Thimbleweed Park
Ranked 6 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
A fun point-and-click adventure with a strong cast, though critics agree the ending disappoints.
A fun point-and-click adventure with a strong cast, though critics agree the ending disappoints.
33 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 13
- approval share
- 61%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, enjoyable adventure game
“Yeah, I loved it, too. Not quite on the level of the first two Monkey Island games, but still a great experience.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “Thimbleweed Park 1 was awesome in every way”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “I enjoyed Thimbleweed Park personally”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” - Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
- Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
- Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
Strong characters, especially Delores
“Some characters and jokes were intensely annoying, especially Ransome. I did like Delores, though.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “I really loved Delores and Ransome particularly in TWP.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” Easy puzzles for the genre
“I found the puzzles fair enough, but my impressions about writing and characters match yours.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “Thimbleweed park is, if anything, on the easy side of the genre.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Disappointing or weak ending
“Personally I liked TP1 a lot for the most part, but I agree that the ending was a horrible misstep.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “Thimbleweed Park was a fine game with a very disappointing ending”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?” “The 4th wall breaking was lame though, especially the ending.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” - Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
- Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
- Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
- Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
Puzzles illogical, hard or tedious
“There was a lack of direction (for me) and too many permutations of clicks, characters, items and locations.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “there's no logic to solving them so you'd have to resort to clicking everything”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” “The puzzles were an absolute chore to figure out and solve”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2” - Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ron Gilbert started production on Thimbleweed Park 2”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Thimbleweed ParkThis page | 20 | 13 | 61% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
33 of the 35 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Thimbleweed Park was a fine game with a very disappointing ending”
“not what I was hoping for, but fine”
“I had a lot of fun with Timbleweed Park”
“Thimbleweed Park had that problem for me, and it kind of soured me on the ending.”
“I enjoyed Thimbleweed Park personally”
“the surrealness/metaness was a feature not a bug for me”
“Thimbleweed Park was a little rough”
“That was such a fun game.”
“After the endings of Thimbleweed Park and Return To Monkey Island, I lost a lot of respect for Ron Gilbert.”
“the ending isn't satisfying in the least”
“I've long hoped that we've all been getting the bad ending while there's a second one hidden somewhere”
“the multiple characters became tedious due to having to walk multiple people all over and pass items between them”
“The puzzles were an absolute chore to figure out and solve”
“Thimbleweed park is, if anything, on the easy side of the genre.”
“Some characters and jokes were intensely annoying, especially Ransome. I did like Delores, though.”
“thimbleweed park was a lot of fun”
“Thimbleweek Park 1 was nothing but meta.”
“I found the game so intensely unfunny”
“The 4th wall breaking was lame though, especially the ending.”
“It was the only reason I played the game, to see that scene.”
“There was a lack of direction (for me) and too many permutations of clicks, characters, items and locations.”
“Personally I liked TP1 a lot for the most part, but I agree that the ending was a horrible misstep.”
“Yeah, I loved it, too. Not quite on the level of the first two Monkey Island games, but still a great experience.”
“I really loved Delores and Ransome particularly in TWP.”
“Yes, the ending was kind of lame.”
“If you every played the first two Monkey Island games, and understand the lore behind that, then the ending is pretty good.”
“I found the puzzles fair enough, but my impressions about writing and characters match yours.”
“The puzzles were too hard. I didn't complete it.”
“Thimbleweed Park is a lovely game.”
“Thimbleweed Park 1 has possibly the worst ending of a game, ever.”
“Loved the first part. Can't wait to play it.”
“Thimbleweed Park 1 was awesome in every way”
“there's no logic to solving them so you'd have to resort to clicking everything”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.