Independent developer Puddle of Providence, Rhode Island has slated Thumper followup Thrasher for release on July 25th for Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro.

The cosmic racer is designed by Mike Mandel with music by Brian Gibson, bassist for the band Lightning Bolt. Thrasher invites players to utilize fast-paced gestural controls to pilot an evolving space eel in a breakneck race for survival that begins at the dawn of time. "Immerse yourself in a dazzling adventure across space, where music, visuals and gameplay mesh into one transcendent experience."

The Thrasher Windows edition is detailed on Steam. Vinyl soundtrack preorders have opened via publisher Thrill Jockey, through Bandcamp, and distributor Black Screen Records in Europe.


From the product page:

Thrasher breaks from Gibson’s history in rhythm-centered games. Arpeggiated synths and undulating textural loops mimic the segmented art style of the centipede, as well as the game’s more open and nuanced emotional core. Through these intricate sequences, Gibson imbues the soundtrack’s ceaseless propulsion with melodic mystery and tensions. The crystalline twirl of “Magenta Machine” expands and contracts like a living, breathing biosphere. Tracks like album opener “Metal Maze” and “Mica” harken back to the trance-inflected movements of Lightning Bolt’s Hypermagic Mountain. The existential dread of Thumper carries over to pieces like “Timekeepers” and “Mad Moon,” but across the album Gibson infuses that dread with an equal share of awe. 

Thrill Jockey - Thrasher Vinyl LP

Black Screen Records - Thrasher Vinyl Soundtrack

GET READY, THRASHER is coming to Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro on July 25!!

Pre-order for Meta Quest (with 10% discount):https://t.co/gKQxsLHqDq
Pre-order for Apple Vision Pro:https://t.co/1o23BOtGZs pic.twitter.com/nxPAUkXqBf

— THRASHER (@Puddle_Studio) June 10, 2024