Thumper (itch)
PC · 2016
About this game
Thumper is a fast, reflex based game where the player controls a futuristic space beetle racing on a track floating in a void.
Rhythm based input is required to progress and prevent crashes, moving through levels and defeating a giant head as a boss several times.
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Controls are limited to four directions along with a single button.
They are used in different combinations to overcome obstacles.
The beetle moves forward automatically and the speed cannot be controlled.
Only a single lane is available at first, but later levels have multiple ones.
Sharp turns are taken by holding the button while going left or right.
Pressing the button once needs to be timed to glowing elements on the track.
The button can be held to float and burst through barriers.
When it is combined with an upwards motion the beetle unfolds its wings and can break through hoops as another type of barrier.
These actions often need to be performed as combos in quick succession.
Each level uses a variant of an industrial soundtrack with grinding and booming elements, matching the physicality of the gameplay as the space beetle smashes around the track.
The player's actions also add to the soundtrack, as most of soundtrack on top of the constant noise is only activated through clearing obstacles successfully.
Parts such as the glowing track elements can be missed, removing the beat briefly, but when missed most other obstacles lead to a punishment.
In each section of a level only a single crash or missed obstacle is allowed, a second one leads to a restart right away.
Each section flows into the next and at the end of one a score is shown briefly, with different rankings based on the total score, completed turns and sustained damage.
Every now and then there are boss fights where a sequence is looped until it is completed entirely and a glow button is 'thumped' to fire and damage the floating head.
There are nine main levels in total, unlocked gradually, with about 20 sections for each one, linked toge
About PC
PC gaming spans over four decades, from early DOS titles to today's massive Steam and digital-storefront libraries. Because "PC" covers everything from 1990s CD-ROM releases to current AAA titles, it's the single largest platform by game count on Gamevaro. For collectors, PC gaming splits into two very different worlds: physical big-box releases from the 1990s and 2000s (increasingly collectible, especially complete-in-box with original manuals and inserts) and the modern digital library, which Gamevaro tracks for portfolio and spending purposes even though it has no resale market.
Gamevaro tracks Thumper (itch) for PC with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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![Thumper [Collector's Edition]](/covers/ps4/119977.webp)
