Beloved X-Files-Meets-Maniac Mansion Adventure Game Is Finally Getting a Sequel

Beloved X-Files-meets-Maniac Mansion adventure game is finally getting a sequel

It's been nearly a decade since point-and-click mysteryThimbleweed Park was released to critical acclaim. While the game did receive a small spinoff in 2020 that wrapped up some loose threads, the classic adventure game seemed finished. So it came as a surprise on Thursday when creator Ron Gilbert announced a sequel is in development.

It’s Official: Thimbleweed Park 2 Is Real, With Another LucasArts-Style Murder Mystery

Ron Gilbert has confirmed that a follow-up to the classic point-and-click adventure is now in development, sending Agents Ray and Reyes after the culprit behind another murder. Thimbleweed Park 2 will retain the humour, unconventional puzzles, and mysterious atmosphere of old LucasArts games, although its release is not planned until early 2028.   Agents Ray and Reyes are returning, while Ron Gilbert is once again developing a graphic adventure …

Thimbleweed Park 2 Announced, Launching In 2028

2017’s Thimbleweed Park was a successful throwback to the LucasArts point-and-click adventures of yesteryear helmed by Manic Mansion co-creators Gary Winnick and Ron Gilbert (the latter of whom also created the Monkey Island series). Nine years later, the team at Terrible Toybox has announced a sequel.Thimbleweed Park 2 once again stars Agents Ray and Reyes, who take on a murder mystery at the Edmund Mansion. In true “whodunit” fashion, each of …

Delightful Point-And-Click Murder Mystery 'Thimbleweed Park' Is Getting A Sequel

But you'll have to wait for it.Thimbleweed Park was one of those early Switch eShop delights that many of us completely fell in love with back in 2017, and a decade later, it looks like we're finally getting more.Maniac Mansion co-creators Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick announced with a fresh Steam page this week that Thimbleweed Park 2 is real, and it's scheduled to release at some point in 2028. It's a way off, we'll admit, but hey, we can still…