Thomas Was Alone
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Full release
Nov 12, 2012
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About This Game
Thomas Was Alone. And then, well, he Wasn't.
Thomas Was Alone is an indie minimalist 2D platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity. Starting with Thomas, become acquainted with a group of rectangles-slash-sentient-AIs, learn their individual abilities, and navigate them through 120 levels of obstacles.
Listen to a critically acclaimed score by David Housden. Jump over blocks and barriers meticulously placed by Mike Bithell. Listen to a voiceover read wistfully, a bit amusingly, and BAFTA-winningly by Danny Wallace.
Thomas Was Alone tells the story of the world's first sentient artificial intelligences, 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.
Key Features
- Utilize the unique skills of 10+ characters to beat 120 levels.
- Uncover the story of AIs becoming unexpectedly sentient.
- Immerse yourself in David Housden's critically acclaimed procedural score.
- Chuckle along to Danny Wallace's narration.
GameHubber interest
Not enough ratings yet
Developer and publisher
- Developer:
- Bithell Games
- Publisher:
- Bithell Games
Quick facts
- Release
- Jul 24, 2012: Windows, Mac
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Storefronts
- PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, and Steam
- Genres
- Indie and Platformer
- Tags
- Not listed
- Social styles
- Solo
- Demo
- Not announced
- Price model
- Purchase
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| French | |||
| German | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish (Spain) |
Age Rating & Interactive Elements
DEJUS 14
Content descriptors
Linguagem imprópria, Violência fantasiosa
Support
Controller & Support
Controller support
Full controller support
Device support
Steam Achievements
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS:
- Windows XP
- Processor:
- 500 Mhz
- Memory:
- 1 GB RAM
- DirectX®:
- 7.0
- Hard Drive:
- 400 MB HD space
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GameHubber interest
Not enough ratings yet
Developer and publisher
- Developer:
- Bithell Games
- Publisher:
- Bithell Games
Quick facts
- Release
- Jul 24, 2012: Windows, Mac
- Last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Storefronts
- PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, and Steam
- Genres
- Indie and Platformer
- Tags
- Not listed
- Social styles
- Solo
- Demo
- Not announced
- Price model
- Purchase
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| French | |||
| German | |||
| Italian | |||
| Spanish (Spain) |
Age Rating & Interactive Elements
DEJUS 14
Content descriptors
Linguagem imprópria, Violência fantasiosa
Support
Controller & Support
Controller support
Full controller support
Device support
Steam Achievements
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Reviews
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"Players are rating this around 74 on IGDB."
IGDB
188 ratings
OpenCritic
74
IGDB aggregate snapshot for Thomas Was Alone.
188
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