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Thomas Was Alone cover art

Thomas Was Alone

Bithell Games · 2012-11-12

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 23, 2013 (PlayStation Vita), Nov 25, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Nov 21, 2014 (Xbox One), May 28, 2013 (Linux), Jul 24, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 15, 2014 (iOS)

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

2
playing now
94%
positive of 9.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (182 ratings)
3.1h
to beat · completionist 3.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Thomas Was Alone is a 2012 puzzle-platform game created by Mike Bithell, originally released as a Flash-based browser game in October 2010. The game was expanded and released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in June 2012. It has subsequently been released for Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. In the game, the player controls one or more simple rectangles representing several out-of-control artificial intelligence entities, working with the shapes to get each to their individual end points on each level. Each shape is characterized by a unique name and personality, including the eponymous Thomas, which is conveyed to the player through the use of a narrator voiced by Danny Wallace, whose performance earned the game a BAFTA Games Award.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 375k–751k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,386 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$10.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2022-06-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $10.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-06 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-10-29 — best price $6.692016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-05-15 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $2.492017-09-25 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-04-02 — best price $9.992018-10-08 — best price $4.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $4.992019-05-13 — best price $9.992019-10-24 — best price $4.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-04-20 — best price $6.692020-07-20 — best price $9.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-09-20 — best price $4.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $1.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-10-09 — best price $4.992024-01-11 — best price $9.992024-04-04 — best price $9.992024-10-13 — best price $4.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $4.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-08-27 — best price $10.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

93242026-05-29 — 45 pageviews2026-06-01 — 50 pageviews2026-06-04 — 48 pageviews2026-06-07 — 36 pageviews2026-06-10 — 32 pageviews2026-06-13 — 44 pageviews2026-06-16 — 33 pageviews2026-06-19 — 43 pageviews2026-06-22 — 34 pageviews2026-06-25 — 35 pageviews2026-06-28 — 58 pageviews2026-07-01 — 65 pageviews2026-07-04 — 48 pageviews2026-07-07 — 37 pageviews2026-07-10 — 56 pageviews2026-07-13 — 52 pageviews2026-07-16 — 49 pageviews2026-07-19 — 42 pageviews2026-07-22 — 47 pageviews2026-07-25 — 39 pageviews2026-07-28 — 66 pageviews2026-07-31 — 39 pageviews2026-08-03 — 56 pageviews2026-08-06 — 49 pageviews2026-08-09 — 50 pageviews2026-08-12 — 43 pageviews2026-08-15 — 37 pageviews2026-08-18 — 54 pageviews2026-08-21 — 24 pageviews2026-08-24 — 38 pageviews2026-08-26 — 60 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
93.5%
earned "Be There or Be..."
36.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)33,90327%35
PS4, PS3, PS Vita (PlayStation)31,94051%15
Xbox One (Xbox)10,32859%15
Switch (Nintendo)720%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualLinearSci-fiNarrationPlatformerStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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