Thunder Rally

Released: Apr 7, 2020
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 21:34 GMT

Updates & announcements

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02 Jan 2021Developer post
The plan for Thunder Rally
Hey everyone! It's been a while. COVID-19 hit us right in the jobs and threw everything off for most of this year. Fortunately in the last few months we've been able to find new work and things are finally stabilizing a bit. We're grateful, especially because we know not everyone
Hey everyone! It's been a while. COVID-19 hit us right in the jobs and threw everything off for most of this year. Fortunately in the last few months we've been able to find new work and things are finally stabilizing a bit. We're grateful, especially because we know not everyone has been so fortunate. Over the holidays we had a bit of time to talk and plan and we've decided our best path forward right now is to focus on getting Thunder Rally fully stabilized and out of Early Access as soon as possible. This does mean there will be no online multiplayer added, however we have had great success using remote screen sharing software. We've had the smoothest experience with Parsec, plus it allows up to eight controllers.
Although we're not currently planning any big new features, we will be continuing to support Thunder Rally and addressing any problems that may arise. The love it has received from players far exceeded what we ever hoped for when we started work on it. We're grateful for your support, and we've loved seeing and engaging with people who love the game as much as we do.
Thank you for supporting us in this game development journey.
-Typical Entertainment
Release notes:

Added four new levels.
Fixed xInput bug that disabled 8-player mode.
Various stability and bug fixes.
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11 May 2020Developer post
Early Access Update #1
Hey all! Incredible that it's been thirty-seven years already since we released on Early Access in early April. Life has been a little wild for us all, so this update isn't as big as we were aiming for, but we got some fun changes in related to the way a match can be customized.
Hey all! Incredible that it's been thirty-seven years already since we released on Early Access in early April. Life has been a little wild for us all, so this update isn't as big as we were aiming for, but we got some fun changes in related to the way a match can be customized. We've been enjoying the new team play feature even more than we had expected!
Release notes:
Major Changes

Added five new levels.
Added a setting for playing as teams in the pre-match settings menu. When enabled, players can pick the same color and will then be teamed up together. Be careful, there is friendly fire!
Added setting for disabling catapults in the pre-match settings menu.
Added setting for spawning as a car or a driver in the pre-match settings menu.
Super powerup crates can now be broken by drivers. When this happens, the car spawns with the super powerup enabled on it.
Minor Changes

Added tips to the loading screen.
Driver air control value turned up, making it much easier to get back onto the map after jumping out of a doomed car.
Drivers can now be controlled a little while stunned and rolling on the ground.
Mechs can now hit things when starting to punch in mid-air.
Super powerup crates are slightly easier to break with cars.
Cleaned up powerup icons.
Made a couple of the hardest levels a little bit easier.
Various minor graphical tweaks and adjustments.
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17 Apr 2020Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The Flare Path Dimension Debate
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07 May 2019Developer post
Online multiplayer in the works!
Hey all! Sorry we've been radio silent for a while, we've been working busily on implementing online multiplayer into Thunder Rally, as it's something we've decided we really want to have in and working well at launch. We don't have much networking experience, so are learning a l
31 Oct 2018Developer post
Demo status
We've taken down the current demo as we start up a new phase of work. Thanks to everyone who played! If you tried it and have any feedback or questions we'd love to hear from you here, on Discord, or Twitter! We'll be posting more information soon on what all we've been up to lat
21 Jul 2018Developer post
Alpha v0.3.0 is now live! With bots!
We've added bots, a few new levels, the round-ending Black-Hole powerup, Steam controller support and other various bug fixes. New Power Ups! Join us on Discord: Follow us on Twitter: Alpha v0.3.0 Release Notes: -- Notes -- We've removed the two different play modes. XInput will
09 Jul 2018Developer post
AI players coming soon!
Hey everyone! We've been busy hammering away on a lot of the less fun but just as important features like settings, UI systems, input options, that sort of stuff. In more exciting news, we're also implementing AI players, so you'll never have to settle for only a 1v1 match again!
19 May 2018Developer post
Alpha v0.2.0 is out!
We've just released an update to our open alpha! Added two new maps, and a new powerup: the sticky bomb! Also lots of minor bug fixes and tweaks. If you have some friends and controllers handy, please join us on Discord to get a key to test out local multiplayer in the current al

Updates & announcements

Release notes:

Release notes:

New Power Ups!