Games like Synth Riders
If Synth Riders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beat Saber, Pistol Whip and STUMPER — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its intuitive full body workout, vibrant music selection and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Synth Riders is a 2019 VR rhythm action game developed and published by Kluge Interactive. Players physically engage with music by catching and striking notes with their hands and feet, using full-body movement to navigate through tracks. The game supports custom content creation and offers a diverse soundtrack that appeals to various musical preferences. Reviewers appreciate the immersive experience and note its effectiveness as a challenging full-body workout, with players highlighting the intuitive dance-like motions. With a rating of 83 on Metacritic and 93% positive reviews from over 1000 Steam users, the game delivers a long, engaging single-player experience. Priced at $24.99, it requires a VR headset and is best enjoyed while seated.
About Synth Riders: Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!
Players who liked Synth Riders also play
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Beat Saber
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Top pick for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Synth Riders.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Pistol Whip
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Second-strongest match for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
STUMPER
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
STUMPER presents a new paradigm for experiencing music in VR.Pick up your shields and crash crystals flying through the air to the rhythm.
Racket: Nx
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Ranked #4 for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Racquetball meets Breakout inside a giant pinball machine! Racket: Nx is a new kind of game that challenges the limits of what you can do with a racket and ball in VR.
Synth Ninja
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Synth Ninja brings together the unforgettable Synthwave theme of the 80's with ninjas and offers a unique VR experience. Your goal in the game hit the targets with shurikens. Each target have random blue and red colors. You have to shot with shuriken that match the color of targets.
Audio Trip
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Ranked #6 for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Dance to your favorite music (and workout in “Cardio”) as you catch gems, ride ribbons, smash drums, & dodge barriers. With tracks by Zedd, Lady Gaga, Skrillex, deadmau5, Tiësto, express yourself & get creative with the in-VR editor--with support for your own songs!
Box To The Beat VR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Synth Riders.
Ranked #7 for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Enjoy constant updates and free songs, custom gloves and cosmetics, multiple game modes, compete on leaderboards, and join worldwide world bosses! Proudly developed and self-published by our indie studio.
Music Escape
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Synth Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Music Escape is an action-packed rhythm-combat virtual reality game with ninjas, cyberpunk weapons, and suicidal exploding robots!
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Beat Saber
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Reviewers of Synth Riders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Synth Riders.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Pistol Whip
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Reviewers of Synth Riders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
Valkyrie Saga
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Synth Riders.
Reviewers of Synth Riders cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Synth Riders at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Synth Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synth Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synth Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Synth Riders.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synth Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Synth Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Synth Riders.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Synth Riders.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Synth Riders.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Synth Riders.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Synth Riders.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Synth Riders.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Frequently asked about Synth Riders
- Does Synth Riders work on Steam Deck?
- Synth Riders is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Synth Riders cost?
- Synth Riders is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Synth Riders have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Synth Riders supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Synth Riders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Synth Riders are Beat Saber, Pistol Whip, STUMPER.
- Who developed Synth Riders?
- Synth Riders was developed by Kluge Interactive.
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