Thimbleweed Park

Overview

Thimbleweed Park revels in its humor, and succeeds in its efforts toward better puzzle design. The narrative takes some twists and turns that didn’t always hit home with me, but I enjoyed the whimsical journey nonetheless. With its stellar characters and smart puzzles, Thimbleweed Park is a joy to play from beginning to end.

-- As reviewed by GameInformer

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

7
Average:

2
Bad:

0

8.4

User Score

Based on 2,057 reviews
as rated by users

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Last revision on June 11, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Wacky cast of characters makes you look forward to every encounter
A LucasArts adventure game in everything but name
Unconventional pacing keeps the narrative unpredictable
Diverse environments invite lots of exploration and interaction
Excellent retro visuals

Reviewers Didn't Like

Open structure harms your ability to solve puzzles effectively
Inventory management can get frustrating
The use of verb icons does seem self-indulgent
Relationship between main protagonists feels arbitrary
All good things must come to an end

Expert reviews and ratings

It works, though. All of it. And while the overture might be rough, the rest demands attention. Confectioned by the virtuosos of yesterday, Thimbleweed Park is surreal, silly and sinister. Remember: the signals are strong tonight.

By EuroGamer on March 31, 2017

The experience of Thimbleweed Park is so drenched in nostalgia that it made me question whether I was enjoying the game for what it actually was, or if I was just enjoying the comfort of having an old itch scratched. In the end, though, I don't think it really matters. While Thimbleweed Park might be alienating to a newcomer to adventure games, that's by design. It's a game that exists somewhere between 1987 and 2017, and for someone with a love of the genre, it feels like coming home.

By Polygon on March 30, 2017

You certainly get your $20’s worth out of Thimbleweed Park. The voice cast doesn’t elevate the script in the way they always did in the LucasArts “talky” days, but an enjoyable, self-referential story and hundreds of puzzles to solve make it worthy of a place on your shelf next to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island.

By IGN on March 30, 2017

By GameInformer on March 30, 2017

A quality adventure game with challenging puzzles, oddball characters, and an intriguing, mystery-laden plot.

By PCGamer on March 30, 2017

And for all of that that, I can forgive a few too-vague clues and the jokes that fell flat. It’s a beautiful game as well, the non-interactive foregrounds adding as much life to the world as the backgrounds. Even the old-school verb system, which I was wary of, doesn’t get in the way, with a right click always picking the most sensible options, and others existing for laughs or mild experimentation.

By RockPaperShotgun on March 30, 2017

The best point ‘n’ click adventure since the glory days of LucasArts, filled with smart dialogue and even smarter puzzles.

By Metro UK on March 30, 2017

Thimbleweed Park is excellent, both as tongue-in-cheek homage and in its own right. It’s a LucasArts adventure game the way you remember them being, with the same witty humor and, yes, the same sometimes-asinine puzzles. The good and the bad.

By PCWorld on March 30, 2017

100

An incredible game that takes all the best parts of how classic adventures used to be made and then adds so much more to ensure it stands up to today’s standards. Thimbleweed Park is a gem that will be remembered for at least another 30 years.

By AdventureGamers on March 30, 2017

Thimbleweed Park has sharp, often hilarious writing and convoluted puzzles to spare. All in all, it's a welcome return to the point-and-click adventure, even if it ends up feeling a bit like a b-side to the classics before it.

By US Gamer on March 30, 2017

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