Did you know that the modern point-and-click adventure was born back in 1987 with the release of Maniac Mansion? Did you also know that Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick were the people responsible for it? Well, chances are you actually did, but a reminder is always a handy thing to have around. Especially as that very same Maniac Mansion, Gilbert-Winnick team has just unveiled Thimbleweed Park; a brand new, classic adventure game.





Thimbleweed Park is aiming for that “opening a dusty old desk drawer and finding an undiscovered LucasArts adventure game you’ve never played before” feel and will thus look all brilliantly retro (though admittedly old games never looked this good) and come with a complete list of verbs to point at and click on. Thimbleweed Park will also be a rather huge offering too, that will allow you to control multiple characters while solving an odd and oddly humorous Twin Peaks/True Detective inspired mystery.

And, if there is one designer who can effortlessly mix a dark tone with great humour, that has to be Ron Gilbert. Just take a look at Monkey Island 2 and you’ll see what I mean.

As for Thimbleweed Park, it’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter and seems to already be stirring up quite a bit of excitement.

A $20 donation will earn you a copy of the game upon release for Windows, Mac and/or Linux and another $5 will instantly absolve you of all guilt over pirating Gilbert’s older games.