Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thrive (video game) (2nd nomination)

Thrive (video game)

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Non-notable video game. Subject to a successful 2015 AFD but a more complete demo/version seems to be out now. Currently lacks a Reception section and looks like there isn't much in the way of substantive reviews: no Metacritic entry and so nothing to suggest any critical reaction. Current sourcing is extremely WP:PRIMARY and WP:USERG heavy - the developer wiki, community forum, GitHub repo and YouTube make regular appearances. I think we can say The Cinemaholic is not an RS without looking into it, and GamingOnLinux is apparently not so helpful for notability for WP:VG/S. On coverage, that leaves:

- The Kill Screen article, which is helpful and has some brief evaluative remarks, although isn't a strong indication of reception;
- The Game Rant listicle, which merely describes the game and calls it "promising".

So it's close, but just lacks any strong evaluative element to reception to suggest it's reached general notability. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 09:29, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The sources do not meet the criteria for notability, fails the Wikipedia:Reliable sources categorization. Kvinnen (talk) 11:09, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 12:25, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I was unable to find reliable sourcing about the game. Seems like an interesting open-source game development, and I'm open to changing my vote. If someone with a greater knowledge of reliable free/open source software sources is able to find appropriate sourcing feel free to ping me. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 12:36, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It is clearly WP:TOOSOON. Might be notable in the future when 1.0 releases. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:46, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

About sources: I found some sources, including this, this, this, this. Don't know if you can consider some of them reliable.

I should also say that 1.0.0 version of Thrive is expected to appear before 2026, and I would like to suggest to leave this article alive until the 1.0.0 release, since it will publish the game as a full product, which is expected to attract attention from at least 1-2 reliable sources. If we delete the article now, I'm pretty sure after 1.0.0 the necessary sources might appear anyways.

Sources like YouTube and GitHub aren't necessary here. Video of Oliver Lugg gives a very significant information on the topic, and I believe can be a considered a good source that can be cited. He also has an article on his website about Thrive, which I suppose isn't a self-publsihed source. From Alba, Celtoi, (talk) 14:08, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If the game's full release is imminent, a drafitfy is a valid option. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 19:30, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well I suppose we should turn this article into a draft, and wait for sources that should appear during late December/January. From Alba, Celtoi, (talk) 14:13, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:TOOSOON above. Hansen Sebastian (Talk) 15:12, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]