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All Hi-Fi Difficulty Options Explained: Does Hi-Fi Rush Have Difficulty Achievements?

Hi-Fi Rush is an absolute rush no matter what difficulty option you pick. However, as you play through the story of the game, if you want to have the best time, you’ll want to dial in that difficulty. If you’re curious about the difficulty or want to know if there are specific difficulty achievements in Hi-Fi Rush, we’ve got you covered.

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All Difficulty Options in Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush has four different difficulty options, which is great if you are new to rhythm games or think yourself a pro and want a challenge. Each difficulty option tells you exactly what you’re selecting which is extremely helpful unlike other difficulty options in other games.

Here are all of the difficulty options in Hi-Fi Rush:

  • Easy – This mode eases the margin for error on timed actions, softens enemies, and allows you to turn on Auto-Action. Rhythm Timing: Loose, Enemy Health: Low with reduced Stun Gauges, Received Damage: Low with increased Health drops.
  • Normal – As long as you stay on beat, you should be able to go up against challenges and come out on top. Rhythm Timing: Normal, Enemy Health: Normal, Received Damage: Normal with increased Health drops.
  • Hard – A good bit of challenge and testing of your abilities. Rhythm Timing: Normal, Enemy Health: Normal, Received Damage: Fairly High.
  • Very Hard – You’ll need to effectively use all your skills, be active, and have great timing to make it through this! Rhythm Timing: Tight, Enemy Health: High with increased Stun, Received Damage: High.

All Difficulty Achievements in Hi-Fi Rush

There are difficulty achievements in Hi-Fi Rush. And no, one of them isn’t being able to recognize all of the voice actors in Hi-Fi Rush, but bragging rights if you do know them all.

Here are all of the difficulty achievements in Hi-Fi Rush:

  • Easy Listening – Finish the game and complete every level on Easy difficulty.
  • Well that was a rush! – Finish the game and complete every level on Normal difficulty.
  • I think I deserve some praise, here! – Finish the game and complete every level on Hard difficulty.
  • And the crowd goes wild! – Finish the game and complete every level on Very Hard difficulty.
  • Didn’t skip a beat! – Finish the game and complete every level on Rhythm Master difficulty.

And there you have it, all of the difficulty options and achievements in Hi-Fi Rush. This surprise dropped game is a blast on every difficulty. Our advice is to try it out even if you have never played a rhythm game and think yourself the opposite of musically inclined.

Hi-Fi Rush is available now on Xbox Series X|S and PC.


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Noah Nelson
From his early days of blog-style music, movie, and game reviews to working as the Esports Writer at Coastline Community College, Noah Nelson now works fulltime as a Staff Writer for Attack of the Fanboy and PC Invasion. He has been helping gamers everywhere with Destiny 2 god rolls, Warzone 2 DMZ missions, and collectibles in any indie game for over a year and a half. His Bachelor's Degree in English Rhetoric and Composition with a minor in Journalism from CSULB has shaped him to be a strong writer and editor. His fondest gaming memory is playing Sly Cooper 2 after begging his mom (for hours) to play it before his birthday and he still cries myself to sleep remembering the time he accidentally saved over his 99% completion save file in Kingdom Hearts 2.