https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ron-gilbert-talks-the-untraditional-way-he-got-thimbleweed-park-2-funded-and-his-frustrations-with-modern-publishing-dealsOisin KuhnkeSat, 15 Aug 2026 21:52:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ron-gilbert-talks-the-untraditional-way-he-got-thimbleweed-park-2-funded-and-his-frustrations-with-modern-publishing-dealsAndroidiOSXbox OneComedySingle PlayerPoint and ClickIndiePCExplorationRagequit CorporationTerrible ToyboxNintendo SwitchAction AdventurePuzzlePS4Thimbleweed Park 2MysterySide viewThimbleweed ParkMac<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/thimbleweed-park.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p> I think it would be a tad fair if you heard that <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/thimbleweed-park-2">Thimbleweed Park 2</a> is <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/thimbleweed-park-2-is-not-really-a-sequel-not-really-a-prequel-but-it-is-in-development-and-due-out-in-2028">in the works</a> and thought, "who funded that?" Not because it doesn't deserve funding, but because <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-adventure-games">adventure</a> games aren't exactly in vogue (even though it's not as dead a genre as many think), and also there's that whole video game industry crumbling around us day by day thing. When it was announced last month, creator Ron Gilbert said that it was thanks to the help of a private investor, and now the developer has shed a bit of light on how that came to be, and how that relationship works. </p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ron-gilbert-talks-the-untraditional-way-he-got-thimbleweed-park-2-funded-and-his-frustrations-with-modern-publishing-deals">Read more</a></p>