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Play Overview
Thumper (2016) is a rhythm game where you guide a beetle-like creature through music tracks by pressing buttons in time. Unlike other music games, the focus is on impact and combat rather than soaring tunes. It's described by the developer as a rhythm-violence game and feels like playing a thrash metal song.
Along with pressing buttons to hit lit notes, you also have to hold and move your creature to brace against obstacles. You end up turning against curved walls, jumping over spikes, and defeating enemies. It's fast hard-hitting and exhilarating. Get the button presses wrong and your creature is destroyed, making you start again from the last checkpoint.
After each segment of a level, you get a rating. Each level in the game features rhythms corresponding to a time signature related to the level number, from 1/2 through to 9/8. Once you have completed a level a Play+ mode is unlocked, where you can attempt the song in one life.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Thumper 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 5 months ago.
Along with pressing buttons to hit lit notes, you also have to hold and move your creature to brace against obstacles. You end up turning against curved walls, jumping over spikes, and defeating enemies. It's fast hard-hitting and exhilarating. Get the button presses wrong and your creature is destroyed, making you start again from the last checkpoint.
After each segment of a level, you get a rating. Each level in the game features rhythms corresponding to a time signature related to the level number, from 1/2 through to 9/8. Once you have completed a level a Play+ mode is unlocked, where you can attempt the song in one life.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Thumper 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 5 months ago.
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Age Ratings
Content Rating
Skill Level
10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. It's a hard-hitting onslaught of a game where you need great reactions, resilience to keep trying and a quick eye to see what's coming.
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Game Details
Release Date: 10/10/2016, updated in 2023
Out Now: Android, PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Rhythm (Fighting and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D Third-Person
Developer: Thumper Game (@ThumperGame)
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