Thimbleweed Park
Adventure
Ratings
Age
13+
Category
Adventure
Languages
English
Thu Sep 28 2017
* Arrows add to tutorial screens.
* Fix for audio dropping when receiving a phone call.
* Small bug fixes.
From the legendary creators of Monkey Island comes Thimbleweed Park, a point-and-click adventure set in 1987. Five people with nothing in common are drawn to this run-down town. They don’t know it yet, but they are all deeply connected. And they’re being watched. Explore a vast, strange world, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a town where the local circus features a cursed clown and the plumbing is run by a suspicious monopoly.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Thimbleweed Park is a love letter to the golden era of LucasArts adventure games, and it feels right at home on mobile. Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick have crafted a mystery that is both nostalgic and modern, featuring a 'verb-slab' interface that works surprisingly well with tap targets. The game's five playable characters allow for complex, multi-layered puzzles that require genuine lateral thinking.
The voice acting and atmosphere are impeccable—dripping with eerie, Twin Peaks-esque vibes and self-aware humor. It’s a massive game with a 'Casual' mode for those who want to focus on the story and a 'Hard' mode for the seasoned veterans who miss the pixel-hunting days. It is, without a doubt, one of the best adventure games on the platform.
Features
A vast, sprawling world to explore at your own pace
Five playable characters who can work together
Hilarious dialogue and mind-bending puzzles
Full voice acting in English, with multiple subtitle languages
Authentic 1987-style pixel art
Tips & Walkthrough
Use the character portraits to switch between the five protagonists. Often, one character will need to distract someone while another steals an item.
Tap a verb like 'Use' or 'Pick up' and then tap the object in the world. Combine items in your inventory to create solutions.
Gameplays
Casual mode removes many complex puzzle steps for a story-focused experience, while Hard mode offers the full, challenging adventure.
Screenshot
Q&A
A typical playthrough takes between 8 to 12 hours depending on the difficulty.
Ratings & Reviews
Highly recommended, do yourself a favor and buy this game
Thu Mar 19 2026 Sephz1232026 edit: why is this creator not making more of these?! He should be pumping out 1 a year. It’s kinda a tragedy that the zeitgeist is being deprived of additional point and click games by this guy This game is just spectacular. Some of my earliest gaming memories were playing adventure / games my dad bought me like the King Quest series & Day of the Tentacle, This game has some serious nostalgia, great pixel art, and funny voice acting. It’s full of Easter eggs and nods to games that us “30 somethings” played in our youth. It also has an easy mode for adventure game noobs (that I haven’t tried) and has a unique hint system that doesn’t totally spoil the puzzles if your stuck. I highly recommend purchasing this game. It’s extremely well polished & at $9.99 its a steal for the amount of game you get. Shout out to the creators, great job guys
Great Concept, With a Few Missed Oppurtunities
Sun May 21 2023 <=v><v><v=>All of the elements that could have made Thimbleweed Park an excellent game were there. I loved the idea of a seemingly normal game that begins to devolve as the characters realize [spoiler], but poor pacing and mismatched plot elements caused it to fall slightly short of what it could have been. The transition from the murder plot to the reality-bending one could have been done better with a group shock moment, but instead the story slowly slides away from that plot line. Despite the use of chapters, there still were very few defining moments that broke up the first 2/3 into plot elements, as that part was more of a series of puzzles. The execution of the ending could have been better, because the maniacal computers felt cheesy. Seeing the characters find the secret on their own would have been more interesting, especially because by the time of the big reveal, the player probably has read the journals and figured it out. Robots and ghosts coexisting felt off to me as well. Finally, each character having their own ending made the finale feel anticlimactic. Despite these criticisms, this was still an enjoyable game with an engaging storyline. I would definitely recommend it to serious point-and-click fans, especially if they grew up during the 80s.
Gr8 game BUT... 👎🏽
Mon May 11 2020 Blarg gurgle gaspThis game is great, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and found the puzzles entertaining to solve. However at times there are not enough clues that will help you solve certain puzzles *SPOILERS...kinda* For example: When Delores needs a specific tube type to enter into the factory you need to give her shirt with the tube design to the tube shop. There is absolutely no clue to this, and I had no reason to think that this is what I needed to do. Towards the end of the game I found myself constantly calling the Hint Hotline. The ending was also very lackluster, leaving loose ends. The other thing... THE PRICE. I was expecting this game to be WAYY longer. For $10??! This was about a 2 -4 hour long game depending on how good you are at solving the puzzles. There’s also tons of items that are completely useless, certain story plots that are never answered, and once you beat it the first time it’s kind of pointless. I have no reason to keep the game, and I’m kind of disappointed I payed $10 for a one time use game :/ If you’re willing to pay the price the story and game play is great. But maybe save your money and buy two puzzle style games instead of just the one. Unfortunately why’ll I enjoyed it, I wouldn’t recommend, wish I saved my money
Adventure gaming at it's finest
Mon Sep 18 2017 SmallmanThis is a quality game with many hours of gameplay, interesting puzzles, and very interesting characters to interact with. You play as several different characters over the course of the game, switching as you want or need too. The game in infused with lots of humor and late 80's references (as the game is set in 1987). I was always a point and click adventure game fan, and this game does not disappoint. Designed by the makers of some of the best adventure games of the past, know you will find intelligent, funny, and interesting content from beginning to end, and you will likely want to play again to look into the details you might have missed the first time. Make sure to check the game options carefully when you play, as you may want to enable some interesting options right from the start (seriously, do this!).
Mixed Feelings
Sun Oct 16 2022 DelleeComeOnThis game seemed to have everything a good adventure game should have: interesting characters, good story, a little humor, a little creepiness, and a vast amount of locations and objects to explore. Especially at $10, I expected it to be one of my favorite iOS games. Unfortunately, I found it very tedious for the most part. Like with most other adventure games and puzzle games, I always find myself looking forward to playing them, but this almost seemed like work. Maybe some people like having a million objects and items to use or click on, and tons of places to try to use these objects on, but it just wasn’t that much fun. I really enjoyed the story, and the characters were cool, but I really wanted to follow the story better and not be spending 90% of the time guessing at what to do next. I know that this was a well-made game, and I experienced no user problems. But I was hoping for more puzzle-solving without the use of multiple hints. Sorry
Nostalgia at its best
Wed Jul 27 2022 ShamtoasRon Gilbert and the entire team knocked it out of the park with Thimbleweed Park. The story, voice acting, 4th wall breakage, self-deprecating humor, art style, difficulty modes, challenge, and the pure joy that you get from playing this game are all incredible. Not only did it take me back to my golden era of PC gaming, but it improved upon it and let me play it right on my phone! Absolutely buy this game if you want a truly wonderful adventure game. The only issue I have with this game is that it’s not optimized to be full screen on newer iPhones so you will get letterboxing on the left and right sides. That doesn’t make it any less fun or less functional. It works wonderfully. I just did my second play through on an iPhone 12 Pro and never had one crash… well, I did encounter one NPE ;-)
Well-done postmodern story line
Wed Jul 10 2019 not another usernameI’m giving this a five star rating for a number of reasons but mainly, I suppose, because of the experimentation with a postmodern story line in a point-and-click adventure. Really, it was a bold move. The story, as it’s lain out in the beginning, is pretty good. It’s based on an old archetype: a Murder is committed in a small, dried up town, and an innocent riffraff is eventually accused. Then, the story, characteristically of a postmodern venture, fragments into an a dreamlike spectacle concerning the nature of reality. The ultimate outcome of the story (Spoiler ahead): it doesn’t matter neither who killed the hapless victim nor that an innocent man was accused; the inherent meaninglessness of life and the thinly veiled illusion of free will render all aspects of existence, at least in the video game world, inconsequential. If you’re into post-modern literature, you’ll probably love this game.
Sloppy Ending
Sun Nov 10 2019 LockeColeFreedThis game has a great first half—really fun and engaging with puzzles that are difficult but not so much so that you need to call the in-game help line. The back half of the game, however, comes almost to a screeching halt with the introduction of the hotel. A lot of the puzzles don’t have clues that are easy to figure out just from common sense and intuition, making it necessary to call the help line at least once, if not a dozen times. The game then becomes a chore and not very fun at this point, and the ending is disappointing and unfulfilling. There are also many unanswered questions that are tied up in a dialogue towards the end that seems rushed and uncalculated. This game would’ve been so much better following the track of a murder mystery instead of incorporating a nonsensical plot twist towards the end. Overall, good music and graphics, great story in the front half, clumsy controls, and terrible ending. 15-20 hours of gameplay.
Some Youtube Videos found!
Thimbleweed Park: iOS iPad Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 (by Ron Gilbert) - YouTube
60 minutes of Thimbleweed Park Gameplay (with Ron Gilbert!) - YouTube
Thimbleweed Park - Full Game Walkthrough Gameplay & Ending (No Commentary Longplay) (Adventure Game) - YouTube
Thimbleweed Park | Complete Gameplay Walkthrough - Full Game | No Commentary
Thimbleweed Park: iOS iPhone Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 (by Ron Gilbert) - YouTube
Thimbleweed Park™ | Full Game Walkthrough | No Commentary - YouTube
Thimbleweed Park Hard Mode 100% Full Gameplay Walkthrough + All Achievements (No Commentary) - YouTube
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Thimbleweed Park [Android/iOS] Launch Trailer ᴴᴰ - YouTube
News found!
Will we get another Monkey Island? Ron Gilbert says it's "really complicated" Polygon.com
Polygon.com Sun Aug 16 2026
The development of Thimbleweed Park 2 was financed by a wealthy fan of the original game WN Hub
WN Hub Wed Aug 12 2026
Adventure game Thimbleweed Park 2 announced GamingOnLinux
GamingOnLinux Mon Aug 03 2026
Beloved X-Files-inspired game gets surprise sequel reveal ahead of Ryan Coogler's TV reboot GAMINGbible
GAMINGbible Sun Aug 02 2026
Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert Confirms Thimbleweed Park Sequel for 2028 IGN
IGN Sat Aug 01 2026
Maniac Mansion Spiritual Successor Thimbleweed Park Getting a Sequel Horror Geek Life
Horror Geek Life Fri Jul 31 2026
Thimbleweed Park 2 Announced, Launching In 2028 Game Informer
Game Informer Thu Jul 30 2026
Beloved X-Files-meets-Maniac Mansion adventure game is finally getting a sequel Polygon.com
Polygon.com Thu Jul 30 2026
Thimbleweed Park 2 is 'not really a sequel, not really a prequel,' but it is finally happening PC Gamer
PC Gamer Thu Jul 30 2026
"There Is No Bad News, It's All Good News" - Ron Gilbert Announces Sequel To 'Maniac Mansion' Spiritual Successor Time Extension
Time Extension Thu Jul 30 2026
