THRUSTER

An Aerial Stunt & Survival Motorsport Trial

Developed by Aurelius.gg

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⚡ THE CHALLENGE

Tear down a high-speed 4-lane expressway, ignite cold-gas thrusters to soar into the open sky, and thread supersonic Sky Rings. But stay sharp—one wrong vector or inverted landing will send your car careening into the asphalt!

(P.S. Unlike other games where the top ranks feel impossible to beat, the Global Leaderboard in THRUSTER is completely fresh! Jump in now, set the standard, and secure the #1 spot before someone else takes it!)

🎮 CONTROLS & HOW TO PLAY

• [W] — Accelerate Forward & Air-Nitro Overdrive

• [A] / [D] — Steer (Ground) & 360° Barrel Rolls (Air)

• [S] — Brakes (Ground) & Fast Dive Thruster (Air)

• [▲ UP + ▼ DOWN] — Dual Underbelly Launch Thrusters (Jump & Climb)

• [SPACEBAR] — Cushion Down-Thruster (Hold before landing for safe 4-wheel touchdown!)

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🏆 HOW TO SCORE & CLIMB THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD

• THREAD THE SKY RINGS: Launch into the sky and chain consecutive rings together. Ring chains multiply your score and replenish your Thruster Fuel!

• NEAR-MISS DODGES: Graze past traffic, billboards, and bridges at high speed for close-call bonus points. One crash ends your run—survival is glory!

• 360° AERIAL STUNTS: Pull off mid-air backflips, frontflips, and barrel rolls to earn instant stunt bonuses and Nitro refills.

• DEFY THE SKIES: Reach high altitudes above 60m to trigger a secret!

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💾 PRO-TIP: SAVING YOUR PILOT DATA

Your career progress (Lifetime Distance, Personal Best, and Pilot Username) is stored safely inside your browser's local cache.

• For the best experience, play in a regular browser tab (avoid Incognito / Private browsing mode).

• If you clear your browser's cookies or site data, your local career stats may reset! (Your submitted scores on the live Global Leaderboard will always remain safe in the cloud).

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💖 SUPPORT THE CREATOR

THRUSTER was built with passion by an independent developer. If you enjoy the flight, consider supporting upcoming patches, new hypercars, and tracks:

👉 Support Aurelius.gg on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Aureliusgg

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CREATOR NOTE

Hi everyone!

I’m actually writing this right after finishing my very first game, Thruster.

This might look like just a simple note, but honestly, there are so many

freaking emotions behind it! I have no words.

When I first started building this, I had so many ideas bouncing around in my

head, but I needed the resources to pull it off. I saved up some cash, bought an

AI subscription, and started grinding. I ran out of quotas, had to switch

models, ran out again and had to wait weeks... So even though this is officially

called "Thruster Version 1.0," in reality, it feels more like Version 50+!

Every time I thought I had the final product, something broke—the 3D models, the

physics, the audio. Even after uploading, it wasn't done! I swear I had to

re-export and re-upload this game 20 or 30 times because it wouldn't load, sound

wouldn't play, or it ran like a slideshow.

BUT IT IS FINALLY UP! I literally screamed the air out of my lungs when it

actually worked!

I’ve heard people say that accomplishing something makes you feel great, but

wow... it feels amazing! Making video games has been a lifelong dream of mine. I

love turning wild imagination into reality and building something other people

can actually enjoy. This game is just the start. I know it still has rough edges

and lacks some stuff, but knowing the sheer effort behind it, I’m not gonna

downplay it—I think it’s good! Not boasting, just giving myself a little credit

(haha). Who knows who’ll even read this anyway...

As for future updates: stick with me! Test out your skills and try to take #1 on

the leaderboard. Most games already have untouchable top ranks, but this one is

brand new—so this is your chance to claim that top spot and fight to keep it!

I’m already planning a new leveling system and some surprise features for

upcoming patches.

I also wanted to make jumping in as effortless as possible: it runs right in

your browser (no downloads needed) and has zero accounts or passwords to worry

about. (P.S. Just make sure you don't clear your browser data or you'll reset

your local career stats... hehe).

Now, while I wanted this to be fun, I also wanted it to be insanely challenging.

Not gonna lie, early versions were borderline unplayable! I tuned the handling

so it feels smooth, but racking up a high score takes real skill. Hopefully that

keeps you all busy competing... hehe.

Anyway, thank you so much for checking out my game. I really hope you stick

around and play—if not  I might cry a little! Haha. :)

[exhausted exhale] Okay! Have fun, everyone!

And if you want to support my journey, feel free to check out the support button

on itch.io or my Patreon. Any donation is totally optional, but it honestly

helps a ton with keeping free games coming (grinding for resources to build

games definitely hurts the bank account, you know... hehe).

See you on the leaderboard, bye!