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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Heartfelt shape-centered narratives” (48 of 88 reviews) and “Simple, clever puzzle-platforming” (31); the most common complaint is “Repetitive, tedious platforming” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 88 reviews raise this.
31 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“A fun little puzzle game that doesn't overstay it's welcome, as there's really only so much you can play of this type of game before it becomes repetitive. The game introduces new mechanics along the way but finds the…”
13 of the 88 reviews raise this.
9 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“Great minimalistic puzzle platformer with a nice narrative. Really enjoyed this game. Had just enough difficulty to make you think, but not so much that it was overly frustrating.”
4 of the 88 reviews raise this.
“I remember watching Zackscott play this years ago when I was in elementry school and finally decided to play it. Admittedly it's not a great platformer, not much challenge at all really, but it does have very good…”
“A really decent puzzle platformer with an excellent musical score and a wonderful narrative. It isn't very long, but what is there is absolutely substantial. Highly recommended even at its base price!”
11 of the 88 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I remember watching Zackscott play this years ago when I was in elementry school and finally decided to play it. Admittedly it's not a great platformer, not much challenge at all really, but it does have very good…”
9 of the 88 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A really decent puzzle platformer with an excellent musical score and a wonderful narrative. It isn't very long, but what is there is absolutely substantial. Highly recommended even at its base price!”
6 of the 88 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 88 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, the game starts really good and decays by the end of it, but still a solid 8/10 game. Kinda felt like none of the storylines had a proper ending though”
“What I liked: - Story had a nice beginning. - Solo Levels were fun. What I disliked: - Story got weird in the end. - The levels were you have to play as multiple characters aren't fun. It's slow because you will have to…”
5 of the 88 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I remember watching Zackscott play this years ago when I was in elementry school and finally decided to play it. Admittedly it's not a great platformer, not much challenge at all really, but it does have very good…”
Counted across 88 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“Thomas Was Alone, Then He Wasn't? 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 the show…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Platformer · Narration · Side Scroller · Sci-fi · Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · 2D · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Linear (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | http://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