Eleven years after the Kickstarter campaign for the original, it's official: Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick have announced the sequel to their cult adventure game on Gilbert's blog, “Grumpy Gamer.” Title: simply “Thimbleweed Park 2.” The 2017 original is still considered one of the best homages to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures and has since gathered a loyal fanbase eagerly awaiting this very moment.
A New Murder Mystery in Thimbleweed
The plot is not a direct sequel or prequel in the classic sense, but a completely new story set in the same quirky world. Once again, Agents Ray and Reyes are investigating, this time a new murder case at the famous Edmund Mansion. Fans of the first game's dark humor and LucasArts-inspired storytelling can look forward to more of what they love, but with a fresh case.
Who's Returning
For the sequel, Terrible Toybox is bringing back a large portion of the original team:
- Ron Gilbert (Game Design, known as the creator of Monkey Island)
- Gary Winnick (Art Direction, co-founder of Thimbleweed Park)
- Mark Ferrari (Pixel Art)
- David Fox (Design)
- Octavi Navarro (Art)
Thimbleweed Park 2 is expected to release in early 2028 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with a GOG release also planned.
Context: No Kickstarter This Time
Remarkably, the sequel's funding approach differs: While the original was crowdfunded by the community via a Kickstarter campaign in 2014, raising approximately $626,000, Terrible Toybox is opting for self-publishing with a private investor for the second installment. This removes the public pressure and expectations associated with a crowdfunding campaign from the studio, but also means fans aren't directly involved as financiers this time. For a studio that garnered several Adventure Game of the Year awards with the first installment in 2017, this is a logical next step – Gilbert no longer needs to earn the trust of publishers or investors after the success of the original.
Source: Grumpy Gamer (Ron Gilbert), TheSixthAxis
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