Thimbleweed Park
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Adventure, point-and-click, 2D, humorous, crowdfunding, indie games, singleplayer
Steam
A point-and-click adventure game created by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick. The players are taken to the titular Thimbleweed Park - once a prosperous business area, now definitely past its prime. The player takes on the roles of five characters in total throughout this adventure and is capable of switching between them at any time.
Thimbleweed Park for PC, SWITCH and etc. is an old-school point & click adventure game, which pays tribute to classics developed by LucasArts and released at the turn of the 1990s, such as Maniac Mansion. Thimbleweed Park was developed by an independent team led by two veterans of the industry – Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick – they are also the ones behind the success said adventure game once achieved.
Plot & Mechanics
The titular Thimbleweed Park is a town the game is set in. It was once a prosperous business area, but today it is definitely past its prime – not a particularly lively place, which exists without a good purpose. Obviously, an adventure game that makes references to LucasArts' classics should not be gloomy – the humor is provided by bizarre, but also supernatural events, with which the game world is filled; unusual character designs have to be mentioned here as well.
What also builds the atmosphere in Thimbleweed Park for PC, SWITCH and etc. are the five playable characters. At the very beginning, the player is acquainted with two detectives called in to investigate a case of a body found in a river just outside the town. The third character – Dolores, gets acquainted with the testament of her rich uncle. A clown called Ransome, who wanders around a devastated circus suffering from a curse that makes them unable to get rid of the make-up and clothes is the fourth figure. The last character is called Franklin – he wakes up on the 13th floor of the Edmund hotel in Thimbleweed Park, and to his surprise, discovers that he is actually dead.
The player can switch between the characters at any time. The game offers many endings, hundreds of locations for the player to visit, as well as two difficulty levels. Thanks to all of that, Thimbleweed Park offers many hours of gameplay.
Technical aspects
What makes Thimbleweed Park for PC, SWITCH and etc. an old-school game are both its pixelated, 8-bit graphics and an interface resembling the 1980s' products. The Head-Up Display here is extremely similar to the SCUMM system, which was created during the works on Maniac Mansion and used in many other games developed by LucasArts.
Last updated on November 4, 2016
Last Update: April 10, 2017
Thimbleweed Park Game Guide
Thimbleweed Park game guide a complex walkthrough which explains in detail how to complete the game. You will find solutions to all puzzles completed on the highest difficulty level.
Videos and Screens
[2:36] Thimbleweed Park launch trailer
[1:23] Thimbleweed Park Ransome
GAMERS Score
Average score from 1375 votes. 13 players anticipated the game.
Thimbleweed Park Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows March 30, 2017
Switch September 21, 2017
PlayStation 4 August 22, 2017
Xbox One March 30, 2017
Android OS October 10, 2017
Apple iOS September 19, 2017
Developer: Terrible Toybox
Publisher: Terrible Toybox
Thimbleweed Park System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7
Ron Gilbert’s classic adventure game Thimbleweed Park gets a new trailer
While the visitors at gamescom 2016 can have a hands-on experience with Thimbleweed Park demo, those who are left home can enjoy a new story trailer for Ron Gilbert's upcoming adventure game.
video games
August 18, 2016