Thumb Tanks
Release date: Dec 4, 2024
Developers: thumbcramp
Publishers: thumbcramp
Genres: Action, Casual
Categories: Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Steam Timeline
Supported languages: English

Prepare for thumb-fueled hilarity with Thumb Tanks, a splitscreen bash for two to four players! Dive into the mayhem where fun, chaos, and one-upping your buddies take center stage. Thanks to easy controls, everyone's invited—grab your gamepad, gather those coins, and let the thumb-battle festivities kick off! Choose from eight tanks, each with a unique special skill. Including an afterburner, EMP blast, shield, cloaking device, self-shooting sentry, burst fire, air support, and an attack drone. Use your special skill wisely to outsmart your opponents Collect coins to buy power-ups in designated shops on the map. Repair your tank and reload its systems. Switch to offense with nukes, cluster bombs, and electronic torpedoes. Combine special weapons for even greater mayhem! Upgrade your tanks after each round. Enhance your attack, buff your health, make your tank faster and more options available. Choose from a random selection out of 20+ upgrade with different strengths. Lagging behind? No worries—those at the bottom of the standings pick first. Get medals for showing your skills. Your sweat will be rewarded! Get different amounts of points for bronze, silver and gold medals. Medals do influence the scores. Kills are not everything! Challenges are mini side tasks that you find on the map and must complete within a short time. If you succeed, you will receive additional benefits to improve your tank between rounds. Start with deathmatch and team-deathmatch. You can unlock Sudden Death, Domination, Goliath, and even more game modes by completing achievements. Embark on battles suited to your skill level with the simple rank system. Experienced players can select a handicap, while newcomers can enjoy advantages. Players of different skill level can play together! Thumb Tanks is an homage to old couch gaming and split screen classics. As such as it as best enjoyed when played with your buddies on the couch. Want to show your kids, what multiplayer used to be? Thumb Tanks is the perfect way to do so.[/p] With steams remote play together, you can also play the game with your steam friends online. They don't even have to own the game themselves! All they need is a gamepad and an internet connection that can handle an hd-stream. Steam recommends a downstream of at least 15mbps for the clients and an upstream of at least 3mbps for the host. Ready to conquer? Wishlist Thumb Tanks now and be the first to dive into the fun chaos when the game launches! 

Press reviews: “Die dynamischen Mehrspieler-Schlachten unter Freunden, gepaart mit einer gelungenen Mischung aus Humor und taktischem Anspruch, machen das Spiel zu einem Highlight für alle, die schnelle, unkomplizierte Action lieben.” 80/100 – Spielemagazin “This isn’t just a game — it’s a throwback to what made splitscreen multiplayer gaming great. Whether you’re in it for the laughs, the competition, or both, you’re going to have a blast.” Linux Game Consortium