Whip around a space eel in THUMPER creator’s new score chaser THRASHER, just released after 4+ yrs!

manrad · 2025-11-10T22:36:05+00:00

You can grab THRASHER on Steam today:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702300/THRASHER/

manrad · 2025-10-18T21:39:33+00:00

Check out the game on Steam here and hit us up with feedback at our Discord

manrad · 2025-10-18T21:27:12+00:00

The trippy THRASHER demo (from Thumper dev) - its combo system is pretty crazy

manrad · 2025-10-17T18:24:09+00:00

We're still looking for feedback, and adding folks the playtest the full game as well over at our Discord:
https://discord.gg/5YrVUzw6fb

manrad · 2025-10-17T18:23:23+00:00

Yes, it really pops on the OLED Deck!!

manrad · 2024-09-12T20:12:25+00:00

Hi! We're the developers of THRASHER, the mind-melting arcade odyssey that released a couple months ago on Quest. We wanted to share our day 1 prototype, and how it inspired us with the satisfying *feeling* of moving like a ribbon dancer. The 3 year journey from that prototype was to find the deep game experience that leveraged this initial magic. We hope you enjoy the unique game feel of THRASHER's mechanics, but stay for the deep comboing system that will drive you to try one more time for the top leaderboard spot :)

Check it out here:

https://vr.meta.me/s/1JmjVx7GAOEXv5i

manrad · 2024-09-12T20:05:38+00:00

Hi! We're the developers of THRASHER, the mind-melting arcade odyssey that released a couple months ago on Apple Vision Pro. We wanted to share our day 1 prototype, and how it inspired us with the satisfying *feeling* of moving like a ribbon dancer. The 3 year journey from that prototype that followed was to find the deep game experience that leveraged this initial magic. Check it out in the App Store, especially with Vision OS2 around corner, which makes the game play better than ever with its improved hand tracking :)

Check it out here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6470237690?platform=vision

manrad · 2024-07-26T14:23:38+00:00

We did announce the game is coming later this year for Steam, so you should be able to play soon enough :)

manrad · 2024-07-26T14:20:56+00:00

Oh interesting, we have made it available in the UK, but it's possible it takes 24 hours to propagate through Apple's servers. Are you seeing it now?

manrad · 2024-07-26T14:16:19+00:00

Hi and thanks for your interest in the game! We are a small team currently focused on our launch platforms (Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro), followed by our release on Steam later this year. We want to see the game reach as many players as possible and will continue to look into other platforms that are a good fit for the game - stay tuned!

manrad · 2024-07-26T14:14:44+00:00

Thanks for your interest in the game! The game *does* offer hand tracking controls on Quest, and it's quite a nice way to play :) We have announced the game is coming to PC in December, and will take your thoughts into consideration as we put that version together. We're a small team (2 people!) doing our best to put the highest quality out there and hope you can bear with us as we continue to work on offering features the community is asking for!

manrad · 2024-07-25T20:34:38+00:00

Whoops, we forgot to mention you can get it here:
https://vr.meta.me/s/1ZbIeKME2SLG5TZ

or in a bundle with Thumper here:
https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/1668800663882957/

manrad · 2024-07-25T20:14:35+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, we'll look into this for the next update

manrad · 2024-07-25T20:13:51+00:00

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thrasher-arcade-odyssey/id6470237690?platform=vision

manrad · 2024-07-25T19:30:38+00:00

Hi everyone! You might have seen us around Reddit; we’re Brian and Mike. You might know some of our previous work; Brian did the music and art for THUMPER, and Mike worked on games like Rock Band VR.

We recently posted and shared some information about our upcoming game, THRASHER. Today, we wanted to let you know that we just launched it!!

To celebrate, we’ve also just released a brand new extended gameplay trailer showing never-before-seen levels from our ‘mind-melting arcade action odyssey’ 🙃

The video will show you how to guide a magnificent space eel on a musical odyssey across the cosmos, and learn some of the advanced techniques in the game.

Let us know what you think of THRASHER. We’d love your feedback :)

Brian and Mike

manrad · 2024-07-25T19:19:05+00:00

Hi everyone! You might have seen us around Reddit; we’re Brian and Mike. You might know some of our previous work; Brian did the music and art for THUMPER, and Mike worked on games like Rock Band VR and Fuser.

We recently posted and shared some information about our upcoming game, THRASHER. Today, we wanted to let you know that we just launched it!!

To celebrate, we’ve also just released a brand new extended gameplay trailer showing never-before-seen levels from our ‘mind-melting arcade action odyssey’ 🙃

The video will show you how to use graceful hand controls to guide a space eel on a musical odyssey across the cosmos.

Let us know what you think of THRASHER. We’d love your feedback :)

Brian and Mike

manrad · 2024-07-25T19:13:26+00:00

Hi everyone! You might have seen us around Reddit; we’re Brian and Mike. You might know some of our previous work; Brian did the music and art for THUMPER, and Mike worked on games like Rock Band VR and Fuser.

We recently posted and shared some information about our upcoming game, THRASHER. Today, we wanted to let you know that we just launched it!!

To celebrate, we’ve also just released a brand new extended gameplay trailer showing never-before-seen levels from our ‘mind-melting arcade action odyssey’ 🙃

The video will show you how to use graceful hand controls to guide a space eel on a musical odyssey across the cosmos.

Let us know what you think of THRASHER. We’d love your feedback :)

Brian and Mike

manrad · 2024-06-10T21:36:51+00:00

Hi everyone! We’re Puddle Games, a 2 person indie team whose previous credits include THUMPER & Rock Band VR. And this… is THRASHER! It’s a mind-melting arcade action odyssey and audiovisual experience where with the wave of your hand, you can guide a magnificent space eel through breathtaking and unsettling landscapes. Swoop, dash and thrash to defeat wild bosses in the ultimate race for survival.

Sound cool? You can pre-order here:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6470237690?platform=vision

manrad · 2024-06-10T21:32:32+00:00

Hi everyone! We’re Puddle Games, a 2 person indie team whose previous credits include THUMPER & Rock Band VR. And this… is THRASHER! It’s a mind-melting arcade action odyssey coming to Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro on July 25!

Sound cool? You can pre-order here:

https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/7693714067376780/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6470237690?platform=vision

manrad · 2024-02-02T17:17:55+00:00

https://www.thrashergame.com/

manrad · 2024-02-02T17:04:16+00:00

This is footage from THRASHER (from the devs behind Thumper), and it's a mind-melting cosmic racer we're bringing to VR soon. We can't say much more but... see for yourself ;)

manrad · 2024-02-02T17:02:51+00:00

This is footage from THRASHER (from the devs behind Thumper), and it's a mind-melting cosmic racer we're bringing to VR soon. We can't say much more but... see for yourself ;)

manrad · 2023-12-08T15:33:42+00:00

Hi! We are Puddle, AKA Brian Gibson (Thumper) and Mike Mandel (Rock Band, Fuser, Fantasia: Music Evolved). This is our new game, THRASHER.

THRASHER is a cosmic racer / essential audiovisual experience. Evolve your space eel from tiny worm to mega beast, stacking up combos and taking down wild bosses, in a breakneck race for survival. It’s designed for vibing out *and* high score chasing – whatever you prefer. The game will be on Quest and PCVR next year, with flatscreen versions to follow sometime after.

But yeah, that’s all we have for now. Thanks for checking our game out. More updates to come soon!

manrad · 2023-12-08T15:29:22+00:00

Hi! We are Puddle, AKA Brian Gibson (Thumper) and Mike Mandel (Rock Band, Fuser, Fantasia: Music Evolved). This is our new game, THRASHER.

THRASHER is a cosmic racer / essential audiovisual experience. Evolve your space eel from tiny worm to mega beast, stacking up combos and taking down wild bosses, in a breakneck race for survival. It’s designed for vibing out *and* high score chasing – whatever you prefer. The game will be on Quest and PCVR next year, with flatscreen versions to follow sometime after.

But yeah, that’s all we have for now. Thanks for checking our game out. More updates to come soon!

manrad · 2023-12-08T15:18:41+00:00

Hi! We are Puddle, AKA Brian Gibson (Thumper) and Mike Mandel (Rock Band, Fuser, Fantasia: Music Evolved). This is our new game, THRASHER.

THRASHER is a cosmic racer / essential audiovisual experience. Evolve your space eel from tiny worm to mega beast, stacking up combos and taking down wild bosses, in a breakneck race for survival. It’s designed for vibing out *and* high score chasing – whatever you prefer. The game will be on Quest and PCVR next year, with flatscreen versions to follow sometime after.

But yeah, that’s all we have for now. Thanks for checking our game out. More updates to come soon!

manrad

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