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Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor Launches to Divergent Reviews as First Xbox Critique Reports Major Issues

Early write-ups depict a family-leaning release rather than a deep simulator.

Overview

  • The game is available now on Xbox One and Series consoles, PlayStation, and PC for £29.99 / $39.99, with a pricier Deluxe option and Xbox Play Anywhere cross-buy included.
  • An Xbox Series S review from WayTooManyGames rated the game 3.5/10, citing poor performance, frequent bugs, punitive mission design, and unskippable tutorials and dialogue.
  • Initial critiques aggregated by Pure Xbox skew from positive to middling across outlets reviewing on PC or PlayStation, underscoring a lack of consensus.
  • Multiple reviewers describe the design as cozy and approachable for younger or casual players rather than a hardcore rail simulator, though one outlet also notes claims of extensive content that could take hundreds of hours to complete.
  • Pure Xbox highlighted unedited Xbox gameplay posted by the XCage Game YouTube channel and advised watching Steam and Xbox Store reviews as they populate in the coming days.