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Thomas Was Alone

Thomas Was Alone

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.

Released Nov 12, 2012 Developer Bithell Games Platforms Windows · Mac PlatformerNarrationSide ScrollerSci-fiPrecision Platformer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

93.7%positive9,267 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Great little story game I got in a Humble bundle forever ago. I still visit it every once in a while, just because the story and the platforming is nice and satisfying :) Recommend for a nice casual platformer with a story strong enough to make you care about rectangles”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I would never expect to get to attached to rectangles, but this game's narrative and the unique playfullness of it makes me jealous of this digital friend circle”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“[h2]Thomas Was Alone, Then He Wasn't?[/h2] At first this felt like a strange game with mundane graphics. Then the narrator started talking and the graphics just didn't matter anymore. Danny definitely deserved his BAFTA. This game is a great platformer but the narrator steals…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:55 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
524-hour peak
1,032all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 219 avg · Jun 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

35achievements
36.5%median completion
19.1%rarest: Distractions
93.5% of players 82.8% of players 70.3% of players 64.8% of players 59.7% of players 57.8% of players 54.8% of players 49.5% of players 48.2% of players 47.0% of players 46.8% of players 42.5% of players 41.1% of players 40.5% of players 39.8% of players 38.8% of players 38.0% of players 36.5% of players 35.1% of players 34.8% of players 34.5% of players 34.1% of players 34.1% of players 32.6% of players 32.0% of players 32.0% of players 31.9% of players 30.1% of players 28.8% of players 27.0% of players 23.8% of players 23.1% of players 23.0% of players 20.0% of players 19.1% of players 93.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.5%Be There or Be... — Hidden achievement
82.8%Achievement for One — Find the first achievement pickup in 'Spawn'.
70.3%The Hero Thomas Needs — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
19.1%Distractions — Find the first achievement pickup in 'Purge'.
20.0%The Final MacGuffin — Find the second achievement pickup in 'Y+1, X+1'.
23.0%Dwindling Capacity — Find the second achievement pickup in 'Purge'.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU7.99 EUR
UK5.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.3 China Japan Canada UK EU US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 08, 2026
New Game Announcement - Vampirium: 1997

We've been working on our newest title this past year, and we're incredibly excited to be ready to announce our next game. Those of you signed up to our mailing list and reading The Last Portrait will

Nov 03, 2025
New Bundle and Creator Keys - Bithell Games' Legacy Celebration

Our Legacy Games Celebration begins today!We should start at the beginning. Thomas Was Alone was the very first Bithell Games title. Initially a flash game, our story of rectangles and friendship jump

Apr 12, 2023
TRON: Identity, out now

We're excited to announce that TRON: Identity is out now on Steam! It's getting great reviews, from TRON fans and folks new to the franchise alike. If you like the way we tell sci-fi stories, we hope

Oct 08, 2020
The Solitaire Conspiracy is out now

Well, we've got a new game out! The Solitaire Conspiracy is a whole new take on the classic game, you can find out info on it its store page, here! Hope you dig it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/

May 22, 2018
Subsurface Circular got a follow up, Quarantine Circular

Hi all, We have made another narrative short, this time called Quarantine Circular. It’s here, and it’s about an alien on a boat: https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsPlatformer · Narration · Side Scroller · Sci-fi · Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · 2D · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Linear (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements35
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.bithellgames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 500 Mhz Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX®: 7.0 Hard Drive: 400 MB HD space