Thomas Was Alone
Minimalist puzzle platformer about sentient rectangles working together
Bithell Games · Released Nov 12, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 9,393
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 11 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Thomas Was Alone?
This single-player, side-scrolling puzzle platformer follows a group of newly sentient AIs represented by rectangles. You switch between characters with different abilities to cross obstacles in 120 levels, using moves such as jumping, floating, and anti-gravity movement.
For you if...
- +you like narrated stories with minimalist visuals
- +you enjoy coordinating characters with different movement abilities
- +you prefer linear single-player platform games
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging puzzles with varied solutions
- −you dislike moving several characters through each level separately
- −you prefer little narration during gameplay
What players say
94% of 9,393 reviews are positive · 100% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing and voice narration for giving the rectangles personality. The most common complaint is that puzzles reuse simple solutions and make multi-character levels feel slow. Some players also find precise jumps and the controls frustrating.
How many players finish Thomas Was Alone?
32% of Steam players have unlocked «Thomas Was Not Alone», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Thomas Was Alone system requirements
Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Thomas Was Alone?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 500 Mhz
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB HD space
Does Thomas Was Alone have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Thomas Was Alone run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Thomas Was Alone use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
