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Thumper (2016)

Drool

Android · Google Stadia · Meta Quest 2 · Nintendo Switch · Oculus Quest · Oculus Rift · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · PlayStation VR · PlayStation VR2 · SteamVR · Xbox One · iOS

3.57 from 406 ratings

1493 members have it in their collection · 82 playing now · 573 backlogged · 125 wish listed

How long? Main story 7h · with extras 13h · 100% 14h (from 10 logged playthroughs)

Thumper is a rhythm violence game. It combines classic rhythm-action with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. Thumper strips rhythm gaming down to its core. Classic rhythm-action is combined with breakneck speed and brutal physicality. With one analog stick and one button, you control a space beetle while hurtling through stunning and treacherous worlds. There's no blood or gore, but you'll feel the violence.
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Details

Developers
Drool
Publishers
Drool
Genres
Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Music
Themes
Action, Horror, Thriller
Events
The Game Awards 2019, Stadia Connect 6.6.2019, Limited Run Games E3 2018 Press Conference, PlayStation E3 2016 Press Conference
Steam
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Release dates

  • Oct 10, 2016 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Oct 10, 2016 (North_America) PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
  • Oct 13, 2016 (Europe) PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
  • Dec 18, 2016 (Worldwide) Oculus Rift, SteamVR
  • May 18, 2017 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Aug 18, 2017 (Worldwide) Xbox One
  • Jan 24, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
  • May 21, 2019 (Worldwide) Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest
  • May 27, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android
  • Nov 19, 2019 (Worldwide) Google Stadia
  • Feb 22, 2023 (Worldwide) PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2
  • TBD (Worldwide) PlayStation VR2

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Rating distribution

5 stars
63
4 stars
161
3 stars
132
2 stars
44
1 star
6
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna May 18, 2022

Do the levels after 4-15 have any rhythm? I swear I can't feel it. I'm just navigating by eye now, trusting my increasingly failing reflexes to go on.

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna May 16, 2022

I just played this for the first time for about an hour or so.

My thumb hurts and my head feels funny.

I liked it.

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Yaru

Status Yaru Apr 20, 2021

I'm pretty sure this game is what you experience when you consume psychotropic substances.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 6, 2020

If you ever need a game to illustrate the lag inherent to Stadia, play Thumper. I thought Thumper on Stadia was fine until I started playing it on local dedicated hardware. There’s enough of a lag on Stadia to affect your performance versus local hardware. It’s more than noticeable.

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BMO

Status BMO Apr 13, 2020

This game is great beyond anything I could have imagined. Playing this is believing.

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carlogo

Status carlogo Dec 18, 2019

I DID IT I BEAT IT

I've never played a game that got me so pumped the fuck up but never annoyed -- like I automatically know when to stop and that's a first for me which is totally cool.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Dec 1, 2017

All achievements unlocked on Thumper a couple weeks ago. I should write a belated review for it.

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Torgo

Status Torgo Apr 29, 2017

I might have to re-play Thumper. Maybe my favourite game released last year? Unless I'm forgetting something (I probably am). I never wrote a review for it.

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vodsel

Status vodsel Oct 15, 2016

Pretty incredible.

It is cool to see a rhythm game that isn't about custom-tracks and auto-generated gameplay. This is a fine-tuned experience that is fast, anxiety-inducing and increasingly insane as you proceed through the levels and for that it is extremely unique among rhythm games. Hard as balls too.

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