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Thumper
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Let me start off with a couple of qualifications: 1) I’m old as f**k, and thus, my reactions aren’t as fast as most of you, and 2.) I’ve maybe played 2 other rhythm games in my entire life. With that said, this is a very simple, but deceptively fun, rhythm game. Trippy graphics,…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I hate this game, in a positive way. And I'll tell myself that I only stopped playing because I don't want to risk my Steam Deck, rather than admit that I'm just not good enough to finish even level 5 (out of 9).”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“ur a bug a METAL bug hitting blue cubes, walls, green cubes killing eldritch beings. who wouldnt love that”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix #2 for Practice Mode Update
One more fix: Fixed crash when selecting levels in PLAY+ mode that are in-progress in PLAY mode.
Hotfix for Practice Mode Update
This update contains just one fix for a small bug in the latest update: Fixed case where resume/restart appears (instead of start) on the level select screen when you start a level, complete the check
Practice Mode, Improved Restart From Checkpoint, and Other Fixes
New Practice Mode: replay specific level sections without getting a score or rank Improved “Restart from Checkpoint” feature: restart from any previous checkpoint (not just current or previous). NOTE:
Steam Deck and Controller Compatibility Update
Here's an update to ensure the game will work well on Steam Deck. It also improves how the game works with different controller types. It should also let Linux users play the game via Proton (though w
Maintenance Update (Resolution Options)
A small update to fix an issue where resolution options for only the primary display were available. Now resolution options for all displays connected to the primary video card should be available.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Rhythm · Indie · Action · Psychedelic · Great Soundtrack · Music · Difficult · VR · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Fast-Paced · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://thumpergame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GTX 480 / AMD Radeon 7870 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1400 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard or gamepad required