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Thomas Was Alone

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First release
Jul 24, 2012
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Platform, Puzzle · Drama, Action
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

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.

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 24, 2012
Mac
Jul 24, 2012
PlayStation 3
Apr 23, 2013
All 11 release dates
PlayStation Vita
Apr 23, 2013
Linux
May 28, 2013
iOS
May 15, 2014
Android
Jul 30, 2014
Xbox One
Nov 21, 2014
Wii U
Nov 25, 2014
PlayStation 4
Nov 25, 2014
Nintendo Switch
Feb 19, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
3h
Completionist
4h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
death, female protagonist, steam, multiple protagonists, achievements
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At a Glance

Critic Score
76
Main + Extras (IGDB)
3h
Completionist (IGDB)
4h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 4,148 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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