Wonders of Sodor
Out Now for Nintendo Switch™ - Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor
Today is the day many of you have been waiting for, Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor is out now for Nintendo Switch™! The Island of Sodor is ready, the signals are green, and your journey begins today.
Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor tells classic and original tales inspired by the publishing and content series, now told in an interactive, first-person perspective. Take the controls of the classic engines Thomas, Percy, Gordon, Emily, and Diesel to explore iconic landmarks across the Island of Sodor. You can also play as James, the Number 5 red engine as part of the Deluxe Edition!
Experience the sights, sounds, and feelings of Sodor as you explore iconic Thomas & Friends™ locations like you’ve never seen them before, including Tidmouth Sheds, Knapford Station, and the famous Windmills.
We’ve made sure that all the sights and sounds are authentic as you remember. The team looked at locations throughout all eras of the brand, from publishing to content, to build the best version of Sodor. Examples include: Elsbridge Station, Tidmouth Station, and Vicarstown Station, which are variants from the publishing and content series.
A total of 8 stories await including Thomas & Gordon, Thomas & Bertie’s Great Race, Percy’s Troublesome Day, and more. Each story features full narration by the legendary Mark Moraghan for the ultimate storytelling immersion. As part of the development of the game, we’ve also composed unique music for your experience across Sodor.
When you’re not experiencing the wonderful stories, you also have access to three additional game modes: Timetable Mode, Explore Mode, and a Shunting Challenge.
- Timetable Mode – Select a character and drive a day in the life of that character on the Island of Sodor. You can also select a service at different times of the day.
- Explore Mode – Walk, ride and drive trains around the Island at your freedom.
- Shunting Challenge – Challenge Diesel to shunt Troublesome Trucks into a certain order in as few moves as possible and try and beat your personal best.
We've also seen many players jumping into Explore Mode and feeling stuck, or unable to drive the trains they’ve spawned, as passing signals results in the service ending. In order to allow for Explore Mode to work correctly, you'll need to first set a Destination using the map, find an area of the world you'd like to drive to (specifically clicking on the track), and choosing the 'Set Path' option. This will unlock the signals to allow you to drive onwards.
There is a brilliant guide from TheBritishAce that can talk you through the steps to set this up, which we highly recommend.
What's next for Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor?
We know many of you are very eager to know more about what the future holds, but we first want to make sure that your experiences on the Island of Sodor are the best they can be before we share any news here, which is why we're prioritising working through your feedback and our first patch for the game, coming to you soon.
We'll share more news on this, but in the meantime we'd welcome your continued discussions and feedback.
Where can I purchase Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor?
You can find your platform of choice by using the links below to purchase the game. For Nintendo, you can grab your copy right now from the eShop on your console!
Grab James in the Deluxe Edition!
Don’t forget, the Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor Deluxe Edition includes James, the North Western Railway’s Number 5 red engine, with four extra adventures! James was also our previous character video, check it out.
Meet the Characters
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been introducing the characters in Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor to you across the Dovetail Games YouTube channel. Within the videos we also highlight some of the core gameplay options and tell you a little bit about each of the characters. Make sure to check them out!
Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor is coming to physical!
We’re looking forward to bringing you the physical edition of Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor. This is expected to Launch later in 2026 across major retailers in UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia. Make sure to check our FAQs to see which retailers are available in your territory.
Our FAQs are also a great place to learn some more details around the game – including key information such as how we re-created the Island of Sodor, or the minimum requirements needed to play it on your PC.
Want more Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor news, as soon as it’s available? Join our Discord server. Here, we’ll share all the information about the new game, and you’ll be able to chat to other enthusiasts (including our wonderful team!) about all-things Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor and more. Come and join us! And to check out all the other characters we've unveiled, visit our YouTube channel.
Need support whilst playing Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor? Feel free to check in via our player support options so that we’re able to assist you.
From all of us at Dovetail Games and Mattel, we hope you enjoy being Really Useful Engines in Thomas and his friends' latest adventures in Sodor; as much as we've all enjoyed making it. Adventure awaits in Sodor!
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Wonders of Sodor
9 Jun
Out Now for Nintendo Switch™ - Thomas & Friends™: Wonders of Sodor