VR hit Synth Riders once again sends you into the colorful world of the 80s
Queen, Toto, Wham! and more: Synth Riders brings seven new hits from the 80s to the VR rhythm game with "80s Mixtape — Side B".
Synth Riders is expanding its music repertoire with "80s Mixtape — Side B" with seven new hits from the 1980s, including songs by Queen, Toto and Wham!
Kluge Interactive has today released the new DLC music pack "80s Mixtape — Side B" for its VR rhythm game Synth Riders. According to the studio's announcement, the pack contains seven iconic songs from the 80s and will be released for Meta Quest, PC-VR via Steam, Playstation VR 2 and Apple Vision Pro. A release for Pico VR headsets is not planned for the time being.
The track list of 80s Mixtape - Side B:
- Queen — "Don't Stop Me Now"
- Wham! — "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
- Toto — "Africa"
- Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
- The Cure — "Just Like Heaven"
- Daryl Hall & John Oates — "Out of Touch"
- Rick Astley — "Never Gonna Give You Up"
The DLC pack is available now. Individual songs cost $1.99, the complete bundle is available for $10.99. For Apple Vision Pro users with an Apple Arcade subscription, all tracks are already included in the game.
Synth Riders continues to grow
With the release of "80s Mixtape — Side B", the Synth Riders soundtrack now includes over 150 songs. Of these, 77 licensed tracks are included in the game for free, while a further 75 songs are available as optional DLCs. The licensed artists include a-ha, Gorillaz, Muse, Bruno Mars and Lindsey Stirling.
As recently as April, Kluge Interactive added five more 80s hits to Synth Riders with 80s Mixtape — Side A, including "Take On Me" by a-ha and "Whip It" by DEVO. This DLC also introduced a new, free retro-futuristic vaporwave-style arena.
Kluge Interactive is planning more tracks and experiences for 2025 — similar to the recent Barbie collaboration with Mattel. The studio wants to establish Synth Riders as the leading immersive platform for music discovery.
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