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Thea: The Awakening

Thea: The Awakening

Released: 11/20/2015

Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game steeped in Slavic myth and monstrosity set after an apocalyptic force known only as The Darkness has engulfed the world. There are Strigas and Baba Yagas aplenty, but there are no heroes, no monster slayers, and no great armies capable of banishing them. You have only a few hopeless and starving survivors who are desperately trying to stay alive. You are their last and only true hope! The game combines turn-based strategic gameplay with the tension and grit of a rogue-like, a captivating story you can uncover through a series of in-game events, and a unique combat system based on a complex card battle game. The wide range of gameplay features allows you to proceed through the world of Thea the way you prefer. You can choose to stay in your village and build up defenses, or you can go out and explore the world. Conflicts can be resolved through assassination, stealth, diplomacy, hunting, and various other ways depending on the skills your people possess. Fighting is not your only solution to conflict!

Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game steeped in Slavic myth and monstrosity set after an apocalyptic force known only as The Darkness has engulfed the world. There are Strigas and Baba Yagas aplenty, but there are no heroes, no monster slayers, and no great armies capable of banishing them. You have only a few hopeless and starving survivors who are desperately trying to stay alive. You are their last and only true hope! The game combines turn-based strategic gameplay with the tension and grit of a rogue-like, a captivating story you can uncover through a series of in-game events, and a unique combat system based on a complex card battle game. The wide range of gameplay features allows you to proceed through the world of Thea the way you prefer. You can choose to stay in your village and build up defenses, or you can go out and explore the world. Conflicts can be resolved through assassination, stealth, diplomacy, hunting, and various other ways depending on the skills your people possess. Fighting is not your only solution to conflict!

Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game steeped in Slavic myth and monstrosity set after an apocalyptic force known only as The Darkness has engulfed the world. There are Strigas and Baba Yagas aplenty, but there are no heroes, no monster slayers, and no great armies capable of banishing them. You have only a few hopeless and starving survivors who are desperately trying to stay alive. You are their last and only true hope! The game combines turn-based strategic gameplay with the tension and grit of a rogue-like, a captivating story you can uncover through a series of in-game events, and a unique combat system based on a complex card battle game. The wide range of gameplay features allows you to proceed through the world of Thea the way you prefer. You can choose to stay in your village and build up defenses, or you can go out and explore the world. Conflicts can be resolved through assassination, stealth, diplomacy, hunting, and various other ways depending on the skills your people possess. Fighting is not your only solution to conflict!

Critics
67
Steam
88
Metacritic
84

Score Breakdown

66.9

Critic Average

22 reviews

88

Steam User Score

3,759 reviews

84

Metacritic User Score

150 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-21.2
Metacritic Disparity
-17.1
Combined Disparity
-19.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 launch window (23%)17 late (77%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 22 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 66.9/100. Critics score this game 21.2 points lower than Steam users and 17.1 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 22)+
  1. Greg DelmageviaRPG Fan
    Feb 5, 2020·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 88.1/100 · -3.1 ptsMetacritic 84/100 · +1.0 pts
  2. André PereiraviaFNintendo
    Jan 4, 2020·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 88.1/100 · -28.1 ptsMetacritic 84/100 · -24.0 pts
  3. OfisilviaCubed3
    Mar 7, 2019·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 88.1/100 · -28.1 ptsMetacritic 84/100 · -24.0 pts
  4. Stan CohenviaGameSpew
    Feb 15, 2019·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 88.1/100 · -18.1 ptsMetacritic 84/100 · -14.0 pts
  5. Thi ChaoviaCOGconnected
    Feb 15, 2019·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 88.1/100 · -8.1 ptsMetacritic 84/100 · -4.0 pts