THRASHER the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper releases November and Steam Deck optimised

Previously only available in VR, THRASHER is the mind-melting follow-up to Thumper and it's confirmed to arrive on Steam on November 7th. It will come with full Steam Deck support and optimisations, with the developer noting it should run at a smooth "90fps".

The game has won multiple awards, so it should be interesting to see how it makes the jump from being VR-only to a flat-screen experience. To be clear though, the Steam release supports both VR and normal play. In the press release they noted "It has been reworked to capture the magic of the VR version but shine on traditional platforms. Swoop around the space eel with a thumbstick or your mouse and thrash through the chaos with the help of a new dash ability. The visuals have also been upgraded, taking advantage of the power of PCs" which includes:

• Game modes: Main Campaign (27 stages across nine worlds), Play+ mode (new!) and Time Trials (new!).
• Steam Deck optimised: 90fps with gamepad and touchpad controls.
• 2D: Mouse and gamepad controls.
• 2D: Improved visuals over the VR version.
• PCVR: improved visuals over standalone platforms.
• PCVR: controllers AND hand tracking support.
• PCVR: new more responsive controls.
• Leaderboards and Steam Achievements.
• Master a unique comboing mechanic centered around creating circles with your space eel

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I read the press details, looked at the Steam page and watched the trailer and frankly I'm still completely confused by what I'm looking at here. How wild.

It looks like it might even have Native Linux support, although the system requirements only mention SteamOS / Steam Deck. Sometimes developers do this thinking they have to note Linux support to run on Steam Deck but they only have a Windows build to run in Proton. We'll just have to see at release.