Game

Thomas Was Alone

2012 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Platform · Puzzle · Adventure

74IGDB player score
193 ratings

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That 74 average hides a game its 193 fans would defend to the death. More story than an adventure game — drama first, and the adventure game parts serve the narrative. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run.

About this game

Thomas Was Alone is an indie minimalist 2D platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity. Guide a group of rectangles through a series of obstacles, using their different skills together to get to the end of each environment.

Thomas Was Alone tells the story of the world's first sentient AIs, and how they worked together to, well, not escape: Escape is a strong word. 'Emerge' might be better. 'Emerge' has an air of importance about it, while keeping the myriad plot twists and superhero origin stories you'll discover under wraps. We didn't even mention the bouncing. That'd be overkill.