# Thimbleweed Park

> Adventure

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1228969539](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1228969539)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1228969539`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Terrible Toybox, Inc.
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (847 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2017-09-28
- **First published:** 2017-09-18
- **Size:** 940 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thimbleweed-park/id1228969539)
- **Website:** [http://thimbleweedpark.com/](http://thimbleweedpark.com/)

## Description

Thimbleweed Park is a brand-new adventure game from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. Play as five characters whose fates intertwine in a quirky, haunted town as you uncover a surreal mystery. Not a walking simulator, the game blends satisfying puzzles with a twisty narrative set in 1987.

Features include five playable characters who can cooperate or clash, a vast world to explore at your own pace, retro humor every couple of minutes, multilingual subtitles, and casual or hard modes. A 1980s-style hint line helps with puzzles if you want it, while the story and puzzles stay with you long after you finish.

## Rankings

- #58,213 — Overall

## Review summary

Fans praise Thimbleweed Park for its nostalgic LucasArts feel, witty writing, art style, and solid puzzles with helpful hints. Recurrent concerns on iOS/iPadOS include device-locked saves with no cross-device sync, crashes and display/scale issues, touch-precision frustrations, pacing/ending criticisms, and no built-in controller support. Despite mobile UX challenges, the game remains beloved by fans who want more adventures and see it as a polished homage to classic era point-and-click games.

### Pros

- Nostalgic LucasArts-style point-and-click vibe with witty writing, pixel art, and voice acting.
- Strong puzzles with multiple difficulty modes and a built-in, helpful hint system.
- Engaging story and memorable characters delivered with high production polish.
- Great value for money given the expansive content and replayability.
- Overall faithful homage that resonates with fans of classic adventure games.

### Cons

- Saves are device-locked with no cloud/iCloud cross-device sync or export options.
- Mobile performance and display issues: crashes on some iPads, scaling/letterboxing on newer iPhones, and occasional sound problems.
- Touch controls can require very precise taps, making progress frustrating on phones/tablets.
- Ending and pacing criticized by some players as anticlimactic or uneven.
- Lack of controller support on mobile; calls for better controller/UX options.

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