I’m not entirely sure what I thought of THRASHER but it’s certainly a unique experience and it’s officially out now with Linux / Steam Deck support. Note: a key was provided to GamingOnLinux.
For people who played the game THUMPER, this comes from the artist & composer behind it. Not a game I’ve actually played before, so I went in entirely cold on it. But what I do know, is that they’re very different games. Where THUMPER is a rhythm game, THRASHER is an arcade-style smasher that sees you go through some very strange worlds to defeat a bunch of unusual looking otherworldly boss creatures.
I really appreciated what THUMPER was trying to do, and I think it was successful at it. I have felt emotionally battered by games before. I have stepped away from a gaming session feeling drained, like I had just run a marathon. But THUMPER is the only game that has ever made me feel physically battered. Assaulted. Strangely aware of my own physicality because the game in front of me is so wildly physically affecting. Playing it is a bit like purposefully standing too close to large speakers. It’s like you’re experiencing it in two ways. Like you’re experiencing it the “normal way” and also getting these shockwaves that you experience with your body.
This new game looks very fluid. Possibly also very physical.