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Synthmas is back! Happy Holidays Riders - Thank you for an amazing year!

Merry Synthmas


End of another year is upon us and the time has come for Synthmas!

What is Synthmas?

Originally started as a massive update to celebrate Synth Riders, adding 6 new languages for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish to welcome our global players into the community, along with the following fun additions:

🎄 New song, “Carol of Bells” by Dance With The Dead - a synthwave/metal take on the classic carol from the players-favorite artist!

đź’ŞChallenges, these can be found atop the leaderboards - most right tab will get you there!

❄️ Personalized platforms - you can now express your flair in multiplayer lobbies and in solo play with customizable colors and “decals” to decorate the platforms you stand on.

🎅 Winter theme - snow falls all across Spin City as Santa comes to visit its inhabitants, seasonal decorations can be spotted for a limited time!

Check out the new song and winter theme in action:
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We are delighted to see how our Synth Riders family has grown beyond borders and all over the globe, and we are truly grateful for each and every one of you who have joined us on this exciting journey! We wish you all the best this holiday season and a wonderful year ahead for 2024! - Synth Riders Team

Synthabout these Holidays! Walkabout Mini Golf & Synth Riders invite you to play

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


Minor Release Notes - 2.3.28.a1

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!

Win a Quest 3 & Music Packs with Synth Riders this Halloween!

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

Meet FINAL FURY, the next VR game from Kluge Interactive!

[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!