“We made the game, hoping it would pay for a holiday,” Bithell says. The success of the game was unprecedented, though not immediate.
After two years, a lot of work, and one (sort-of) successful crowdfunding campaign to secure comedian Danny Wallace as the game's narrator, Thomas Was Alone released in July 2012. It proved popular, and Bithell decided to build upon the game both to expand on the experience and to teach himself Unity. This early prototype was released for free online. In his spare time, though, he had been developing a basic game about a red rectangle making its way through stair-based stages. Back then, Bithell was in his early twenties, and working full time as a developer. In 2010, the video games industry was undergoing what creator Mike Bithell describes as the ‘second wave’ of indie games. ** Includes FREE ‘Benjamin’s Flight’ level pack, giving you more story and 20 additional levels to play through with young Benjamin, who goes in search of the Fountain of Wisdom aided by his father's incredible invention.Thomas was alone. ** Award winning story narrated by Danny Wallace ** A minimalist game about friendship and jumping ** Experience the BAFTA winning, million selling game from creator Mike Bithell, now an Universal app available for iPad (iPad 2 minimum), iPhone (iPhone 4 minimum, iPhone 4S & newer recommended) and iPod Touch (iPod Touch 5 minimum)! "Thomas Was Alone is a winning piece of minimalist game design that manages to do a lot with a little in an industry which far too frequently achieves the exact opposite, and it deserves much praise for that." “It proves that you don't need tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of staff to make a game story worth telling, just a good hook, an engaging vision, and a whole lot of heart.” "Sumptuous visuals and an engaging story." “Across the game’s gaps and hazards, there’s a real emotional journey filled with narcissism and jealousy.” BAFTA 2013 Winner: Performance (Danny Wallace as Narrator) Experience 100 levels of award-winning platform gameplay and take part in an emotional story narrated by Danny Wallace. Meet Thomas, a curious rectangle, and help him unravel the mysteries of his existence in a wonderfully strange world.
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