<s>
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Canadian	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
Brace	B-Application
Yourself	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mixed-genre	O
game	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
custom	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
traditional	O
controllers	O
or	O
the	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
being	O
co-published	O
by	O
Klei	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	B-Device
in	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
Pocket	O
Edition	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
title	O
,	O
Cadence	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
music	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Rift	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
2D	O
roguelike	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
to	O
explore	O
several	O
levels	O
of	O
an	O
underground	O
dungeon	O
that	O
are	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
roguelike	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
manipulate	O
their	O
character	O
by	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
gamepad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
searching	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
she	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
crypt	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
,	O
who	O
steals	O
Cadence	O
's	O
heart	O
and	O
forces	O
her	O
to	O
challenge	O
his	O
minions	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
through	O
the	O
crypt	O
's	O
dungeon	O
with	O
her	O
actions	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
her	O
heart	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
stay	O
alive	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
crypt	O
,	O
Cadence	O
finds	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
's	O
minions	O
named	O
"	O
Dead	O
Ringer	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
defeats	O
him	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
her	O
missing	O
father	O
and	O
frees	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
's	O
control	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
her	O
defeat	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
take	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
's	O
magical	O
golden	O
Lute	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
use	O
its	O
power	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Cadence	O
's	O
dead	O
mother	O
,	O
Melody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
lute	O
is	O
cursed	O
;	O
Melody	O
must	O
keep	O
playing	O
it	O
forever	O
to	O
sustain	O
her	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
lute	O
will	O
gradually	O
consume	O
her	O
humanity	O
just	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
to	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Melody	O
reaches	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
crypt	O
,	O
she	O
uses	O
the	O
Golden	O
Lute	O
to	O
resurrect	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
and	O
find	O
answers	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
attacks	O
and	O
Melody	O
defeats	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
flee	O
but	O
is	O
cast	O
into	O
a	O
crevice	O
by	O
Aria	O
(	O
Melody	O
's	O
mother	O
)	O
who	O
was	O
lying	O
in	O
a	O
coffin	O
with	O
a	O
dagger	O
in	O
her	O
chest	O
and	O
is	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
by	O
the	O
Lute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aria	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
knows	O
how	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
curse	O
of	O
the	O
lute	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
betrayed	O
by	O
the	O
NecroDancer	B-Application
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
was	O
a	O
creation	O
of	O
programmer	O
Ryan	O
Clark	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
thinking	O
about	O
the	O
traditional	O
structure	O
of	O
roguelike	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clark	O
considered	O
how	O
games	O
like	O
Spelunky	B-Application
put	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
their	O
fate	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
is	O
really	O
hard	O
but	O
you	O
can	O
still	O
improve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Clark	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
removing	O
the	O
turn-based	O
nature	O
of	O
roguelike	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Spelunky	B-Application
or	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
lost	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
flavors	O
of	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
and	O
sought	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
turn-based	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
turns	O
where	O
each	O
turn	O
lasted	O
only	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
real-time	O
;	O
as	O
such	O
the	O
"	O
lack	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
think	O
renders	O
impossible	O
the	O
careful	O
study	O
and	O
patience	O
of	O
the	O
expert	O
NetHack	B-Application
player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
came	O
after	O
discovering	O
this	O
concept	O
,	O
and	O
plays	O
on	O
the	O
pun	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
necromancer	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
early	O
access	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
using	O
public	O
feedback	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
screen	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
controllers	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
co-operative	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
approached	O
Nintendo	O
about	O
providing	O
Switch-unique	O
DLC	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
properties	O
for	O
this	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
this	O
led	O
to	O
further	O
discussions	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
wholly	O
new	O
crossover	O
game	O
,	O
Cadence	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Cadence	O
joined	O
by	O
Link	O
and	O
Zelda	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
prequel	O
expansion	O
,	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
:	O
Amplified	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
introduced	O
this	O
expansion	O
through	O
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
starting	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
to	O
get	O
feedback	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
update	O
to	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
the	O
updated	O
included	O
a	O
"	O
No	O
Beat	O
"	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
character	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
beat	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
character	O
Bard	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
a	O
greatly	O
improved	O
level	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Synchrony	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Brace	B-Application
Yourself	I-Application
Games	I-Application
teased	O
a	O
spin-off	O
rhythm	O
game	O
,	O
Rift	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
,	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Necrodancer	I-Application
:	O
Amplified	O
DLC	B-Protocol
added	O
a	O
fifth	O
additional	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
OverClocked	O
ReMix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
added	O
a	O
sixth	O
additional	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Chipzel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
seventh	O
additional	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
arrangements	O
from	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
Chipzel	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Brace	B-Application
Yourself	I-Application
Games	I-Application
announced	O
a	O
crossover	O
title	O
,	O
Cadence	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
-	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
Featuring	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
Crypts	O
mechanics	O
but	O
taking	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crossover	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
