Thomas Was Alone (Windows)

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Description

Thomas Was Alone is a puzzle platformer about friendship and a remake of the Flash game with the same name. The player takes control of a red shape that represents a string in a programming environment. The goal is to move through an abstract environment to complete 100 levels by moving and jumping. A level is completed when the shape is moved to a white outline of its form.

While the environment is a plain collection of shapes and the puzzle platforming is straightforward, the game is brought to life through the narration, explaining the thoughts and the emotions of the shape. The red shape is called Thomas and he feels alone. He has no idea where he is and does not know his purpose, but he quite enjoys moving around and jumping. Soon after, other shapes appear and while they provide a method for more complex puzzles by working together, the story's focus is on the interaction between the shapes, building their personality through their cooperation and abilities. The first to appear next is Christopher, an orange cube who takes an immediate dislike to Thomas. He cannot jump as high and they often need to act as stepping stones for each other. Other shapes to appear are the long and high jumping John, the large cube Claire who feels like a superhero because she can float on water while other shapes drown when they come in contact with it, and Laura who can be used to bounce as a trampoline.

In levels with multiple shapes, the player can switch between them to control them individually. Those levels have multiple white outlines and they can only be completed when all shapes are in the correct place. Not all levels contain all shapes at once but the player has no control over this at the start of a level. A grumpy Chris will for instance go about alone, and often the choice of the participating shapes and the level/puzzle design complement each other to visually express their emotions. In the level where Chris starts to fall in love with Laura for instance, the level is designed with a low ceiling showing Chris jumping like mad on Laura's trampoline shape. Later on a nemesis is introduced as a floating cloud.

A DLC expansion called Benjamin's Flight was first introduced as a commercial add-on for the PlayStation versions. Later it was made available for free for platforms were the game was already released (PC) and new platform versions had it included by default (iOS, Android, Wii U and Xbox One).

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Part of the Following Groups

• Crowd funding (successful)
• Enhanced remakes
• Game Engine: Unity
• Game feature: Developer commentary
• Thomas Was Alone series

User Reviews

An interesting presentation with nothing else to add

BeamingLizard (24)

Critic Reviews

Everyeye.it	Jul 26, 2012	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Jul 24, 2012	8 out of 10	80
D+PAD Magazine	Jul 12, 2012		80
Multiplayer.it	2012	7.8 out of 10	78
Jeuxvideo.com	Nov 19, 2012	15 out of 20	75
GameSpot	Jun 27, 2012	7.5 out of 10	75
Edge	Aug 30, 2012	7 out of 10	70
Thunderbolt Games	Feb 19, 2013	7 out of 10	70
Splitkick	Jul 27, 2012	5 out of 10	50
Gameplay (Benelux)	Aug 31, 2012	Unscored	Unscored

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• Thomas Was Alone (official website)
• thomaswasalone.com (official game website)
• TrueAchievements achievement guide (The TrueAchievements achievement guide for Thomas Was Alone)
• Wikipedia: Thomas Was Alone (Article about the game in the open encyclopedia)