Thimbleweed Park

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 57
  3. Negative: 9 out of 57
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  1. GameEnthusiast
    Mar 24, 2018
    9
    Great and challenging point and click adventure with great dialogues and an interesting ending.
    My only negative point is that some riddles are almost unsolvable without the help of the internet.
  2. OldAndCynical
    Feb 2, 2022
    6
    I loved LucasArts adventure games back in the Amiga era. So when I heard this game was made by same people, I rushed to buy it.
    On the positive side, the game has great retro looks, and lots of fun and nostalgia inducing stuff on the scenes, such as Commodore 64! And the music is also good.
    On the poor side, the jokes are flat and tired, and just do not have that Monkey Island quality to    I loved LucasArts adventure games back in the Amiga era. So when I heard this game was made by same people, I rushed to buy it.
    On the positive side, the game has great retro looks, and lots of fun and nostalgia inducing stuff on the scenes, such as Commodore 64! And the music is also good.
    On the poor side, the jokes are flat and tired, and just do not have that Monkey Island quality to them. And the voice acting is appalling on pretty much all characters. And, frankly, the puzzles are bit meh as well. More tedious than entertaining.
    The worst thing, to me, is that there is so little to examine on each screen. On the best LucasArts games, you can examine lot of stuff on each screen, even if they have no bearing on the adventure, and when you do examine such stuff, you get funny one liners from the hero. Well, in this game, there is usually only few objects you can look at on each screen, which makes the screens, and the game, feel very barren indeed compared to the old adventures.
    So. Nice looking retro game, but very barren one. Mere shadow of the good old days. Wait till it comes on sale, for its not worth full price.    … Expand
  3. LigiMonkey
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, Great story and fun to play. I recommend strongly and wish to play more Games like this in the future
  4. quetzalcube
    May 11, 2020
    8
    Summary: Thimbleweed Park is a love letter to classic point-click adventure game lovers made from the acclaimed Ron Gilbert, the creator of Maniac Mansion and the Monkey Island saga. The game is very good: long, deep, and with tons of reference to the classics of the genre. It is way better than what you usually find on iOS game and it gives a lot of value for its price.

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    Full Review.

    Thimbleweed is exactly what it looks like: a point-click adventure going full on the retro/nostalgic side of things. And it is a very good point-click adventure for all standards. Thimbleweed also does many great things on the aesthetic side, both on graphics and sounds, so even though it looks retro you actually enjoy your senses every minute you spend on Thimbleweed. This is worth noting because many retro games do not do this right, and it also a great choice from the creator since it is certainly a good arthistic style for the genre.

    However, although Thimbleweed is definiteley a great game (even more if you consider it can be played on mobile devices) one is forced to compare it with its predecessors and the masterpieces of the genre. And this is no easy task. Thimbleweed certainly stands his ground firm on many aspects when it is compared with the classics, but one must admit that Thimbleweed falls behind on story, dialogues, and characters. Since graphics adventure rely on story telling and clever puzzles instead on horse-power the device they are running on, it is not so surprising that almost 30 years after the start of genre games like Monkey Island I & II and Day of the Tentacle are still the pinnacles and the top of the their class. To put it plain and simple: although Thimbleweed is certainly very good, it will not fill your memory with unforgettable moments as those three classic games I mentioned before.    … Expand
  5. Inarokovinal
    Jun 25, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don’t know what to say about this game. If you like classic quest , you’ll definitely will love this one. The ending is like WTF.… Expand
  6. bergcamp101
    Dec 2, 2021
    8
    This is the kind of game, when you feel, that developers really like games at all. Tens of links to the gaming, bunch of gaming jokes.. It's not just another point and click adventure, it's a really cute, enjoyable fulfilling adventure, which I highly recommend.

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Atomix
    Sep 12, 2017
    88
    Another great adventure game from Ron Gilbert. Maniac Mansion fans, you must play this ASAP.
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  2. PlayStation Country
    Aug 28, 2017
    90
    Thimbleweed Park feels like a masterclass in making a point and click adventure game. The story is excellent and full of humour and unexpected developments and the puzzles are well thought out and challenging. It feels almost exactly like playing a Lucasfilm Game from yesteryear and this is the highest praise I can give it.
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  3. 3DJuegos
    Aug 24, 2017
    95
    Thimbleweed Park is an excellent adventure game, Ron Gilbert has conceive again a great "point and click" adventure.
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