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Celebrating 5 Years of Synth Riders with a 5 Free-5 DLC music pack and more!

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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Minor Release - Version 2.3.25.a2

Synth Riders puts the "Free" back into "Freestyle Dance Rhythm Game"!

Look out for Duko's "Get Up On My Keys" arriving in-game for FREE in the Ninety9Lives Music Pack.
Join us over the following weeks, as we shine a spotlight on this pack of streamer and creator friendly music with weekly Challenges.. and more surprises to come!

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!

Follow Synth Riders on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join their Discord community for more news and events.

Minor Release - Version 2.3.24.a15

Please make sure you and your friends are all updated to this version of the game before going into Multiplayer, this version of the game is not compatible with previous versions of the game!

  • Visual fixes for Starlight, Underground experiences.
  • Fixed issues for cross-platform multiplayer support.
  • Random Stage button now behaves as a toggle.


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

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!

Follow Synth Riders on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join their Discord community for more news and events.

We DARE you to FEEL GOOD in Synth Riders with the Gorillaz Music Pack

[h3]We DARE you to FEEL GOOD in Synth Riders with the Gorillaz Music Pack[/h3]

Immerse yourself in the virtual world of Synth Riders with a brand new Gorillaz-themed stage while grooving to some of Gorillaz' most iconic hits, including tracks from their latest “Cracker Island” album. This new music pack is a perfect addition to your ever-extending library of tracks in game.

Here is the full track list:
  • Feel Good Inc
  • Clint Eastwood
  • New Gold (feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown)
  • Dare
  • On Melancholy Hill
  • Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat)
  • Sleeping Powder

The songs will be available for $1.99 or save as a bundle! Game sold separately.

Grab the Gorillaz Music Pack (bundle) and save!
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30544/Synth_Riders__Gorillaz_Music_Pack/

Best way to start riding and save big on game + all addons, grab yourself the Complete Collection:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16575/Synth_Riders__Complete_Collection/

Along with this music pack - Synth Riders will receive an update to add "Psycho Road" stage to the game for all users to enjoy. A spectacular new stage influenced by Gorillaz that is usable in all songs.



[h3]Release Notes for Version 2.3.24.a11 - Gorillaz Music Pack[/h3]

Please make sure you and your friends are all updated to this version of the game before going into Multiplayer, this version of the game is not compatible with previous versions of the game!
  • Gorillaz Music Pack (DLC) now available for in-game purchase.
  • Added "Psycho Road" linear stage available free for all players (compatible with Stages > Moving Stages > Off setting and Settings > Visuals > Contrast Corridor to improve experience for players who may experience motion sickness in linear stages)
  • Updated leaderboard icon display for all supported platforms
  • Updates to cross-platform multiplayer support
  • Fixed issues around ban and global mute for Multiplayer

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

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

Follow Synth Riders on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join their Discord community for more news and events.

Minor Update - 2.3.23

This version is incompatible with other versions of the game for multiplayer - please be sure to update your game!

- Update Unity Version to 2019.4.40
- Update Photon & Photon Voice

As always we welcome your feedback and bug reports on our Official Discord server (Invite: http://discord.synthridersvr.com/) 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!