Adventure · March 30, 2017

Thimbleweed Park™ (2017)

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Welcome to Thimbleweed Park. Population: 80 nutcases. A haunted hotel, an abandoned circus, a burnt-out pillow factory, a dead body pixelating under the bridge, toilets that run on vacuum tubes... you’ve never visited a place like this before. Five people with nothing in common have been drawn to this rundown, forgotten town. They don’t know it yet, but they are all deeply connected. And they’re being watched. ...Who is Agent Ray really working for and will she get what they want? ...What does Junior Agent Reyes know about a 20 year old factory fire that he’s not saying? ...Will the ghost, Franklin, get to speak to his daughter again? ...Will Ransome the *Beeping* Clown ever become a decent human being? ...Will aspiring game developer Delores abandon her dreams and stick by her family? ...And most importantly: how come no one cares about that dead body? By the end of a long, strange night in Thimbleweed Park, all of this will be answered -- and you’ll question everything you thought you knew. In a town like Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Key Features: From Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. A neo-noir mystery set in 1987. 5 playable characters who can work together… or get on each other’s nerves. Not a walking simulator! Satisfying puzzles intertwined with a twisty-turny story that will stay with you. A vast, bizarre world to explore at your own pace. A joke every 2 minutes... guaranteed!* Casual and Hard modes with varied difficulty. English voices with English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish subtitles. *Not a guarantee.

Adventure releases from 2017

78 Adventure titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 180
  • Point & Click · 162
  • Pixel Graphics · 94
  • Indie · 87
  • Puzzle · 68
  • Comedy · 56
  • Story Rich · 54
  • Retro · 53
  • Funny · 48
  • Singleplayer · 48
  • 1990's · 48
  • 2D · 47
  • Great Soundtrack · 42
  • Classic · 39
  • Mystery · 36

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.9k Steam reviewsTop 57% in Adventure
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 40%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 20% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 35% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 3.9k reviews

3.7k positive · 276 negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

3.5k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“A game that feels like a forgotten relic of LucasArts' heyday, but with enough touches to make it a little more relevant to a modern audience. It's fair to say no one makes them like this anymore.” 9/10 – Destructoid “Thimbleweed Park blends the creepiness of Twin Peaks with the humor of Monkey Island in one stylish, successful package.” Kotaku “With its stellar characters and smart puzzles, Thimbleweed Park is a joy to play from beginning to end.” 8.5/10 –…

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

Achievements

33

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 30, 2017
DeveloperTerrible Toybox
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Content Notes

Crude Humor, Abstract Violence, Sexual Innuendo, Occasional Swearing, Rare Scary Situations, Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Tobacco Use. Ransom DLC contains Frequent Swearing.

Editions & Packages

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