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A puppet themed platformer metroidvania with a focus on platforming rather than combat. Throw your crystal scissors into walls to create your own platforms, explore a twisting and mysterious land, and solve…

18 October 2022

Thread is an adventure, released 18 October 2022 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Thread is

Thread was released in 2022. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this game you will uncover the forgotten lands of Terrastage. A once bustling place with puppets and marionettes all playing their part. But now, the world has fallen into rot and decay. The residents of the world have lost their will and now simply wander in aimless desperation. In the age of prosperity, great structures were built in the world. Now these mechanisms block your path. Use your map to plan a way through the world and reach your goal.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, mystery and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Thread launched on 18 October 2022, within three weeks of A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Bayonetta 3.

Released around the same time: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3.

Official trailer

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When did Thread come out?
Thread was released on 18 October 2022 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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