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What changed
- UI and audio
- Store
- Events
- Gameplay
- Fixes
Rift of the NecroDancer changes
In 2019, we were graced with the virtual girl group K/DA from Riot Games that would inspire the world with their sound. They would be an inspiration for ANOTHER virtual girl group that would take the world by storm – well, ahem, yes, there’s obviously HUNTR/X from K-Pop Demon Hunters, but today, I’m actually talking about…
That’s right! You’ve heard of K-Pop, but have you ever heard of “Crypt-Pop”? These lovely ladies from Rift of the NecroDancer have formed their very own Crypt-Pop group, ZONE*5, and they’re here to WOW you with their moves in our newest collaboration with Riot Games and K/DA.
Presenting the Rift of the NecroDancer
K/DA Music Pack !
Included in this music pack are
POP/STARS (ft. Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns)
MORE (ft. Madison Beer, (G)I-DLE, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns, Seraphine)
VILLAIN (ft. Madison Beer and Kim Petras)
THE BADDEST (ft. (G)I-DLE, Bea Miller, Wolftyla)
The K/DA Music Pack will have 10% launch discount for the next two weeks, so pick it up now!
Rift of the NecroDancer KDA Riot Games Music Pack
Heat the Beat
This Steam Summer Sale (June 25th - July 9th), you can Heat the Beat in Rift! A new item will unlock each day for the next five days, and all you gotta do to earn them is attempt the Daily Challenge.
Happy rifting!
Patch Notes
Patch 1.16.0-b23527
🆕 New Content and Features
Added some special unlockable DLC profile items with our K/DA collaboration!
In addition to the free ZONE*5 Portrait items you receive when purchasing a DLC, we've also added some new Badges and a Frame to this release (just like OST Vol. 2 before it)
Once you've purchased the music pack, you can then work towards unlocking these special items
The new items available are:
ZONE*5 Cadence badge
ZONE*5 Dove badge
ZONE*5 Merlin badge
ZONE*5 Nocturna badge
ZONE*5 Suzu badge
Light Stick badge
Photo Card frame
Added profile items for the Heat the Beat 2026 Challenge
Starting today (July 25th, 2026), every day you attempt the Daily Challenge, you'll unlock a new summer-themed profile item
You'll still get the item even if you don't win the Daily Challenge
Fear not - even if you don't try the Daily Challenge until next week or later, you'll still unlock these items for use (there's no time limit to unlock them!)
Added a sticker to any unredeemed Free tracks in Track Select
A number of our old DLC releases included free songs alongside the full music pack
Now, unredeemed free content has a big Free sticker, to make sure you never miss out!
🔁 Changes
Changed the appearance of our main menu to celebrate Heat the Beat 2026!
Changed the folder sorting for DLC promo items
In all sort methods except Default, these items now sort into their own folder at the bottom of the list
⚒️ Fixes
Fixed duplicate folders for "Danny Baranowsky" when sorting by Artist
This issue persists for Custom Music folders where the metadata may have different spellings depending on charter (will require another fix)
Fixed full combo badge showing up incorrectly on leaderboards
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