Synth Riders News

In celebration of Walkabout Mini Golf's Shangri-La anniversary, our teams joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind remix: Shangri-La La La!

This limited time collab is free to play and waiting for you in Synth Riders - don't miss out!

• Jump in Synth Riders and look for Walkabout Mini Golf in the line of Music Packs.
  
• Fancy a challenge? You will find themed songs to test yourself in the "challenges" tab in-game
  

Additionally you can now enter the "Synthabout Sweepstakes" to win a Meta Quest 3 & DLCs for both games!

👉 https://gleam.io/sF0Tr/synthabout-sweepstakes


[h3]Check out the full song & gameplay here:[/h3]

• Shangri-La La La; composed by Chris Reyman.
  

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• Wall Art & Map created by Melon4Dinner
  

Synth Riders comes together with our friends at Walkabout Mini Golf with to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of their "Shangri-La" course!

To mark this special milestone, look for "Shangri-La-La-La" - an exclusive remix of this course's distinctive theme song by the game's original score composer Chris Reyman - that's playable from 16 December in Synth Riders! But act fast - this one-of-a-kind track is only in Synth Riders and only available until the end of the year.

Happy anniversary to the Walkabout Mini Golf development team and their amazing community!

What's New:
Free, time-limited song "Shangri-La-La-La" in the Walkabout Mini Golf Music Pack added!

Swooping in today is a free update to Synth Riders, just in time for Halloween. Joining the soundtrack is a new free song by DanyloM & Electro Swing Thing “Nightmare Cure” and it is here to bring some ease to the self-inflicted horrors and spooks we’re choosing to go through during this season. So let go for a minute and explore the fun side of Halloween! 👻 🌕 📣 Boo!

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Unpack a pile of trick-or-treats in game from today:

• New FREE song, “Nightmare Cure” by DanyloM & Electro Swing Thing joins the “Electro Swing Essentials” collection, increasing your library to 69 included songs!
  
• Halloween/Spooky themed decals to show your style in Single or Multiplayer (Settings > Color > Decals)
  
• Spooktacular Challenges, where we’ll be challenging you to play the “spookiest” music from the Synth Riders soundtrack
  
• On your next visit to Spin City - either in the Multiplayer lobby or to play your next song - look out above! You can visit anytime through the Stage selection on the Song Select screen, or by changing Settings > Visuals > Home Stage.
  

[h3]Gleam Giveaway - Quest 3 & More![/h3]

Get dressed this Halloween and dance to your favorite Synth Riders song to enter our Quest 3 competition!

For further details and how to enter please visit our official full blog post here:
https://synthridersvr.com/spooky-update-quest3-giveaway/


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We hope that you enjoy the new content and as always, feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

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New Song: Nightmare Cure by DanyloM, Electro Swing Thing
Where: Electro Swing Essentials
When: Available from 26 October 10am PT

[h2]UNLEASH YOUR INNER FIGHTER![/h2]

Dear Synth Riders friends, we are beyond excited to reveal the Steam page for our upcoming VR game FINAL FURY!

It is a groundbreaking arcade-style fighting game reimagined for VR. Set in an expansive sci-fi universe, FINAL FURY will thrust you into an epic fighting tournament where the galaxy’s most formidable warriors vie for total supremacy.

You can find out more about FINAL FURY by clicking the button below. We hope that you'll find it interesting and decide to wishlist the game and share it with friends.

A small button click can be a HUGE support for the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782760/

[h2]PLENTY OF MORE STILL COMING TO SYNTH RIDERS![/h2]

Rest assured that we are not slowing down with Synth Riders! The game has a dedicated development team that is still focusing on bringing improvements and new updates.

Stay tuned for exciting news coming soon!

Synth Riders goes “Back to the Synths” to celebrate 5 years of riding the rails with the “Synthwave Essentials Volume 3” music pack! Headlined by The Midnight, this 10 song pack (5 free songs, 5 paid DLC) also features a brand new cover of New Order’s classic “Blue Monday”, created just for Synth Riders by legendary DJ Zardonic.

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Here is the full track list:

• “Jason” by The Midnight (feat. Nikki Flores)
  
• “Sunset” by The Midnight
  
• “Blue Monday” (Synth Riders version) by Zardonic (feat. REEBZ)
  
• “New Cydonia” by Starcadian (feat. Hayley)
  
• “Behemoth” (Perturbator Remix) by GoST
  

Free songs (already available to play in-game):

• “A Matter of Time” by Ollie Wride
  
• “Sledge” by Dance With The Dead
  
• “Rendezvous” (VHS Dreams Remix) by Scandroid
  
• “Interstellar” by LeBrock
  
• “We Were Young” by PRIZM
  

Enjoy these great tracks in “Back to the Synths”, one of our original play Stages which has received a special “glow-up” to coincide with our birthday!

The songs are available for $1.99 or purchase the bundle and save! (Game sold separately).
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33334/Synth_Riders__Synthwave_Essentials_3/

If you are new to Synth Riders or simply want to complete your set, grab the complete bundle for the best value (Includes game and all current DLC - future DLC is not included):
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16575/?snr=1_2108_9__2107

Play with the Devs - Multiplayer Event


Join us this weekend at 6pm PST Saturday for our weekly "Saturday Synth Fever" accompanied by developers of Synth Riders!

In-game Challenges

Our team will be setting up challenges from both the new free Synthwave songs and some of our classic favorites from the game on a weekly rotation with an announcement of the winners on our socials.

If you haven't run into the challenges tab yet, it is located above the leaderboard panel, top right.

Release Notes - Version 2.3.26.a9

• Addition of "Synthwave Essentials Volume 3"
  
• Updated visuals for the "Back to the Synths" play stage, select it with the STAGES button on the Song Select screen.
  
• Find Experiences quickly using the new EXPERIENCES button on the Song Select screen.
  
• Minor cosmetic fixes.
  

As always we welcome your feedback and bug reports on our Official Discord server or in the Synth Riders Official Community on Facebook.

If you want to support the development of Synth Riders, we really appreciate reviews left in the store!

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