Ron Gilbert's 2017 point-and-click adventure Thimbleweed Park returns with an announced sequel arriving in early 2028. The original combined classic adventure-game design with a murder mystery premise and earned a devoted following across multiple platforms over the past seven years.
The sequel's announcement came with an unusual funding story: rather than securing a traditional publisher deal, Gilbert and co-creator Gary Winnick found backing through a single wealthy fan of the original who wanted the series to continue. Gilbert has characterized this arrangement as fairer than typical modern publishing agreements, expressing frustration with conventional industry deals. Details remain sparse beyond the 2028 release window, though the project is confirmed and in development.
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I think it would be a tad fair if you heard that Thimbleweed Park 2 is in the works and thought, "who funded that?" Not because it doesn't deserve funding, but because adventure games aren't exactly in vogue (even though it's not as dead a genre as many think), and also there's t…
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For once, the "wealthy benefactor on the internet wants to give you money" story is actually real.
"This deal is a lot more fair". Thimbleweek Park 2 , the upcoming sequel to the 2017 cult classic , is reportedly being funded by a sole 'wealthy outsider'. This comes from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg , who interviewed creator Ron Gilbert regarding the creation of the sequel. Des…
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While details on it are quite light as we've only got the first announcement of it coming, Thimbleweed Park 2 is real and coming sometime in 2028. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Ron Gilbert says the next game in the now-a-series is set to come out in early 2028.
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Nearly ten years ago, point-and-click legend Ron Gilbert (creator of {The Secret of Monkey Island}, among other master pieces) returned to the classic foundations of the genre with the highly entertaining, well-written, and wonderful {Thimbleweed Park}. Here, we had a mystery to…
But you'll have to wait for it. Thimbleweed Park was one of those early Switch eShop delights that many of us completely fell in love with back in 2017, and a decade later, it looks like we're finally getting more. Maniac Mansion co-creators Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick announced…
