Lightning Bolt is touring Europe for the next month.
Upcoming Thumper Events
On the road again!
IndieCade (Culver City, CA, Oct 23 - 25) Thumper is a Night Games selection and will also be playable in the PlayStation booth.
IGF China (Shanghai, China, Oct 25 - 26) Thumper is a finalist for the Independent Games Festival China.
Day of the Devs (San Francisco, CA, Nov 7) Play Thumper and lots of other special games for one very special evening in San Francisco.
G-STAR (Busan, Korea, Nov 12 - Nov 15) Thumper is part of the Busan Indie Connect Showcase -- the first time indie games will be prominently featured at Korea's biggest game show!
We'll announce one more really exciting event soon!
Thumper Fall Event Schedule [UPDATED]
One month, seven events, three continents. Thumper is coming to a town near you! More events will be announced soon.
PAX Prime (Seattle, WA, Aug 28 - 31) We won't be attending, but you can play the heck out of Thumper in the Sony PlayStation booth (#222).
Busan Indie Connect (Busan, Korea, Sep 10 - 12) Thumper will be shown at Korea's first indie game festival. Marc is also giving a talk about indie game marketing.
Basilica Soundscape (Hudson, NY, Sep 11) Brian is giving a special live demo of Thumper at this "thoughtful mix of music, visual art, and literature." Part of the Pop-up Shop lineup.
Boston Festival of Indie Games (Cambridge, MA Sep 12) Crakhed returns to his roots for one day in Cambridge, MA!
Tokyo Game Show (Tokyo, Japan, Sep 17 - 20) Thumper is coming to Japan's biggest game show in the Indie Game Area (Booth A-61).
Strasbourgh Indie Game Contest (Strasbourgh, France, Sep 18 - 27) Thumper is nominated for the prestigious Octoprize alongside 20 other sweet-looking games. It will be playable during the entire festival.
EGX Leftfield Collection (Birmingham, England, Sep 24 - 27) Thumper is part of this "eclectic collection of indie games" at the UK's biggest game show.
Fantastic Arcade (Austin, Texas, Sep 28 - Oct 1) Play our latest demo in the PlayStation booth.
Thumper on Steam
Thumper's Steam store page is up. Now you can follow the game and add it to your wishlist. And the Steam community hub is a great place to post your Thumper fan art and CrakHed cosplay pics!
Thumper at The Mix E3 and E3 Press Wrap-Up
In addition to our PlayStation booth at E3, we brought Thumper to The MIX for an evening jam-packed with cool games.
Thumper was selected by judges as Runner-Up for Best of The MIX. Our congrats to the winner, GNOG, as well as Steamworld Heist and Squares!
Thumper was also among Paste Magazine's "The 10 Best Videogames We Played at E3." And the Portuguese Observador declared Thumper and other indies as "winners" at E3.
Thumper Gameplay and Interview from E3
We survived E3! Here's the Thumper demo and interview from the PlayStation live cast in case you missed it.
Thumper Coming to PS4/Steam in 2016 and E3 this week!
First ICYMI, Thumper will debut on PlayStation®4 and Steam in 2016.
Today, we're off to E3 for three days of non-stop Thumper demos! We can't wait to show the game on PS4 for the first time. We're doing a PlayStation LiveCast on Wednesday at 11:15am (PST) featuring live gameplay, so tune in for it!
Our full E3 schedule (all times PST).
Tuesday June 16
12pm - 6pm E3 Expo PlayStation booth (LA convention center, near front of booth #4144)
8pm - 2am PC Gaming Show (Belasco Theater, 1050 S Hill St)
Wednesday June 17
10am - 6pm E3 Expo PlayStation booth
11:15am PlayStation LiveCast
6:30pm - 11:00pm MIX at E3 (Target Terrace rooftop, 800 West Olympic Blvd)
Thursday June 18
10am - 5pm E3 Expo PlayStation
3pm - 4pm Indie MEGABOOTH Trailer (in Devolver area across from convention center)
Thumper is coming to PlayStation 4
Today, we're excited to announce Thumper is coming to PlayStation 4 in 2016! Read more about our PS4 announcement on the Official PlayStation Blog.
Thumper is a finalist for Best Sound at Brazil's Independent Games Festival
Thumper is a finalist for Best Sound at this year's BIG Festival! The game will be showcased in São Paulo from June 27th through July 5th. We're in great company, just check out all the finalistas.
Thumper wins Best Audio at Tokyo Indie Fest
We brought Thumper to the first Tokyo Indie Fest last weekend. It was great to be among so many cool developers and introduce Thumper to Japanese gamers.
And Thumper won the Best Audio award! Many classic Japanese games have inspired us while making Thumper, so picking up this award in the gaming holy land of Akihabara felt special.
This article from Famitsu covers all the winners (Japanese only).
Thumper at Tokyo Indie Fest
Thumper is coming to the Tokyo Indie Fest this Friday through Sunday, May 8 - 10. Come play our latest build in booth A12. It's a brand new fest in the gamer's mecca of Akihabara!
Lightning Bolt Tour + Thumper demos and shirts
Lightning Bolt is touring the USA and Brian is demoing our latest Thumper build at select cities along the way. Thumper t-shirts designed by Mat Brinkman are also available at every show.
Lightning Bolt 2015 Tour Dates
04-15 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
04-16 Columbus, OH - Double Happiness
04-17 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-18 Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
04-19 Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
04-20 Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
04-21 St Louis, MO - Luminary Center for the Arts
04-22 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
04-24 Denver, CO - GLOB
04-25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
04-27 Boise, ID - The Shredder
04-28 Seattle, WA - Neumos
04-29 Portland, OR - Dantes
05-01 San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
05-02 Oakland, CA - Leo's
05-03 Los Angeles, CA - The Echoplex
05-04 Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
05-05 San Diego, CA - Casbah
05-06 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
05-08 Austin, TX - Austin Psych Fest
05-09 New Orleans, LA - Siberia
05-10 Atlanta, GA - Mammal Gallery
05-11 Raleigh, NC - Kings
05-12 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
05-13 Baltimore, MD - Floristree
05-14 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
05-15 Brooklyn, NY - The Wick
05-16 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
05-17 Cambridge, MA - Sinclair
05-18 Providence, RI - Aurora
Thumper HYPED in latest issue of Edge
Thumper is previewed in April's Edge magazine (available in print and e-reader). We're in great company in the HYPE section. It includes our Boston buds at The Molasses Flood and their game: The Flame in the flood!
Interview from the Independent Games Festival
Last month at the IGF, the guys from AREA 5 stopped by our Thumper booth. Watch an interview with us and gameplay footage below.
This new episode of CO-OP includes sneak peeks of several cool games, including Downwell, Push Me Pull You, and Firewatch. The Thumper segment starts at the 14:50 mark.
Watch Thumper Demo at the Experimental Gameplay Workshop
We brought Thumper to the EGW at GDC. Watch a live Thumper demo and be inspired by some amazing games!
Thumper Interview and Live Gameplay from PAX East
We brought Thumper to PAX East last weekend as part of the Indie MEGABOOTH. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our minibooth! Marc did a live interview and Thumper demo from the PAX expo floor. Click the image below to watch the Thumper segment, but be sure to check out all the other great games from the MEGABOOTH.
Thumper Sneak Peek on Polygon
Nick Robinson from Polygon put together a rad gameplay preview on Polygon. The video was captured from our IGF demo and explains some of Thumper's core mechanics.
Thumper at the Experimental Gameplay Workshop
For the past decade, the Experimental Gameplay Workshop has inspired and challenged us. At this year's Game Developer Conference, we're honored and psyched to present Thumper as part of the workshop. We'll talk about some core gameplay concepts and our approach to "rhythm violence." It's this Friday at 1:30pm in Moscone North Room 135. The line-up this year looks stacked!
Thumper at PAX East
Thumper is part of the Indie MEGABOOTH at PAX East. We'll be in a MINIBOOTH on Saturday and Sunday March 7th and 8th. Play our latest demo and you'll have a chance to win a limited-edition Thumper t-shirt -- we'll announce more details soon!