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Thumper cover art

Thumper

Drool · 2016-10-10

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 18, 2016 (Oculus Rift), Oct 10, 2016 (PlayStation VR), TBD (PlayStation VR2), Oct 10, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 21, 2019 (Meta Quest 2), Aug 18, 2017 (Xbox One)

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.

7
playing now
92%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (91 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Thumper is a rhythm game developed and published by Drool and released in October 2016 on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4, with optional virtual reality (VR) support for the Oculus, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR headsets. It was later released on the Nintendo Switch in May 2017, the Xbox One in August 2017, iOS in January 2018, Oculus Go in September 2018, Android in February 2019, Oculus Quest in May 2019, and Stadia in November 2019. The game was shown at the Experimental Game Workshop during the 2015 Game Developers Conference.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 86 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 110k–264k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,406 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2020-12-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11211220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-08-06 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.992016-10-112026-08-292016-10-11 — best price $19.992017-02-08 — best price $19.992017-05-29 — best price $19.992017-09-18 — best price $19.992018-01-25 — best price $19.992018-08-14 — best price $19.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-01-14 — best price $19.992019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-02-13 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $5.992020-11-03 — best price $5.992021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-05-07 — best price $19.992021-08-31 — best price $19.992021-11-30 — best price $19.992022-04-11 — best price $6.992022-07-18 — best price $5.992022-11-14 — best price $19.992023-02-13 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $3.992024-05-23 — best price $8.992024-10-28 — best price $5.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $7.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-04-09 — best price $19.992026-07-27 — best price $6.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

38122026-06-01 — 19 pageviews2026-06-04 — 21 pageviews2026-06-07 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 36 pageviews2026-06-13 — 22 pageviews2026-06-16 — 22 pageviews2026-06-19 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 18 pageviews2026-06-25 — 33 pageviews2026-06-28 — 37 pageviews2026-07-01 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 25 pageviews2026-07-07 — 25 pageviews2026-07-10 — 23 pageviews2026-07-13 — 24 pageviews2026-07-16 — 18 pageviews2026-07-19 — 23 pageviews2026-07-22 — 37 pageviews2026-07-25 — 30 pageviews2026-07-28 — 24 pageviews2026-07-31 — 20 pageviews2026-08-03 — 17 pageviews2026-08-06 — 18 pageviews2026-08-09 — 25 pageviews2026-08-12 — 16 pageviews2026-08-15 — 24 pageviews2026-08-18 — 22 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 20 pageviews2026-08-27 — 23 pageviews2026-08-29 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
79.4%
earned "Level 1"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportVR SupportedSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)23,2145%19
Steam (Steam)10,1674%19
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2,8533%19
PS5, PS VR2 (PlayStation)2,27011%19
Switch (Nintendo)1840%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRDarkIndieMusicActionArcadeHorrorRhythmDifficultFast-Paced

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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