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Thumper

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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Steam User 6936STEAMRecommended

개십폭력적인 리듬풍뎅이 게임

Mar 27, 2026·7h·Verified

Steam User 7672STEAMRecommended

It's a good game, but for the direction it took with its levels (they arent your typical song levels, they are more like survival levels), it can definitely feel way too long and repetitive in the middle. At its core, you may think it's an arcade experience but it isnt exactly. It is relatively closest to the geometry dash experience but still rather far from it. After completing the game, you have the play+ levels which are more fun due to the increased speed, but for a good arcade type of experience, install mods. There are custom levels that have a more appropriate length for casual gaming (certainly not casual when it comes to difficulty tho).

Mar 24, 2026·5h

Steam User 7541STEAMRecommended

One of the underrated games, and unrightfully forgotten :)

Mar 20, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 5109STEAMRecommended

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, bumping soundtrack, tight controls… it’s got the works. There are only 4 or 5 different moves that you have to combo up. The levels are short, and never stop coming at you, so there’s a definite “just one more try” element to the game.

However, because of points #1 and #2 above, I’m just not capable of getting very far. I’ve checked, and I’m about half way through the game, and I’ve pretty much reached my skill cap. I *could* go further, but it’s going to take more and more attempts to pass every level, and I’m not sure I have the patience and/or drive.

So yes, it’s an easy recommendation, but if you don’t have the reactions or experience, it’s likely going to be a struggle to finish.

Mar 19, 2026·1h·3

Steam User 8907STEAMRecommended

graet gaem

Mar 18, 2026·11h·Verified

Steam User 5128STEAMNot recommended

kljhkojh

Mar 16, 2026·Verified

Steam User 4693STEAMRecommended

I love my speedy metal beetle.

Mar 13, 2026·13h·Verified

Steam User 5782STEAMRecommended

I never did band in high school. When this game came out I knew I was too dumb and would not be good at it, I am still not good at it but I dont care i LOVE PLAYING IT

Mar 9, 2026·6h·1·Verified

Steam User 2603STEAMRecommended

This game is too scary for me

Mar 1, 2026·14h·Verified

Steam User 1746STEAMRecommended

pure adrenaline

Feb 28, 2026·17h·Verified

Steam User 6479STEAMRecommended

ur a bug a METAL bug hitting blue cubes, walls, green cubes killing eldritch beings. who wouldnt love that

Feb 27, 2026·13h·1·Verified

Steam User 3977STEAMRecommended

Meine Review zu "Thumper:

"Thumper" ist ein Rhythmus-Spiel der extremen Art, wenn man dort nicht zu 100% bei der Sache ist und sein Fokus auf diese äußerst präzise und schnelle Gameplay legt, hat man keine Chance!

Zudem fordert "Thumper" vom Spieler schnelle Reflexe und am besten noch ein gutes musikalisches Taktgefühl. hat man diese Fähigkeiten, dann kommt man mit "Thumper" gut zurecht.

Achja, im Spiel steuert man eine silbernen Skarabäus-Käfer der auf Schienen durch eine Art Weltraum oder sich stetig ändernden psychedelisch anmutenden Dimensionen gleitet und dabei durch verschiedene Manöver die durch Tasten/Knopf-Eingaben erfolgen auszuweichen versucht - immer mit dem Ziel vor Augen den nächsten interstellaren fliegenden Kopf auszuschalten...klingt alles sehr crazy...ist es auch.
Begleitet wird diese skurrile Prämisse durch einen treibenden Soundtrack der sich je nach Genauigkeit der Eingaben des Spielers anpasst.

Kleiner Tipp am Rande: Spielt das Game am besten mit einer Tastatur. Ich hab's anfangs mit Controller gespielt, da diese Eingabemöglichkeit aber leider doch etwas zu schwammig und ungenau war, bin ich auf die wesentlich genauere und direkte Tastatur umgestiegen, mit dieser fiel es mir deutlich leichter die geforderten Manöver auszuführen.

Eine sei noch gesagt: Das Spiel ist Knallhart, nach 2 Treffern stirbt man und wird am letzten Checkpoint wieder abgesetzt, es gibt zwar immer wieder die Möglichkeit seine Trefferpunkte aufzufüllen, doch diese sind rar gesät, deshalb sei hier nochmal gesagt: Beim Spielen von "Thumper" ist höchste Aufmerksamkeit gefordert um wirklich Spaß dran zu haben. Das Game wird auch stetig schwerer aber nie Unfair.

Momentan bin ich kurz vor Abschluss von Level 5, hänge da noch am Boss. Ob ich den noch bewältigt kriege und wie weit ich noch komme...keine Ahnung, sollte es jedoch zu Frustrierend werden, dann werde ich das Spiel für mich auch beenden und zur Seite legen. - Bisher allerdings hatte ich durchaus meine Freude dran und kann es somit guten Gewissens empfehlen.

Feb 26, 2026·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 6568STEAMRecommended

a sharp and metallic horror trip on 2-FDCK. you are a bug made of chrome. music causes palpitations. pretty novel for how simple it is.

Feb 21, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 1807STEAMRecommended

It's good.

Feb 18, 2026·13h·Verified

Steam User 3456STEAMRecommended

Strangely beautifull and satisfying bobsley beattle.

Feb 9, 2026·3h·Verified

Steam User 7388STEAMRecommended

Revisiting this game after playing on PSVR years ago, an absolutely phenomenal rhythm game with simple controls yet deceiving difficulty.

An oppressive soundtrack and atmosphere seethes in the gameplay involving irregular time signatures and metallic sound design, but great satisfaction kicks in noticing rhythmic motifs and with finishing each level.

Recommended for people who are confident with rhythm games and music enthusiasts alike.

Feb 5, 2026·6h·2

Steam User 9585STEAMRecommended

Outstanding game. Terribly difficult. Nobody will understand your accomplishments but yourself. Plays extremely well on Android devices running gamehub. 10/10 recommend for handheld gaming, 11/10 on a badass PC/

Jan 31, 2026·3h·1

Steam User 8636STEAMRecommended

Is Thumpin Good

Jan 29, 2026·24h·Verified

Steam User 8529STEAMRecommended

recommended for pro players

Jan 26, 2026·10h·Verified

Steam User 4231STEAMRecommended

Difficilissimo

Jan 25, 2026·7h

Steam User 6016STEAMRecommended

I still need to finish it, but what a game <3

Jan 25, 2026·17h·Verified

Steam User 1108STEAMRecommended

It's like guitar hero but supercharged with a kazillion volts of electricity! Kinda like geometry dash too, but instead of being 2D and having you run towards stuff, it's 3D, and the STUFF is coming at YOU instead. A hell of a time, just the right amount of scary without actually BEING scary, and gets the blood pumping every time, even if you're not playing it in VR. (yeah, you can play this in VR. It's friggin' awesome.) STOP SCROLLING AND BUY IT, DUDE. It's only like 5 bucks last I checked!

Jan 25, 2026·13h·Verified

Steam User 6321STEAMNot recommended

Played a lot music games but I absolutly cant understand why people like this one. I tried it several times but I never got hooked.

Jan 19, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 4354STEAMRecommended

The end of this game. Cinema.

Jan 18, 2026·29h·4

Steam User 1420STEAMRecommended

I made a ritual [for some strange reason] to start every flight playing Thumper [mostly on the Switch for some reason] and have used it as a form of meditation since 2016. It's oh so good.

Also thank you Drool for allowing me to play and beat level 9 at PAX years ago. Still have the vinyl I picked up from ya'll!

Jan 11, 2026·46h·5·Verified

Steam User 5618STEAMRecommended

Un jeu unique, un trip absolu, à jamais dans mon top 10.

Jan 10, 2026·18h

Steam User 8749STEAMRecommended

I'm straight thumpin it with my VR headset on
Great "rhythm" game where you have to do the right precision inputs while an aggressive soundtrack plays and your controller thumps to the beat, it's kinda like rez

Jan 10, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 0893STEAMRecommended

HOLYYY

Jan 3, 2026·2h·Verified

Steam User 4240STEAMRecommended

even better than sex

Jan 2, 2026·7h·1·Verified

Steam User 6459STEAMRecommended

嘎嘎好~~

Jan 2, 2026·10h·Verified

Steam User 2783STEAMRecommended

do you want to play a game that feels like trying to outrun a predator

Jan 2, 2026·6h·3·Verified

Steam User 7534STEAMRecommended

If you like fast-paced, rhythmic games that are mind bending and with a good soundtrack, give Thumper a try.

Jan 1, 2026·5h·Verified

Steam User 7708STEAMRecommended

[★★★] THREE STARS

Thumper is a visceral trip to the Nightmare Dimension, portrayed here as a rhythm game unlike any other. In this world, the rhythm is both antagonist and lifeline, and the metallic bangs, scrapes, and cracks are sweet as a melody. Thumper is at its best when it puts the player in a flow state where everything melts away and you find yourself intensely concentrating on hitting those perfect beats and turns as the rhythm pounds along. I should mention that I never ended up finishing the game, as the later levels proved a little too difficult for my taste. Even still, I recommend Thumper even for the first five levels alone, as they provide an experience I have yet to see matched in any other game.

Dec 29, 2025·2h·Verified

Steam User 1035STEAMRecommended

Space Beetle w/ rhythm. Such an amazing, challenging, yet trippy game! Why be high, when this game provides it for you LOL. if you played DDR or Beat Saber, this game is for you

Dec 28, 2025·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 8487STEAMRecommended

it's so good because they made it good and it's the best and the greatest of all time ever

Dec 27, 2025·26h·3·Verified

Steam User 1728STEAMRecommended

Very unique and cool audiovisual presentation. Good controls, gameplay and difficulty curve.
My points of criticism:
- When going for high scores later levels, some of the gratuitous visual and sound effects obstruct important cues.
- Apart from differing time signatures, the 9 levels could use more variation overall.
- Some of the rhythms and patterns seem a little random and don't feel very musical.
Still, I enjoyed it enough to get S-ranks on all levels.
7/10

Dec 26, 2025·18h·1·Verified

Steam User 1841STEAMRecommended

amazing game. really, incredible. just amazing

with taht being said 9-17 can eat my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ I have never hated a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ level in a game more than I hate 9-17

Dec 25, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 5483STEAMRecommended

If rythym, pattern based combat, and taking ques from sounds more than visuals appeals to you, this is your game.

Dec 24, 2025·12h·Verified

Steam User 2059STEAMRecommended

I have been wanting thumper for YEARS since it came out, and now I finally got a copy for my birthday. I have to say it's better then anything I'd expected from the trailers, and the gameplay is absolutely fun and addictive. It's hard, but a fun difficult, and feels like Cyberpunk meets audiosurf in it's style and rythemic influences. They also aren't kidding about controller recommended, but if your looking for a steam deck game? Please pick up thumper and support this developer with your purchase. It plays BEAUTIFULLY on the deck, and is a fun pick up and put down game given it autosaves with each level milestone surpassed.

10/10 give me speed chrome beetle again!

Dec 22, 2025·2h

Steam User 5219STEAMRecommended

woah, uhmmm,, like ,,, rez on salvia,,,

Dec 22, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 9549STEAMRecommended

It's a helluva experience, lovin it! But yea, i know it's gonna be way hard for my old arse.

Dec 21, 2025·8h·2

Steam User 5942STEAMRecommended

This is an amazing adventure, as simple, as it might be. Play it on a nice screen, in a VR headset, or, as a compeition. It looks, plays, sounds and feels nice. Even, after the years that have passed.
I highly recommend checking this game out, especially on sale!

Dec 21, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 8551STEAMRecommended

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Dec 21, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 3819STEAMRecommended

Si.

Dec 15, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 0016STEAMNot recommended

This game is great, I am sure, for those that love rhythm games or memorization challenges.

For me though, I lose the satisfaction of playing about three levels in. It becomes much harder to enjoy the game when every obstacle is flying at light-speed and making any mistake blinds you with loud visual effects.

Dec 12, 2025·9h·1·Verified

Steam User 3190STEAMRecommended

super gra ALE ŁATWO STRACIC PSYCHE PRZEZ NIĄ

Dec 10, 2025·13h·Verified

Steam User 3801STEAMRecommended

Not good at this game at all but can't say it's not raw, unadulterated style. Easy to sink into

Dec 9, 2025·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 2789STEAMNot recommended

Maybe this game somehow works a lot better in VR, but in desktop mode that ain't it.
While the first half is really fun with the tight controls, minimalistic rythmic soundtrack and cool psychedelic visuals, the game really drops the ball in the second half. It really feels like the level designer ran out of ideas to spice up the gameplay after about lvl 5 and decided to put in challenge for challenge sake, which ends up breaking the game design completely. Since there is no way you get rewarded aside from points, which do nothing for the gameplay, and get punished for colliding with obstacles, this just invites you to not interact with parts of the level if you want to make the more obnoxious stretches easier. Bosses quickly divulge into Simon says, especially later ones that give you little time to actually react to the spawning obstacles. Some elements of the level, like the turns, sometimes blend into the red environments. Audio cues for some objects like turns and flying gates blend into the beat. Music only helps you to follow the path about half the time. Final boss just adds a new mechanic, which is just frustrating and adds to the whole "Simon says" problem. Thumper could be a great game with some iteration on it's core mechanics and an actual reward system that would amount to mare than just high score and a better balance of segments in the level, Thumper could be a great game. But as it is, it feels like VR fodder and a high score simulator.

Dec 8, 2025·7h·3·Verified

Steam User 1798STEAMRecommended

Thumper, developed and published by Drool, is one of the most distinctive rhythm games ever created—a relentless, high-velocity descent through a nightmarish musical dimension where rhythm becomes both weapon and adversary. Rather than offering the welcoming tones or upbeat style associated with many rhythm titles, Thumper instead embraces discomfort and pressure. You control a metallic, beetle-like creature hurtling down an impossibly long track in an abstract void, and from the first moment the game makes clear that its goal is not just to test timing, but to overwhelm you with speed, intensity, and sensory violence. Its self-described label of “rhythm violence” proves startlingly accurate.

At its mechanical core, Thumper uses deceptively simple controls—one button and directional inputs. Yet this simplicity is the foundation for some of the most demanding rhythm-based gameplay in the genre. Obstacles appear at breakneck pace: tight corners that require perfectly timed slides, glowing strips that demand slams, spikes that must be jumped, and sequences of glowing markers that need exact rhythm taps. Each action must be executed in perfect sync with the rhythm of the world, which pulses with industrial percussion and distorted tones. The game’s aggression lies in how it merges physical reflex with rhythmic intuition; any lapse in focus results in instant punishment, and a second mistake usually ends the run. This makes progression not just a matter of keeping time, but of mastering a constant barrage of patterns delivered at dizzying speed.

The audiovisual design is where Thumper’s identity truly crystallizes. The environments resemble a surreal collision of metal, neon, void, and fractal geometry. Shapes distort and twist as if reacting to the music, while tracks weave through cosmic darkness punctuated by bursts of violent light. The soundtrack itself is not music in the traditional sense, but a pounding mechanical heartbeat that drives the experience forward. Beats crack like whips, electronic pulses strike like physical blows, and everything pulses in synchronization with your movement. Boss encounters—massive disembodied heads, demonic masks, or shifting horrors—emerge from the darkness, demanding performance-based attacks that fuse gameplay and spectacle. The entire experience feels less like entertainment and more like surviving a ritualistic gauntlet.

Thumper is structured through a series of multi-phase levels, each ramping up in complexity while introducing new obstacles and increasingly twisted patterns. The difficulty curve is steep, and the game refuses to ease players in with comfort or leniency. Every mistake carries clarity: the sound of metal cracking, the beetle losing its armor, the abrupt return to a checkpoint. This harshness creates an atmosphere of constant tension. Yet this same tension is what makes completing a stage so satisfying. When the patterns begin to click and your inputs begin to feel instinctive, Thumper delivers moments of pure flow—the sensation of riding the rhythm rather than reacting to it. Few games offer this kind of visceral harmony between sensory overload and mechanical precision.

Despite its brilliance, Thumper is not without limitations. Its intensity and visual flourishes are exhilarating for some, but exhausting for others. Long sessions can feel mentally draining due to the relentless speed and the game’s intentionally oppressive tone. The visual style, dominated by flashing lights, rapid motion, and abrupt transitions, may also be challenging for players sensitive to overstimulation. Additionally, while each level introduces new variations, the overall structure remains consistent. For a few players, the repetition of the track style and harsh electronic soundscape may diminish variety over extended playthroughs. Thumper is built around repetition and mastery, and those seeking a more traditional or melodic rhythm game may find its approach too severe.

However, for players who appreciate challenge and intensity, Thumper offers extraordinary replay value. Attempting perfect ranks on levels, conquering boss encounters without error, or tackling the unlockable “Play+” mode—which boosts speed and reduces you to a single life—creates a formidable test of skill. The game rewards mastery with a sense of empowerment that grows with each sharpened reflex and memorized pattern. It becomes not just a game of rhythm, but a battle of endurance.

Ultimately, Thumper stands as a rare and powerful example of what can happen when rhythm mechanics, audiovisual design, and psychological tension merge into a single artistic vision. It treats music as something visceral and dangerous rather than relaxing or catchy, and in doing so creates an unforgettable, almost trance-like experience. For those willing to embrace its intensity and surrender to its hypnotic flow, Thumper is a thrilling, electrifying voyage—uncomfortable at times, overwhelming at others, but always unique and impossible to ignore.

Rating: 8/10

Dec 8, 2025·14h·3·Verified

Steam User 5767STEAMRecommended

Holy hell, it's too fast! This game is sick!

Dec 7, 2025·3h·4·Verified

Steam User 2211STEAMRecommended

Cool VR rhythm game, was having fun up until the last boss fight.

Dec 4, 2025·5h·1

Steam User 8838STEAMRecommended

Truly an incredible game.

Dec 4, 2025·52h·2·Verified

Steam User 1800STEAMRecommended

top

Dec 4, 2025·17h·Verified

Steam User 6773STEAMRecommended

if drugs were an arcade game

Dec 4, 2025·7h·3·Verified

Steam User 5522STEAMRecommended

Cool game, but dead for 3 years. No updates at all. But still - try it. It's fun!

Nov 30, 2025·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 1254STEAMRecommended

really enjoy beetle

Nov 27, 2025·8h·Verified

Steam User 2047STEAMNot recommended

there's difficult. and there's this, aggresively hostile.
early levels are too easy, stage 4 is well balanced, everything after seemingly hates you.
unfortunate bc sfx and vfx are good, as is the feedback on precise inputs.

its not fun. its not well balanced.

Nov 25, 2025·5h·4·Verified

Steam User 8429STEAMRecommended

画面没有任何多余的内容，纯粹的感官刺激，挑战意识极限

Nov 24, 2025·5h

Steam User 7372STEAMRecommended

First of all, I'll say this game is incredibly difficult but that makes it incredibly rewarding when you finally get passed that section you've been stuck on. If you want the challenge and satisfaction game-loop of souls-like bosses but in a rhythm game, you'll love this. The gameplay is simple and only uses the arrow keys and spacebar on a keyboard (idk about gamepad inputs). There's effectively 6 inputs.

Spacebar hits for notes
Holding space to break through bars
Spacebar plus left or right to turn
Left or right alone to switch lanes
Spacebar and up to jump
Down while in the air to land

There's 9 levels and then a "plus" version of each level you unlock after beating them. It took me about 6-7ish hours to beat all the base levels as someone who isn't particularly good or bad so it's short but worth the price, especially on a sale.

Nov 23, 2025·12h·4·Verified

Steam User 6293STEAMRecommended

Epic

Nov 21, 2025·9h

Steam User 3539STEAMRecommended

zen

Nov 21, 2025·822h·Verified

Steam User 1790STEAMRecommended

The game stresses me out

Nov 18, 2025·4h·2

Steam User 6966STEAMRecommended

Сны при температуре 40°С be like:

Nov 15, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 3276STEAMRecommended

Great game, the sequel came out and I realized I never left a review. This is a game that I've never beaten but consistently come back to. One of THE BEST Rhythm games ever made, the music is incredible and flows throughout the entire game, increasing in intensity as you approach the boss. Its hard to master but the game does so well with progression that I fully believe that anyone with or without rhythm game experience can beat it if they give it a real try. The pressure and speed keeps you absolutely locked in.

Overall 9/10, excellent game, with lots of replayability and stunning visuals

Nov 12, 2025·8h·1·Verified

Steam User 7636STEAMRecommended

Absolutely beautiful game, incredible visuals. It gets a bit repetitive but it still manages to become more complex and difficult at the end. For the 9 levels it has it really makes use of what it has.

Nov 11, 2025·11h·Verified

Steam User 1020STEAMRecommended

best rhythm game i've ever played. makes you feel insignificant and also makes you feel like an unstoppable force

Nov 10, 2025·7h·5·Verified

Steam User 8335STEAMRecommended

Rarely do you see a game set out to do something so simple and yet so awesome and then pull it off literally perfectly

Nov 6, 2025·7h·2·Verified

Steam User 5969STEAMRecommended

Ce jeu est une pépite, entre jeu de rythme et experience onirique musicale qui fera fondre votre cerveau tellement vos réflexes et votre concentration sera mise à l' épreuve... Une expérience intense et prenante

Nov 5, 2025·2h·Verified

Steam User 8271STEAMRecommended

What if Vib-Ribbon triggered your fight or flight response?

Nov 3, 2025·1h

Steam User 2110STEAMRecommended

♥

Nov 2, 2025·7h·Verified

Steam User 6559STEAMRecommended

Better than shrooms!
because oh my god the stimulus

Nov 1, 2025·3h·1·Verified

Steam User 5866STEAMRecommended

This game has an all time peak of 246 players on steam and that's a shame cause it's genuinely one of the best rhythm games I've ever played. I wish this game got the attention it deserves cause I'd love to see these devs make another game. I could see how some players might get bored by the simplicity of the beginning, it does start off very gentle but it gets completely insane in later levels and puts my brain into super human mode it feels good. It's good drugs for people with adhd.

Oct 31, 2025·15h·10·Verified

Steam User 9192STEAMRecommended

Welcome to your penance, sinner. Redemption’s at 130 BPM. Try to keep up.

Oct 31, 2025·15h·8·Verified

Steam User 2321STEAMRecommended

Great game. Dedicated a couple days to finish this, and even as a non-rhythm game fan I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Oct 31, 2025·21h·2

Steam User 8690STEAMRecommended

The only thing that would make this game better is Lovense compatibility.

Oct 30, 2025·5h·8·Verified

Steam User 9771STEAMRecommended

очень крутая графика крутая звук крутой музыка крутая всё крутое

Oct 30, 2025·3h·Verified

Steam User 1662STEAMNot recommended

Я не знаю что нужно было курить чтобы сделать уровень 7, такая бяка кака. Ритм игра? А может лучше симулятр типичного питербуржеца. Знаете почему? Да потому что препятствия не в ритм из-за чего когда рельса делает резкий поворот ты ни чего не видишь и в итоге влетаешь в стену на скорости автомобиля для краш теста. А так игра достаточно занимательна, 48 из 50 попыток пройти 7 уровень.

UPD. Знаете что, это ужасная игра, первые впечатление были крайне положительные, но чем ближе к концу, тем больше игра начинает казаться не справедливой, боссы просто начинают творить хрень и самое главное, играть не весело. Чёрт его знает, даже не буду пытаться добивать её до максимума

Oct 29, 2025·6h·Verified

Steam User 8045STEAMRecommended

👍

Played a lot of this on ps4

Oct 29, 2025·1h·2·Verified

Steam User 2198STEAMRecommended

This little game is so violent, fast& Beautiful! I love the soundtracks! (Thats why I bought the game for) I gave this game a whooping 10/10!

Oct 19, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 8979STEAMRecommended

Pure adrenaline and awesome sound effects.

Oct 11, 2025·15h·Verified

Steam User 2405STEAMRecommended

Моя любимая ритм-игра за все времена,с тем лишь нюансом,что играется приятно только с контроллером\геймпадом

Oct 6, 2025·14h·Verified

Steam User 8834STEAMRecommended

S+ all the way

Oct 5, 2025·16h·2

Steam User 2852STEAMRecommended

10/10 asmr aşırı dopamin

Oct 3, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 5934STEAMRecommended

Honestly I was slightly disappointed when I found out there was no melody, no actual music it's just rhythm. But that's also why I bought the game, for the rhythm and that's exactly what this game does well. I will say, feeling the rhythm wasn't always easy and sometimes I was almost convinced it was random, but I think this is the part where you just need to practice your rhythm skills. Mechanically I think this game provides the perfect balance of easy to understand yet hard to master, however, there where points where I just gave up because I couldn't bother to increase my score by doing all the technically unnecessary TAS-like inputs. One slight negative point is the ever increasing fast visuals, like, it makes it feel faster, yes, but in certain levels which have unreactable parts it made me feel almost nauseous with turns going left and right very fast.

Overall, epic game, can recommend, but not for everyone

Oct 2, 2025·19h·3·Verified

Steam User 5073STEAMRecommended

broke my thump.

Oct 1, 2025·8h·1·Verified

Steam User 6269STEAMRecommended

The most unique and most memorable rhythm game I have ever played

Sep 30, 2025·12h·1·Verified

Steam User 9233STEAMRecommended

Awesome game

Sep 29, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 0875STEAMRecommended

Honestly I don't even know why I keep coming back to this game. Thumper is anxiety in rhythm game form. I'm not even that good at it. But when I scrolled through my library looking for something cozy to play, I picked Thumper. Something about the hypnotic visuals and percussion keeps me going despite my rhythm failure. Good game for turning your brain off and dissolving into pure vibes

Sep 28, 2025·8h·3·Verified

Steam User 3566STEAMRecommended

This is the best rhythm game I've ever played. It's incredibly difficult, but all you have to do is practice. Go back to earlier levels if you can't pass the one you're stuck on!

Sep 27, 2025·123h·2·Verified

Steam User 5743STEAMRecommended

Crazy crazy game that will f*ck you up eventually. Once you start, you have to finish it. No quitting allowed. The sounds and visuals will haunt you in your dreams for a while after you are done though, so good luck!

Sep 24, 2025·12h·2

Steam User 5045STEAMRecommended

I like rhythm games and I like Lightning Bolt

Sep 23, 2025·5h·1·Verified

Steam User 7002STEAMRecommended

Nice

Sep 22, 2025·1h·Verified

Steam User 9994STEAMRecommended

Makes me feel beyond stressed and crack addled, but also puts me in a deeper flowstate than any game ever has.

Sep 19, 2025·15h·4·Verified

Steam User 4145STEAMRecommended

Wonderful game, I get sweaty hands

Sep 18, 2025·11h·Verified

Steam User 4852STEAMRecommended

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Sep 18, 2025

Steam User 4706STEAMRecommended

Having played the base, the Play +, and getting all the achievements, I can truly say I've gotten a feel for this game.

Simply put, you are a space beetle. You battle giant heads, abstract architecture, and tempo wizard sentient shapes, through the power of percussive maintenance and musicality.

Whilst it's difficult to call it a true rhythm game at times (the hits you have to do either have no music or the music is different to the beat you are performing (creating interesting polyrhythm's but that's beside the point)). It's mixture of setting and sound design make up a lovely little game that I can get so entrapped in. Immersion is a massive thing in this game for me I could keep playing for hours and hours trying to get the perfect high scores but I shall set my limits where they are.

Achievements are hard but fair, or maybe I'm just bad.

9/10. Looking foward to playing the Play+ modes on VR.

Sep 16, 2025·38h·Verified

Steam User 0707STEAMRecommended

Multiple universes have been theorised for millennia, from Ancient Greek Atomists all the way up to Ant-Man (and the Wasp, of course). Out there, or, alongside there, are realms of infinite possibilities, worlds where the 80s Dune movie was good, where Napoleon propaganda purported his gigantism, where I didn't say "thanks, you too" last week after the McDonalds worker's "enjoy your meal", meaning I'd never have driven off muttering, "Idiot. Stupid idiot".

Thumper is a lens into one of these realities, where a little cute beetle is riding along the longest, scariest Hot Wheels track to ever exist. Obstacles come and go — bumpers, lasers, unspeakable entities — faster and faster, but this little beetle has a dream of annihilation.

It's enrapturing: trippy backgrounds and monotonous gameplay that repeats itself just enough for surprises to smack; the levels long enough that you'll lock in, fast enough for everything outside the screen to fade away until it's just you. Beetle. Against the cosmos.

Sep 16, 2025·7h·6·Verified

Steam User 6618STEAMRecommended

This was a good challenging game, I sort of quit 3 times between the whole session cause of difficulty and no hand holding. But that's what makes it great and it reminds me of the good old games, there was a challenge. I got the hook on the third try and the game sort of clicked for me. Then I was unstoppable and clearing levels in one go, you gotta get the rhythm. Anyways, the sense of speed and art style is pretty unique of this game, you should try it.

Sep 15, 2025·12h·Verified

Steam User 9887STEAMRecommended

Incredible game, there's no other experience like it.

It's exhausting to play, requiring trance like focus, but it's so awesome

Works fine with mouse+keyboard

Sep 13, 2025·11h·2·Verified

Steam User 0548STEAMRecommended

thank you beetle

Sep 13, 2025·47h·Verified

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