Underplayed Gems

Thousand Threads (2020)

Thousand Threads cover
Developer
Seamount
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.1 of 5, 98 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A gentle, colorful open world where you deliver mail and help people at your own pace, with light tension from optional combat.

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What players say

Players describe Thousand Threads as a meditative walking simulator where you deliver mail and resolve disputes between procedurally generated communities. The emergent NPC relationships and systemic interactions are praised, but some find the gameplay loop repetitive and the price too high for what it offers. Performance can be unstable on lower-end hardware.

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Screenshots

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