Thomas Was Alone

 PlayStation 3
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  • Summary: Thomas won't be entirely alone, he'll be joined throughout by the awesome Mr Danny Wallace (XFM, Yes Man and Assassin's Creed) who will be narrating his adventures.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. DarkZero
    Apr 4, 2014
    100
    Thomas Was Alone gives an all-encompassing experience that’s nestled inside a marvelously crafted world of stories, friends, and jumping.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Apr 22, 2013
    90
    When the curtain finally closed on Thomas Was Alone, I couldn’t help but feel touched. Despite being two-dimensional in appearance, the game’s cast of characters exuded more personality and depth than that of some games propped up by millions of dollars of development funding.
  3. games(TM)
    May 1, 2013
    90
    While a few technical hiccups do occasionally spoil the party – there’s a touch of latency in the jumping controls and the odd little bug that makes matters a touch confusing – there’s so little to fault in Bithell’s striking debut. This is a game to admire, to enjoy and evangelise; a thoroughly English slice of indie magic that is every bit as accomplished as anything with a budget and a team. If this truly is the year of the indie, then long may it continue.
  4. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2013
    80
    A winning piece of minimalist game design that manages to do a lot with a little in an industry which far too frequently achieves the exact opposite, and it deserves much praise for that.
  5. Polygon
    May 1, 2013
    80
    Between the jokes, the writing and the soundtrack — which alternates between dissonant scratches and transcendent melodies per each scene — it hooked into my emotions.
  6. Digital Spy
    Apr 28, 2013
    80
    At its core, Thomas Was Alone is a celebration of the differences between people, and as a celebration its puzzles are far more concerned with offering a hurdle to overcome rather than obstacles to fail. It's a subtle difference, but an important one.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Apr 23, 2013
    70
    It may add up to less than the sum of its parts but in terms of storytelling and presentation this indie favourite has much to teach mega budget retail games.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 4 out of 19
  1. angrypants
    Apr 28, 2013
    10
    Thomas Was Alone is a must own for PS Vita and PS3 owners. Its price is small and the 100 levels will keep you engaged for about 4-5 hours.Thomas Was Alone is a must own for PS Vita and PS3 owners. Its price is small and the 100 levels will keep you engaged for about 4-5 hours. Each character gets their moment in the spotlight and I never felt robbed of anyone’s impact on the story. The in-game narrator and soundtrack help flesh out its perfect presentation and other games in this genre could learn a lot from it. Simple platforming and fun puzzles make sure you're never going to rage quit the game and miss something important to the story. This is the type of game that makes me proud to be a gamer. It makes me feel good that I can connect with a red rectangle named Thomas and cringe and cheer as his hopes and fears come true.  Thomas Was Alone is a story about friendship and adversity but I got something much deeper from it about human self-reflection and how people can connect with anything.  I realize now that Thomas was not alone, Thomas was with me.… Expand
  2. Tobi3440
    Dec 8, 2015
    10
    Thomas Was Alone is beautiful. Plain and simple. Beautiful visuals, beautiful characters, beautiful levels, beautiful music, beautifulThomas Was Alone is beautiful. Plain and simple. Beautiful visuals, beautiful characters, beautiful levels, beautiful music, beautiful narration, beautiful... well... everything!

    The music in particular is downright incredible. David Housden is a f*cking musical genius. The last track of the game, known as "Freedom" is my favourite videogame song of all time. Give it a listen on Spotify, you'll love it.

    The gameplay is great, the jumping is amazingly fluid, and if you miss a jump, it's your own fault. Never the games fault.

    True, this isn't a game for everyone. If you play games for gameplay, you won't find much here. This is not your typical "game". This is the proof that videogames CAN be art, if you try to make it art.

    Thomas Was Alone is a game I hope that everyone will get to play at least once in their life, just to think about what friendship mean, and what it feels like to be alone.

    (Oh, and that music! Holy god, THAT. MUSIC! David Housden is amazing.)    … Expand
  4. Erroneus
    Apr 26, 2013
    9
    Brilliant game, that really shines as you play through it. Yes the graphics are simple, but the gameplay is spot on and driven by a powerfulBrilliant game, that really shines as you play through it. Yes the graphics are simple, but the gameplay is spot on and driven by a powerful and well told story, this is a true gem. You get a really good platformer, mixed with some good puzzles and beautiful narrating.

    It has true Cross-platform support, meaning cross-save and cross-buy for your PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.    … Expand
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 22, 2015
    8
    Thomas was Alone
    A roller Coaster of Emotion
    Thomas Was Alone is a puzzle platforming game The first half of the game really tugs on your    Thomas was Alone
    A roller Coaster of Emotion
    Thomas Was Alone is a puzzle platforming game
    The first half of the game really tugs on your heart strings as characters are being introduced,
    As youre getting smacked with real life metaphors, it just punches your right in the gut, but after the initial introductions the narration and story feels stale, leaving you with only the experience of the games world
    Disappointingly though there isn’t too much to experience.
    The main objective to the game is to get each character to their shaped portal, you do this by simple platforming and team work.
    There are the occasional really neat levels, but for the most part they are bland, colorless, boring, and offer no challenge.
    I was flying through most of the game, it got really boring and tedious fast.
    The only thing that kept me going was my love for the story, I cared about these squares and rectangles,
    You are introduced to 7 initial characters that each have their own mechanic to them such as inversion, doubles jumps, and floating.. All feeling equally important to the overall level progression.
    But as I said earlier the story gets out of hand and feels jumbled by the 6th world out of 10.
    I was hoping it would pick back up again, but they felt the urge to introduce even more characters rather than give a satisfying ending or conclusion for the previous characters.
    There are 100 levels in total in Thomas was alone, 2 collectibles in each of the 10 worlds to find, and a cute story and idea,
    Id recommend a play through only to experience the narrative, who knows you may appreciate the 2nd half of the game, I personally didn’t
    There isn’t much actual game here though, no risk, no reward.
    You can get through most levels on aggressive instinct rather than sitting back and thinking.
    For what it is
    Puzzle Platformer 7/10
    Overall: 7.5/10    … Expand
  6. imfromimgur
    Jun 17, 2013
    8
    This game offers a nice experience in an immersive yet simplistic World of flat colour. I know it doesn't make sense, but the developer hasThis game offers a nice experience in an immersive yet simplistic World of flat colour. I know it doesn't make sense, but the developer has managed to create engaging characters from simple shapes.

    The gameplay involves puzzles, mainly platforming that evolves during the game. At each stage, the game offers new challenges and new ways to interact between the characters. It's about co-operation and puzzles solving between teams. This game would work nicely with multiplayer. Four people each controlling a character would work well.

    Overall, for the price Thomas was alone is a good deal, and definitely worth checking out!    … Expand
  7. drlowdon
    Nov 25, 2013
    7
    In terms of storytelling telling and atmosphere Thomas Was Alone gets everything pretty much spot on, managing to create a memorable cast ofIn terms of storytelling telling and atmosphere Thomas Was Alone gets everything pretty much spot on, managing to create a memorable cast of characters from little more than squares and rectangles despite its minimalist approach.

    Unfortunately the gameplay itself, while competent, can't quite live up to the excellent presentation. I expect many will find it to be a little slow paced and its a shame that the puzzles never evolve to be as difficult, or indeed as clever, as the very best in the genre (such as Braid). It may not be a true classic but I'd recommend it to anyone looking for something a bit different.

    *Having played both the PS3 and Vita version I must say it suited the handheld better.    … Expand
  8. Broyax
    Jan 18, 2017
    0
    Thomas n'est pas vraiment tout seul, lui et sa cervelle 8 bits ont torché vite fait mal fait leur jeu de clodo et tout ce qu'ils ont puThomas n'est pas vraiment tout seul, lui et sa cervelle 8 bits ont torché vite fait mal fait leur jeu de clodo et tout ce qu'ils ont pu démouler, ce sont des carrés et des rectangles qui sautent. Mon pauvre gars ! ton ciboulot 8 bits n'a pas toutes les lumières allumées là-haut ! Mais le sens de l'arnaque, tu l'as par contre. Oser vendre un truc pareil, il fallait oser. Pari gagné sans doute : les bobos et les étudiants crient au génie. Certes, c'est à faire pisser de rire Tetris ce truc mais on ne ne peut leur donner tort sur un point : c'est incroyablement, terriblement, surtout terriblement, "frais". Oh la la, c'est si frais ce "gameplay" et un peu "rebelle" aussi, non ? il y a un message caché là-dedans, si, si. En "bon" jeu triple Z, c'est un minimum !… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#42 Best PS3 Game of 2013
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#73 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2013