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.

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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.

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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

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
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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