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Ron Gilbert funds Thimbleweed Park 2 with a wealthy anonymous investor, choosing private funding over Kickstarter or traditional publisher deals. The plan is a realistic budget of just over $1 million for two years of development, aiming for an early 2028 release, with Gilbert arguing publisher terms often take the lion’s share of profits and aren’t fair for creators.
Ron Gilbert, the Monkey Island creator, has secured a wealthy investor to fund a sequel to Thimbleweed Park, choosing not to work with traditional publishers due to unfavorable terms; the game, Thimbleweed Park 2, is planned for release in early 2028.
Game developer Ron Gilbert has canceled his upcoming RPG project due to lack of funding and support from publishers, citing the challenges of pitching creative ideas in a heavily analytics-driven industry and the difficulty of securing investment for a nostalgic, old-school style game.