THUG Online

GameSpy hung up in 2014. We picked the phone back up. We don't sell the game and we don't ship it: you bring the 2003 PC copy you already own, the patch brings it back online. A few megabytes, a new executable and the scripts it needs. Your levels, skaters and soundtrack stay right where they are.

  1. Dust off your copy

    Install Tony Hawk's Underground for PC (2003) from your disc or your backup.

  2. Grab the patch

    Windows, macOS or Linux: same game, same servers, same trash talk.

  3. Drop · unpack · overwrite

    Unzip it into the game folder and say yes to every “replace?”.

  4. Run it. Skate.

    Multiplayer → THUG Online Play. Pick a lobby, host a room or crash somebody else's.

Message

Bring your own THUG. Put the .zip in your THUG folder, the one with THUG.exe and Data. Unpack it there and overwrite the files. Run it. Play. Enjoy!

OK

pro tip: installed under Program Files? Copy the game folder somewhere you own first (Documents works). The game keeps its settings and saves next to itself.

<Enter> = Get the patch<Esc> = Back

Download

Patches only, no game data inside. Every platform skates the same servers: Mac kids versus Windows kids versus the one guy on Arch.

Windows

64-bit · Windows 10 or newer · OpenGL 3.3 -- MB Download

macOS

Apple Silicon & Intel · macOS 11 or newer -- MB Download

Linux

x64 · glibc 2.35+ · X11 or Wayland -- MB Download

Looking for the latest patch…

<Enter> = Download<Esc> = Back

Lobby

Powered by GameSpy *in spirit

Players : --

-- Total players

Skaters with a profile.

Users : --

-- Currently online

In the lobbies and games right now, guests too.

Games : --

-- Rooms open

Hosted right now. Go crash one.

Calling the server…

<Enter> = Join in<Esc> = Back

What's inside

The original online menus, wired to a brand-new backend. No mods to learn, no launcher, and no account needed to drop in as a guest.

  • Lobbies & chat

    Four regional lobbies plus a beginners' park, each with a chat box for strategy, trash talk and “gg”. Keep it skate-friendly.

  • Homie list

    Make a profile, add your crew, see who's online and what they're up to, then jump straight into their game.

  • Host or crash

    Up to eight skaters a room: Trick Attack, Graffiti, King of the Hill, Slap!, Capture the Flag and the rest of the classics.

  • Router-proof

    Built-in NAT punch-through. No port-forwarding rituals, no sacrificing a goat to your router.

  • Ranked & rankings

    Ranked games count. Climb the monthly high scores, the best combos and the all-time ratings board.

  • Cross-platform

    Windows, macOS and Linux share the same lobbies. The bowl doesn't care what OS you run.

<Up>/<Down> = Scroll<Esc> = Back

Screenshots

The THUG Online lobby: players, actions and hosted games
The lobby. Where trash talk begins.
An online match in progress
Mid-session. Somebody's about to get slapped.
The online rankings screen
The rankings. Your name goes here. Maybe.

<Esc> = Back<Enter> = Get the patch

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