The vinyl soundtrack is available on limited edition red 180g vinyl and classic 180g black vinyl, comes in a heavy-weight sleeve with artwork by Dane Baudoin and includes a free code for the digital soundtrack.įeaturing minimalist pianos and ambiences fused with lush strings and ethereal synths, both the game and soundtrack enjoyed rave reviews, receiving BAFTA nominations for ‘Best Story’, ‘Best Original Music’ and ‘Best Performance’ (winner) as well as Develop nominations for Best Audio Contribution and Best Use of Narrative (winner), and Honourable mentions from the Independent Games Festival for Excellence in Visual Design and Excellence in Audio. I unexpectedly found myself identifying with the different shapes and seeing aspects of people I knew in the cast, just through the simple abstract presentation.Black Screen Records and video game composer David Housden have teamed up to release the original soundtrack to Mike Bithell’s platinum-selling indie title Thomas Was Alone on audiophile 180g vinyl for the very first time. Chris worries about his small size and has something of a Napoleon complex. Having the characters represented as geometric shapes creates a canvass of personalities for players to relate to. Claire, for example, is convinced she is a superhero. Through humor and voiced narration these sterile beginnings soon evolve into a tale of friends on a journey to find meaning and purpose in the world around them.Įach rectangular character is different both in ability and personality. Each program is represented by a different-colored shape, and players see and hear them interact. The game’s story is about a set of self-aware computer programs. It sounds rather dry and overly simple, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Rather than controlling a detailed human character, you control a number of rectangles of different shapes, sizes, and abilities to jump across platforms, climb surfaces, and progress through levels.
Thomas Was Alone is a single-player, 2D platform game with a twist.
Platforms: PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Vita, Xbox One, Wii U, iOS, Android
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