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Thistlemine

Thistlebro · Fruitbat Factory · 2024-06-18

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 18, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Thistlemine is a puzzle RPG that tells a story about the work that takes place within an Anomalis Exclusion Zone – a hostile environment where space and time are warped, and the thick miasma suffocates those trapped within.

Thistlemine is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2024, priced at $14.24, with an estimated 0 to 20,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (88% of 24 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-13

88%
positive of 24 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$14.24
steam price (US)

Long ago, the world was devastated by the miasma, rendering the lands into a poisoned wasteland. Alongside the miasma came the "Anomalis", sentient lifeforms created by the miasma to perpetuate its existence. The game is set in an Anomalis Exclusion Zone, a place where a thick miasma bends both space and time, slowly growing and tearing the fabric of reality. Within await the native anomalis, hostile stalkers, and the many mutated by the miasma. Among those that venture into the exclusion zone are members of the Thistlemine Excavation Corps; a military faction with the sole responsibility of(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 73% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320242026Week of 2024-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Census log

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Similarity via IGDB.

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