Games Like Thumper

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Rhythm 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Difficult 19.9%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Music 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the brutal difficulty and hypnotic, fast-paced rhythm-based survival gameplay.

The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

Why similar: Rhythm 40.6%, Music 17.6%, Psychedelic 16.9%, VR 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same synesthetic, on-rails, rhythm-action DNA that defines the Thumper experience.

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Rhythm 39.7%, Music 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Difficult 10.9%, Fast-Paced 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends bullet-hell mechanics with a rhythmic soundtrack to create a high-intensity, challenging experience.

Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.

Why similar: Rhythm 42.1%, Music 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Action 3%, Arcade 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cinematic, high-speed rhythm experience with a strong focus on visual and musical cohesion.

THRASHER is an award-winning arcade odyssey and audiovisual experience. Guide a magnificent space eel, swooping and thrashing it through mesmerizing alien worlds in the ultimate race for survival. Dive into the circle-based combo system, and play any way you like on PC, VR and Steam Deck.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.7%, Music 21.3%, VR 17.2%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers as Thumper, it continues the tradition of visceral, psychedelic rhythm-action.

Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!

Why similar: Rhythm 38.9%, Music 21.7%, VR 18.2%, Fast-Paced 9.8%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive VR rhythm experience, offering the same level of physical engagement and musical immersion.

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: Rhythm 53.7%, Music 28.1%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Dark 4.5%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It forces players to synchronize their combat actions with a heavy metal soundtrack, mirroring Thumper's rhythm-violence philosophy.

Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!

Why similar: Rhythm 48%, Music 24.7%, VR 18%, Arcade 4.1%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: This VR title combines rhythm-based shooting with an on-rails movement style that feels like a spiritual cousin to Thumper.

Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.

Why similar: Rhythm 47.4%, Music 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Action 5.2%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features high-speed, on-rails flight mechanics where the environment reacts dynamically to the music.

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: Rhythm 55.9%, Music 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Difficult 6.7%, Fast-Paced 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based FPS that demands players time their actions to the beat of the music to survive.

Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.

Why similar: Rhythm 33.9%, Music 19%, Psychedelic 15.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This synthwave-inspired game focuses on high-speed obstacle avoidance that requires rhythmic precision.

Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

Why similar: Rhythm 43.7%, Music 24%, Fast-Paced 12.8%, Difficult 10.6%, Arcade 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality rhythm game that emphasizes fluid, fast-paced input mechanics.

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.

Why similar: Rhythm 40.3%, Music 23.5%, Psychedelic 10.9%, Fast-Paced 6.9%, Difficult 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on rhythmic combat and fast-paced action, mirroring the intensity found in Thumper's boss encounters.

Let the music move you as you catch notes, ride the rails, and dodge obstacles in a unique combination of freestyle dancing and fitness workout! Play on PC VR and Steam Frame.

Why similar: Rhythm 38.4%, Music 22.1%, VR 14.4%, Fast-Paced 11%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm game that focuses on flow and movement, providing a similar sense of immersion as Thumper.

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Rhythm 36.7%, Music 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Difficult 16.3%, Arcade 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a notoriously difficult rhythm-based platformer that requires extreme focus and timing.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Rhythm 54.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Music 12.9%, Difficult 8.8%, Indie 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It forces every action to be performed on the beat, turning dungeon crawling into a rhythmic challenge.

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.4%, Fast-Paced 19.3%, Racing 11%, VR 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A futuristic, high-speed racing game with an atmospheric, dark aesthetic and intense obstacle-dodging gameplay.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.2%, Difficult 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: While not a traditional rhythm game, its high-speed, one-hit-kill combat requires a rhythmic flow state similar to Thumper.

AGAINST is a combat rhythm VR game that will immerse you in a dark comics story. Follow the beat to shoot and slice your way through evil henchmen of Dr. Vice. Empowering music is your only way out from these crime-ridden streets.

Why similar: Rhythm 37.4%, Music 23.7%, Fast-Paced 13.4%, VR 12.9%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm-action game that pits the player against waves of enemies in a dark, atmospheric setting.

HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.4%, Psychedelic 29.3%, Difficult 21%, Lovecraftian 8.8%, Arcade 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An ultra-fast, sensory-heavy arena shooter that demands the same level of twitch-reflex focus as Thumper.

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 38.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Music 20.8%, Difficult 9.8%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer where every movement and action is synced to the pulsating electronic soundtrack.

Tempest 4000™ is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest™.

Why similar: Arcade 100%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, high-speed arcade shooter that captures the same sensory overload and intensity as Thumper.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Music 21.4%, Difficult 19.6%, Rhythm 17.4%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, music-driven platformer that features a high-energy electronic soundtrack and intense gameplay.

AUDICA™ is a VR “rhythm shooter” that combines Harmonix’s award-winning music gameplay with precision shooting mechanics and a 33-song soundtrack, all set in a mesmerizing cosmic arena.

Why similar: Rhythm 54.6%, Music 29.3%, VR 10.4%, Action 3.3%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A VR rhythm shooter that emphasizes precision and timing within a futuristic, neon-soaked environment.

Hurtle through beautiful unforgiving worlds, where every frame is enthralling, every moment is exhilarating, every death is deserved, and every success is earned. RACE | DODGE | DIE | REPEAT

Why similar: Rhythm 35.3%, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Difficult 12.8%, Arcade 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, difficult arcade runner that captures the intense, adrenaline-fueled atmosphere of Thumper.

Riding the rhythmic rails of success from smart phone, into the arcades, now GROOVE COASTER arrives on Steam! Are you ready to ride a roller coaster of sound and light through a universe of music?

Why similar: Rhythm 50.8%, Music 27%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Action 5%, Difficult 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style rhythm game that features intense visual effects and high-speed gameplay.

2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.1%, Difficult 21.8%, Action 15.4%, Indie 14%, Arcade 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity, neon-soaked combat game that rewards fast reflexes and rhythmic, decisive strikes.

DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.1%, Difficult 19.7%, Action 16.3%, Fast-Paced 8.6%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythmic, fast-paced FPS that rewards players for executing stylish, synchronized combat maneuvers.

RHYTHMKILL is a super-fast rhythm action game where your every kill strikes on the beat. Wall-run, dash, slide, and chain lightning-fast katana kills through neon-drenched arenas. Master the rhythm, maintain your momentum, and fight your way to the boss who imprisoned you.

Why similar: Rhythm 56%, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Music 11.3%, Psychedelic 8.1%, Difficult 7.4%

Takes the player into unfamiliar territory as they use NES-style controls to blast their way through the barrage of Beats in this rhythm-music adventure.

Why similar: Rhythm 62.5%, Music 24.4%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic rhythm-action game that relies on precise timing and minimalist, high-intensity visuals.

PowerBeatsVR is a high-intensity VR fitness game where you box, dodge, and squat to the rhythm of upbeat music. Choose between official songs with leaderboards and dozens of professional workouts or train with your own music using the generator. See those calories burn and your pulse racing.

Why similar: Rhythm 27.2%, VR 23.7%, Music 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Fast-Paced 7.9%

The Network has been infested. Face a giant creature ruled by music to cleanse it. Fight while switching between 2 complementary Game Modes!

Why similar: Rhythm 30.7%, Music 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Action 13.4%, Difficult 10.9%

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Music 28.4%, Fast-Paced 22%, Difficult 17%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Action 5%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: Rhythm 28.5%, Music 25.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Psychedelic 19.7%, Action 1.8%

Drums Rock is an arcade drums game for VR, follow the rhythm of rock with your drums and smash the demons. Live a unique campaign: with different levels, challenges, songs and worlds. Drums Rock is an ideal game to feel like a rock hero, while destroying hordes of demons to the rhythm of rock!

Why similar: Rhythm 49.1%, Music 23.4%, VR 20.1%, Indie 2.7%, Arcade 2.3%

Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.

Why similar: Rhythm 35.3%, Music 19.2%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Difficult 11%

This is a Roguelike Horizontal Action game that players need to follow the beat to defeat opponents. Beat to follow, fist to the bone. Face the foe, and dance to kill!

Why similar: Rhythm 48.4%, Music 28.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Action 4.3%, Indie 3.1%

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Rhythm 65.9%, Music 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Difficult 6.6%, Arcade 1.8%

DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.

Why similar: VR 72.2%, Action 14.8%, Horror 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Fast-Paced 27.5%, Difficult 23.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Action 5.6%

Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.5%, Difficult 30.6%, Horror 7.7%, Action 6.5%, Indie 5.3%

RAGER is the music-action brawler that throws you into epic battles where you fight like a true warrior. Set in a dark, digital realm that builds itself around you, each world emerges from the void to test your skill and dissolves once the battle is won.

Why similar: Rhythm 50.3%, VR 20%, Fast-Paced 13.8%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Arcade 4%

Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.

Why similar: VR 44.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Arcade 9.4%, Action 7.9%

A rhythm adventure from a new perspective. Drive and drift to the beat on a futuristic road trip through the music, where the skyline is always in sync.

Why similar: Rhythm 41.9%, Music 24%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 3.1%

Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...

Why similar: VR 69.3%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Action 11.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Project Rhombus is a rhythm-based casual action game that combines exciting electronic music with stylish flat design. Hold on as long as possible, blocking the oncoming arrows moving to the beat.

Why similar: Rhythm 42.6%, Music 18.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Fast-Paced 7.4%

Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.

Why similar: Rhythm 45.2%, Music 43.5%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, Indie 2.4%, Arcade 1.3%

KILLBUG is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards.

Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, Fast-Paced 31.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Action 9.3%, Horror 8.3%

Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

Why similar: Rhythm 32.5%, Fast-Paced 22.8%, Difficult 18.9%, Music 12.7%, Arcade 4.6%

Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.5%, Rhythm 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Action 9%, Difficult 8.9%

Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

Why similar: Rhythm 48.6%, Psychedelic 25.4%, Dark 5.8%, Horror 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Rhythm 58.3%, Music 33.5%, Action 2.3%, Indie 2.2%, Arcade 2%

Get your fist ready and defeat all the opponents in this VR rhythm action game! Immerse yourself in the fantasy world while throwing your fist to the beat. Release your stress and burn those calories through thrilling exercise!

Why similar: Rhythm 41.6%, Music 23.1%, VR 13.6%, Fast-Paced 10.7%, Action 3.6%

Block the beats! Audioshield puts you at the point of impact for every hit in your songs. Block incoming orbs with your shields and feel the music. Works with any song!

Why similar: Rhythm 36.1%, Music 32.6%, VR 25.5%, Indie 5.7%

Cosmophony is a musical shooter designed for demanding gamers seeking an original and intense experience.

Why similar: Music 43.2%, Fast-Paced 23.4%, Difficult 19.7%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.1%

Slay to the beat as the award-winning score of Metal: Hellsinger VR thunders through your body. Experience the smash-hit rhythm FPS like never before and enter a state of unparallelled flow. Show the Hells the meaning of metal.

Why similar: Rhythm 63.8%, VR 22.1%, Dark 4.2%, Action 3.6%, Atmospheric 2%

Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.2%, Psychedelic 26.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Arcade 7.2%, Action 6.5%

Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.5%, Difficult 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Arcade 5.4%

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Rhythm 50.1%, Music 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Difficult 8.3%, Indie 3.3%