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Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor Launch Spurs Viral Interest and Split Early Reviews

Early Steam feedback skews positive despite reports of bugs, an unskippable tutorial, poor performance.

Overview

  • Released March 17 on PC, PS4/PS5, and Xbox, the game is priced at $39.99/£29.99 on Xbox with a Deluxe option and Xbox Play Anywhere support.
  • Dexerto reports the title trending on social platforms, noting a “Very Positive” Steam rating with around 126 user reviews at publication.
  • Pure Xbox’s roundup shows a wide spread of critic scores, from strong praise for content and nostalgia to middling assessments and negatives.
  • WayTooManyGames’ Xbox Series S review cites mission-breaking bugs, low framerate, and a roughly 20‑minute, unskippable tutorial that forces full retries after failures.
  • Professional Xbox coverage remains limited, with unedited Xbox gameplay posted on YouTube as outlets point players to incoming Steam and Xbox Store user reviews.