Synth Riders Review (PlayStation VR)

by Jim Smale · Published August 10, 2021 · Updated June 4, 2025

In our Synth Riders Review, we become the king of the dance floor! Swing, rock, experience fantastic music, and lose yourself in the rhythm while burning those calories. After an enormous success on PCVR and Oculus Quest, Synth Riders is ready to help you discover your inner dancer on PSVR.

Synth Riders Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
2.11GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
Rhythm action gameplay.
Tutorials for each game type are all optional.
Synthwave and cyberpunk heavy sound packs.
You have spheres on your hands, and you just have to hit the markers, not swing your arms, but just hit the markers.
17 arenas to play in.
Set your height, and it can easily and quickly be changed for other players.
Two Move controllers are used, but it does have a one-handed option.
Settings – the most I have ever seen in a VR game! You can set if it does flashing, movement type, sphere colors, height, obstacles, and more.
Online leaderboards.
Difficulty dictates the speed and number of markers in a song.
You feel like you are dancing!
Rails – follow the rail to score big.
Excellent flow to the game.
It burns calories like no one’s business.
Water – set a pause for a water break, which on its own is awesome.
You can set what stage you play on every time.
A full breakdown of performance after a song.
Special sections will have you changing a sphere color or putting your hands together.
Combo and multiplier counter.
HUD can be fully customized to show what you want or don’t want, like time left, combos, multipliers, and more.
The noise that plays at the end of the special section sounds just like He – Man’s sword of power when he uses it.
Two game modes – solo or party mode.
Five difficulties- easy, normal, hard, expert, and master.
Practice is available on every song.
The main menu background can be changed and is a fully animated backdrop.
Experiences – select songs have special experiences where they will have special or set effects and level actions.
Modifiers for marker size, invisible spheres, and no way to lose.

Synth Riders Review Cons:

Music is something you either love or hate.
The slight learning curve with that you just move your hands and don’t have to hit the markers.
No single-player campaign mode or anything, just picks a song and goes.
No custom songs all although this is more a PlayStation limitation, I believe.
Experiences are not for everyone, as they can and usually do add motion.
It feels like it’s missing something.

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