$19.99AVICII Invector Fly to the beat of 25 anthems
Steer a spaceship through AVICII's music, hitting every beat as the worlds around you pulse to the track.
Is AVICII Invector worth it?
AVICII Invector is worth it if…
- you know every word to Wake Me Up and want to play along
- you want a couch multiplayer game that settles scores in three minutes
- you like rhythm games with strict timing and room to climb the ranks
- you want short, fast sessions you can chase one more score in
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Split-screen showdowns on the couch
Up to four of you can play at once, each on your own slice of the screen, racing the same track for the better score. Put on a controller, pick a song everyone knows, and see who chokes on the drop. Since scoring rewards accuracy over raw combo, a careful player can beat a button-masher, which keeps the trash talk honest. There is no online mode, so this is strictly a same-room affair: one console evening, a few friends, and a playlist of songs half of you already hum in the shower. Loser puts the kettle on.
The music does the heavy lifting
Twenty-five AVICII tracks, including Without You, Wake Me Up and Lay Me Down, and every level is built to match its song rather than dropped onto it. Notes ride the vocal melodies, fades sweep past, and the visuals shift with each track. Each of the three difficulties has its own handcrafted chart, so a song plays differently as you climb.
A story with weight behind it
Between the songs there is a narrative journey, following a young woman leaving home in her ship, told against AVICII's music. The game was made in collaboration with the late DJ, and a percentage of sales goes to the Tim Bergling Foundation for mental health awareness. Some players come for the rhythm action and find the story thin; others find the last chapters land hard once they know who the game honours. Either way, it plays as more than a track list: a farewell set to the songs everyone remembers.
Can you play it with a keyboard?
How hard is it, really?
Three difficulty levels cover a wide spread: the easiest lets a complete newcomer finish songs and hear the whole track, while the top end demands precise timing and punishes sloppy hits. Timing is strict, and S ranks on the leaderboards take real practice. The good news is that scoring cares about accuracy, so steady improvement shows up quickly in your grades.
Is there online multiplayer?
No, multiplayer is local split-screen only, up to four players. Competition with distant friends happens through the global leaderboards instead: every song and difficulty has its own board, so you can lay down a score and dare someone to beat it.
