Just Dance 2023

Lore & Background

2023 Edition includes a story mode-based playlist, a first in the series, titled 'Enter the Danceverses'. It tells the story of a woman named Sara, who is transported from the real world to a series of worlds collectively known as the 'Danceverses' by a man named Wanderlust. The two must stop the evil witch Night Swan from conquering the Danceverses. They recruit a team of expert dancers—Brezziana, Mihaly and Jack Rose—and defeat Night Swan and her mind-controlled soldiers in a dance battle. The soldiers are freed, but Night Swan escapes. The group celebrates before Wanderlust sends Sara back to the real world.

Reader's Guide

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen coach’s choreography to a chosen song using the game's associated smartphone app (Nintendo Switch players have the option to use the console's Joy-Con controllers). 2023 Edition was not released for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, thereby dropping support for Kinect, PlayStation Camera, and PlayStation Move. The game features an updated and redesigned user interface, which emulates those seen on streaming services. A new online multiplayer feature is added, where up to six players can join a private group with cross-play support at launch, with the Xbox Series X/S version later being supported. Cross-progression is a new feature. On October 9, 'Workout Mode' and 'Challenge Mode' are added as part of the 2024 Edition Celebration Event.

Did You Know?

• Just Dance 2023 Edition is the first Just Dance title to be developed using the Unity engine, as opposed to Ubisoft's in-house UbiArt Framework which had been in use since Just Dance 2014.
• Just Dance 2023 Edition received 'generally favorable reviews', according to Metacritic.