Comparison

Thimbleweed Park vs Not Another Weekend

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thimbleweed Park

Embark on a surreal mystery in a town where a dead body is the least of your worries. Play as five unique characters, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover a twisty-turny story. Explore a bizarre world filled with humor and intrigue.

Highlights
  • Neo-noir mystery adventure
  • 5 playable characters
  • Satisfying puzzles
  • Twisty-turny story
  • In-game hint line
  • Vast, bizarre world exploration
  • Casual and Hard modes
Features
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A brand new adventure game from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of the classics Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion! Play as five characters to uncover the surreal mystery of Thimbleweed Park -- a town where a dead body is the least of your problems. A haunted hotel, an abandoned circus, a burnt-out pillow factory, a dead body pixelating under the bridge, toilets that run on vacuum tubes... you’ve never visited a place like Thimbleweed Park before. Five people with nothing in common have been drawn to this rundown, forgotten town. They don’t know it yet, but they are all deeply connected. And they’re being watched. ...Who is Agent Ray really working for and will she get what they want? ...What does Junior Agent Reyes know about a 20 year old factory fire that he’s not saying? ...Will the ghost, Franklin, get to speak to his daughter again? ...Will Ransome the *Beeping* Clown ever become a decent human being? ...Will aspiring game developer Delores abandon her dreams and stick by her family? ...And most importantly: how come no one cares about that dead body? By the end of a long, strange night in Thimbleweed Park, all of this will be answered -- and you’ll question everything you thought you knew. In a town like Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Key Features: - From Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. - A neo-noir mystery set in 1987. - 5 playable characters who can work together… or get on each other’s nerves. - Not a walking simulator! - Satisfying puzzles intertwined with a twisty-turny story that will stay with you. - 1980s-style telephone hint line gives in-game puzzle help -- if you want it - A vast, bizarre world to explore at your own pace. - A joke every 2 minutes... guaranteed!* - Casual and Hard modes with varied difficulty. - English voices with English, German, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish subtitles. *Not a guarantee.

About

Not Another Weekend

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Unique story with twists
  • Strange characters and funny dialogues
  • Adult humor
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.

Screenshots

Thimbleweed Park4 screens
Not Another Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Not Another Weekend at $1.99 against Thimbleweed Park's $9.99. Thimbleweed Park's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (849 vs 53). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Thimbleweed Park costs $9.99 and Not Another Weekend $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Thimbleweed Park against 4.8 for Not Another Weekend. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thimbleweed Park has 849 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Thimbleweed Park's written reviews are positive against 79% of Not Another Weekend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thimbleweed Park ships an update every 5 days, Not Another Weekend every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Thimbleweed Park versus Not Another Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThimbleweed ParkNot Another Weekend
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (849 ratings) — better4.8 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews88.7% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings849 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size940 MB264 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTerrible Toybox, Inc.Dionous Games

Customer experience

Thimbleweed Park

All ratings848 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.1%

Not Another Weekend

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

Thimbleweed Park

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Locked characters preventing progress
  • Unresponsive controls and missed inputs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume on other devices
  • More games like this from the developers
  • Improved accessibility options
  • Ability to skip or speed up dialogue

Not Another Weekend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Thimbleweed Park

No in-app purchases

None

Not Another Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thimbleweed Park free?
Thimbleweed Park costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Not Another Weekend free?
Not Another Weekend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thimbleweed Park or Not Another Weekend?
Thimbleweed Park is rated higher. Thimbleweed Park averages 4.8 out of 5 from 849 ratings, while Not Another Weekend averages 4.8 from 53 ratings.
Do Thimbleweed Park or Not Another Weekend have ads?
Neither Thimbleweed Park nor Not Another Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thimbleweed Park or Not Another Weekend?
Thimbleweed Park ships an update every 5 days, and Not Another Weekend every 10 months. Most recently, Thimbleweed Park was updated on November 1, 2026 and Not Another Weekend on October 29, 2026.

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