Thimbleweek Park 2, the upcoming sequel to the 2017 cult basic, is reportedly being funded by a sole ‘rich outsider’.
This comes from Jason Schreier at Bloomberg, who interviewed creator Ron Gilbert concerning the creation of the sequel. Regardless of making greater than $620,000 by way of Kickstarter for the unique recreation, Gilbert wished to keep away from the crowdfunding web site for its sequel. He additionally acquired loads of curiosity from conventional publishers, however in the end dominated this out too.
“I don’t thoughts the writer incomes again their cash. It’s simply that when they’ve earned again their cash and develop into entire, they nonetheless need nearly all of the cash. Or there are actually goofy phrases, such as you don’t make something except it’s a significant hit. I all the time felt that was unfair.”
So, in response to Gilbert, a buddy acquired in contact who knew somebody who wished to fund the sport. That is a person (who has requested to stay nameless) who is not concerned within the video games trade, however is solely an enormous fan of journey video games and Thimbleweed Park particularly.
Gilbert proposed a finances for roughly two years of growth on the sequel; a determine that will be greater than the $1 million required for the unique, as Gilbert wished to account for inflation and make sure that everyone seems to be paid pretty.
The investor agreed to this, and that was it. “This deal is much more honest in that he will get entire in a short time, after which it’s an affordable break up”, Gilbert mentioned.
Thimbleweed Park 2 has not been confirmed for the Swap or Swap 2 at this early stage (correction – sure it has!), however we would not be stunned to see it. It is at the moment concentrating on a launch in early 2028.