Thimbleweed Park: New Trailer – August 6, 2016

The town of Thimbleweed Park once thrived with an opulent hotel, a vibrant business district and the state’s largest pillow factory. It now exists as a mere shadow of its former self along a dusty stretch of highway. Thimbleweed Park, the game, tells the story of two washed-up federal agents called in to investigate a dead body found in the river just outside of town.

From the minds of Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, the game will feature the duo’s signature satirical humor and poke fun at the likes of Twin Peaks, True Detective and The X-Files, with a pinch of Stephen King thrown in. Ron and Gary intend to reignite the warm, fuzzy feeling of playing a point-and-click adventure back when 8-bit was state-of-the-art, puzzles were puzzles and story ruled.

Thimbleweed Park will feature five playable characters (the aforementioned agents, a cursed clown, a jaded heiress and the ghost of a pillow salesman); a vast, compelling world to explore at your own pace; a cast of thousands (actually 20); a guaranteed joke every two minutes (really) and no dead ends or stupid puzzles. So say Ron and Gary.

Kickstarter-funded in 2014, the game should be completed early in 2017 for Xbox One, Windows, Mac and Linux. Android and iOS versions are to follow shortly thereafter.