media
Universe & content
Game details
Reviews

Editorial overview

Inside Synth Riders

What it is

An action-dance VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community.

Play styles

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Virtual Reality

Themes

Action · Party

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Languages

7 supported

Cinematic archive

See the world in motion

Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.

11 assets

Official trailers

Dev Diary

Announcement Trailer

Gameplay Trailer

Trailer

Trailer

Screenshots & key art

Content map

Everything connected to this release

DLC, expansions, editions, and bundles are different products. Each stays in its own lane so you always know what you are looking at.

103 DLC1 Bundle1 Remaster1 Port

Playable add-ons

Downloadable content

Optional releases built to extend the base game with new stories, systems, or items.

103 releases

DLCSynth Riders: Silk Sonic - "Skate"Dec 15, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Rancid - "Time Bomb"Mar 25, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Infected Mushroom - "Black Velvet" (feat. Ninet Tayeb)Aug 7, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Caravan Palace - "Tattoos"Jul 9, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Midnight - "Sunset"Jul 13, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gunship - "Tech Noir (Carpenter Brut Remix)"Jan 14, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Starcadian - "New Cydonia"Jul 13, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Jack Harlow - "Lovin On Me"Mar 6, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: FM-84 & Ollie Wride - "Running in the Night"Jan 14, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "Sleeping Powder"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Charli xcx - "Apple"Mar 6, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Phil Collins - "Sussudio"Apr 18, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Swingrowers - "Rose"Jan 25, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: A-ha - "Take On Me"Apr 18, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Au5 - "Eden"Aug 13, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: True Damage - "Giants"Sep 1, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"May 15, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: David Guetta & OneRepublic - "I Don't Wanna Wait"Mar 6, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Pressure"Sep 16, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Offspring - "Self-Esteem"Mar 25, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Infected Mushroom - "I Wish"Aug 7, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Zardonic - "Blue Monday (Synth Riders version)"Jul 13, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lindsey Stirling - "Shadows"Apr 14, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Starcadian - "Supersymmetry"Dec 15, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: K/DA - "More"Sep 1, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Abracadabra"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Starcadian - "Manuals"Dec 15, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "The Dark Side"Jan 14, 2021Requires the base game
DLC83Synth Riders: Kendrick Lamar - "Humble." + ExperienceSep 4, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: League of Legends - "Awaken"Sep 1, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders Experience: Barbie Dance 'n DreamDec 5, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: INXS - "New Sensation"Apr 18, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"Dec 15, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Crypt of The NecroDancer Music PackMay 15, 2026Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Uprising"Sep 16, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Daryl Hall & John Oates - "Out of Touch"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Swingrowers - "No Strings Attached"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Pegboard Nerds - "Moshi"Aug 13, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Tamela D'Amico, Wolfgang Lohr - "Boring 20s"Jan 25, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Offspring - "Come Out and Play"Mar 25, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: GosT - "Behemoth (Perturbator Remix)"Jul 13, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Toto - "Africa"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Jamie Berry - "Guilty Pleasure"Jan 25, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Riot - "Take That"Aug 13, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Balduin, Wolfgang Lohr - "Magic Man"Jan 25, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Starship - "We Built This City"Apr 18, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Reapers"Sep 16, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Artemas - "I Like the Way You Kiss Me"Mar 6, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Nitro Fun - "New Game"Aug 13, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun"May 15, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Electric Swing Circus - "Empires"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Smile - "Zero Sum"Jul 2, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Radiohead - "Creep"May 15, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Disease"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Paparazzi"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - "Telephone"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "The Dead Dance"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Bloody Mary"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Born This Way"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga - "Applause"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Devo - "Whip It"Apr 18, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Bad Religion - "21st Century (Digital Boy)"Mar 25, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Parov Stelar - "All Night"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Midnight - "Jason"Jul 13, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Infected Mushroom - "Becoming Insane"Aug 7, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Jamie Berry - "Lost In The Rhythm"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Midnight - "Days of Thunder"Jan 14, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Interrupters - "Gave You Everything"Mar 25, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Sia - "Gimme Love"Mar 6, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Presidents of the United States of America - "Lump"May 15, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Blur - "Song 2"May 15, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Madness"Sep 16, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Cut Capers - "Let's Start Again (Odd Chap Remix)"Jan 25, 2024Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lindsey Stirling - "First Light"Apr 14, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis - "Just Dance"Dec 18, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Caravan Palace - "Rock It For Me"Jul 9, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "New Gold"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "Cracker Island"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "On Melancholy Hill"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lindsey Stirling - "Underground"Apr 14, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: League of Legends - "Legends Never Die"Sep 1, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Starlight"Sep 16, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Caravan Palace - "Wonderland"Jul 9, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Muse - "Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)"Jan 14, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lindsey Stirling - "Mirage"Apr 14, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Bruno Mars - "Runaway Baby"Dec 15, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"Jan 9, 2025Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Parov Stelar - "Booty Swing"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Gorillaz - "Dare"Feb 23, 2023Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Swingrowers - "Butterfly"Apr 23, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: K/DA - "Pop/Stars"Sep 1, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Tokyo Machine - "Turbo"Aug 13, 2020Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Caravan Palace - "Lone Digger"Jul 9, 2021Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Lindsey Stirling - "Shatter Me"Apr 14, 2022Requires the base game
DLCSynth Riders: Caravan Palace - "Miracle"Jul 9, 2021Requires the base game

Store collections

Bundles

Packages combining this title with other games or downloadable content.

1 release

BundleSynth Riders + ExperiencesDate TBAMulti-item package

Restored

Remasters

Modernised releases built from the original production.

1 release

RemasterSynth Riders: Remastered EditionFeb 22, 2023Modernised release

Platform versions

Ports

Adaptations made for another platform, device, or hardware generation.

1 release

PortSynth RidersDec 15, 2025Platform adaptation

Production dossier

The complete game record

Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Who made it

Kluge Interactive
Developer · Publisher

Built with

Unity

Platforms

Meta Quest 2
PlayStation VR2
Gen 9
PlayStation VR
Gen 8
visionOS
SteamVR
Meta Quest 3
Gen 9
Oculus Quest

Release history

Jul 12, 2018SteamVR
Oct 31, 2019Oculus Quest
Oct 31, 2019Meta Quest 2
Jul 27, 2021PlayStation VR
Feb 22, 2023PlayStation VR2
Feb 02, 2024visionOS
Sep 09, 2025Meta Quest 3

Themes & modes

ActionPartySingle playerMultiplayer

Tags

synthwave
music and rhythm
licensed soundtrack
real world fitness
available on - apple arcade
available on - horizon catalog

Windows

Minimum

Minimum: • 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

Recommended

Recommended: • OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64bit) • Processor: Intel Core i7 Skylake or equivalent • Memory: 8 GB RAM • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or equivalent • DirectX: Version 12 • Storage: 3000 MB available space

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78

Metascore

Critic aggregate

4.5/5· 13 ratings

Details

Released: Thursday, July 12, 2018
Developer: Kluge Interactive
Publisher: Kluge Interactive
Engine: Unity
Perspective: Virtual Reality
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Multiplayer: Online co-op · Up to 10 online
Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (Spain) +1 more
Also known as: 신스 라이더스, SynthRiders.exe
In player libraries: 17

Where to buy

PlayStation Store
Steam

Links

Genres

Music Sport Indie Arcade