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Crypt of the NecroDancer

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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer cover
Developers
Brace Yourself Games
Publishers
Brace Yourself Games
Klei Entertainment
Release dates
Windows April 23, 2015
macOS (OS X) April 23, 2015
Linux April 23, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 87
OpenCritic 87
IGDB 88
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Music/rhythm, Roguelike
Art styles Cartoon, Pixel art
Themes Fantasy
Series NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer on HowLongToBeat
Crypt of the NecroDancer on IGDB
Crypt of the NecroDancer on MobyGames
Crypt of the NecroDancer on Wikipedia
NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer 2015
Rift of the NecroDancer TBA

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and scrolling action, music/rhythm and roguelike game in the NecroDancer series.

Key points

Includes audio/video calibration and full controller rebinding, making the game playable with multiple environments and configurations.
Allows the use of custom music, supports the MP3, OGG and FLAC formats.[1]
Game contains visual effects that may induce seizures. However, settings are available to reduce these effects.[2]

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Both DLCs include new characters, weapons, zones, bosses and gameplay mechanics.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Amplified
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Synchrony
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro video and title screen

Use the in-game options[3]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. From the main menu, navigate to OptionsGameplay OptionsCutscene Options.
  3. Set the Startup Intro setting to Off.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\save_data.xml[Note 1]
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/247080/remote/save_data.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/data/save_data.xml
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\data\save_data.xml[Note 1]
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/247080/remote/save_data.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/data/save_data.xml

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphical settings
Graphical settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Disabled by default to decrease input lag.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Framerate limits can be set to multiples of 5 or disabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control remapping
Control remapping
Menu control remapping
Menu control remapping
Includes audio and video latency calibration.
Separate mode for dancepads.

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound, Music. You can also adjust the volumes of several categories of sounds via 'Advanced Volume Options'. (Must have 'Show Advanced Options' enabled.)
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Can be set to Always, In-game only, Lobby only, or Never. The default is Lobby only.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language settings
Language settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Example files can be found in <path-to-game>\data\languages\example\ to help translating game into another language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
2 players without the Synchrony DLC.
4 players with the Synchrony DLC.
LAN play
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus
Only available in the Synchrony DLC.

Issues fixed

Known issues and solutions are listed on the Official FAQ.

Changing settings crashes the game

Reboot the system[4]

Game does not launch in fullscreen (Linux)

On Linux you may have noticed that it will always launch in windowed mode yet the game has no option for the fullscreen mode. It's possible to enable it by adding 1 after the NecroDancer.sh script executable for example, NecroDancer.sh 1.

Other information

Gameplay settings
Gameplay settings
Replay settings
Replay settings

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c Legacy Windows version only.
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bitARM Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD, OpenAL
Interface GLFW
Cutscenes OGG Theora Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
Minimum[5] Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1600 MB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[5] Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.10
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1600 MB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum[5] Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 18.04, SteamOS 3.0
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1600 MB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Patch v3.0.0 - Official website - last accessed on [unknown]
    "Audio files in the MP3, OGG and FLAC formats are supported."
  2. Photosensitive Epilepsy - Steam forums - last accessed on [unknown]
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-04
  4. Verified by User:Marioysikax on December 31, 2015
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Steam News - Crypt of the NecroDancer - NecroDancer Update v3.0.0 - last accessed on 2022-08-04
    "Updated System Requirements
    • On all systems, at least 4 GB of RAM are required, and 8 GB or more are recommended for best performance.
    • On Windows, a 32-bit or 64-bit installation of Windows 7 or greater is required.
    • On MacOS, a 64-bit installation and MacOS version 10.10 or greater is required.
    • On Linux, a 64-bit installation of Ubuntu 18.04 or SteamOS 3.0 is required."