Thrasher (2024) · Tastebuds

Thrasher is a mind-melting cosmic racer and an essential audiovisual experience. Swoop, dash and thrash across the void, taking on wild bosses in a race for survival that begins at the dawn of time.

Music Racing Indie Action Fantasy Science fiction Horror Survival dark runner atmospheric combat rhythm previously on - horizon plusMeta Quest 2, Linux, visionOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Meta Quest 3

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Plot-driven, grave, relentless and epic.

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Gaming NexusEric HauterJul 20249/10
Thrasher is something entirely new, both in video games and in the VR space. Not for the faint of heart, and you are going to have to practice. You don't just want to play Thrasher, you want to play Thrasher well. And Thrasher wants to pound on your eardrums and heart while you try. A digital geometric nightmare-scape, that is also one hell of a good arcade game. Video games don't get much more creative than this one.
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Press StartKieron VerbruggeJul 20249/10
THRASHER is hands-down one of the coolest-feeling, most entrancing and memorable VR experiences I've had in some time. With a simple enough concept backed up by gorgeous presentation and the same gleefully unnerving vibe that made Thumper so compelling, it's an absolute trip and a thoroughly impressive use of hand tracking on the Meta Quest.
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Metro GameCentralNick GillettJul 20245/10
A pulsing, neon-infused techno-trip of a game that combines Fruit Ninja style slashing with the sparkly visuals of Tetris Effect, but whose unsatisfyingly variable difficulty suggests it may have needed more time in development.
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About the game

Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Linux, visionOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Meta Quest 3
Developer: Puddle
Publisher: Creature
Released: June 10, 2024
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Auditory, Virtual Reality
Engine: Unity

IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 1 ratings.

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