Ron Gilbert talks the untraditional way he got Thimbleweed Park 2 funded, and his frustrations with modern publishing deals
Ron Gilbert discusses the unconventional funding of Thimbleweed Park 2 and his frustrations with modern publishing deals.
Thimbleweed Park 2
Agents Ray and Reyes are investigating a murder at the Mansion. In a spoof of a classic whodunit, everyone is a suspect and the murderer will be confronted…... If you can find them. Not really a sequel. Not really a prequel. It’s more Thimbleweed Park and just as weird.
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About This Game
Welcome back to Thimbleweed Park.
Thimbleweed Park 2 is coming in 2028, and it’s more Thimbleweed Park than ever.
This time the dead body is at the Edmund Mansion, and Agents Ray and Reyes are back to investigate… or are they?
In a point-and-click spoof of a classic whodunit, everyone in the Mansion is a suspect and the murderer will be confronted by our detectives. If you can find them. Spoiler: It’s not the butler.
By the end of another long, strange night in Thimbleweed Park, you’ll have more questions than answers.
Not really a sequel. Not really a prequel. It’s more Thimbleweed Park and just as weird.
And just like last time, in a town like Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems.
Wishlist today, and follow along with behind-the-scenes dev blogs at the Thimbleweed Park 2 website!
ABOUT THIMBLEWEED PARK
The original Thimbleweed Park came out in 2017 following a Kickstarter from Maniac Mansion co-creators Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick. (Ron is also the creator of the Monkey Island series… maybe you’ve heard of it?) Thimbleweed Park is a point & click adventure in the classic LucasArts style with five playable characters, a zany supporting cast, distinctive pixel art, and an absurd mystery storyline that gets weirder with every twist. A free Thimbleweed Park mini-adventure, Delores, came out in 2020.
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