Synergy Strike · Before you play
Health & comfort
Synergy Strike is a bright, fast, music-driven game. Please read this once before you play, and share it with anyone who plays with you.
Photosensitive seizure warning
A very small number of people may have seizures or blackouts when they see certain flashing lights or patterns, including in video games. This can happen to people with no history of seizures or epilepsy.
Synergy Strike contains flashing lights, full-screen flashes, rapidly changing colours and strong patterns that pulse with the music. It has not been certified against any photosensitivity standard.
If you or anyone in your family has had seizures or has epilepsy, talk to a doctor before playing.
Stop playing at once and see a doctor if you or your child have any of these while playing: dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitching, loss of awareness, disorientation, jerking movements or convulsions.
Make it calmer
Open Options from the title screen or the pause menu. These settings turn the intensity down. They lower the risk of discomfort; they do not remove the risk of a seizure.
| Setting | What it does | Starts as |
|---|---|---|
| Full-screen flashes | Dims the white flashes on big moments. Slide to 0 to turn them off. | Full |
| Screen shake | Reduces or removes camera shake. | Full |
| Reduced motion | Calms movement in menus and scenes. | Off |
| Audio-reactive graphics | Stops the world pulsing with the music. | On |
| Trail reactivity | How strongly player trails react to music: Full, Subtle or Off. | Subtle |
| Sovereign ultra reactivity | Turns off the extra pulsing in the final fight. | On |
| Cymatic grains | Vivid or Calm sand patterns in the Visualizer. | Vivid |
| Bloom | Lowers the glow around bright things. The lowest setting still keeps a little glow. | Half |
| Brightness | Lowers overall picture brightness. | — |
| High contrast focus | Makes the selected menu item easier to see. | Off |
| Vibration | Lowers or turns off controller rumble. | Medium |
The Options screen in the game.
Play in a good room
Sit back from the screen, keep the room lit, and avoid playing when you are tired or have not slept. On three monitors the picture fills more of your view, so sit a little further back.
Take breaks
Rest for 10 to 15 minutes every hour, even if you feel fine. Stop if your eyes, hands, wrists or arms feel tired or sore, and rest for several hours before playing again.
Motion comfort
Fast movement and screen shake can make some people feel dizzy or sick. Turn on Reduced motion, turn Screen shake down, and stop if you feel unwell.
Sound
The soundtrack is a big part of the game. Keep headphones at a comfortable level; long sessions at high volume can damage hearing.
Vibration
If you have an injury or condition in your hands or arms, turn controller vibration down or off in Options.
Children
Adults should watch children for the symptoms above. Children and teenagers are more likely than adults to have a photosensitive seizure.
This page is general safety information and is not medical advice. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor whether games like this are suitable for you.