Thea: The Awakening
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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 game play 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.
Game Discussion
Steam User 6
How have I just got around to playing this?
They've taken elements of city builders and card games then mixed in a bit of strategy with just a dash of exploration and rolled it all into a rogue-lite that not only works, but all the parts come together to make one really addictive whole!
If your into any of the genres mentioned, I'd strongly suggest you give this one a shot!
Steam User 4
Relaxing endless replay ability. This is a game that I go to when everything else just isn't doing it for me.
Steam User 6
Maybe it's the blend of Slavic folklore with the gritty dark fantasy art or the choose-your-own-adventure style encounter format, but something about Thea keeps me coming back to play all these years later. Here's the best parts of what this game has to offer:
1. Gritty, dark fantasy-style artwork drawing from Slavic folklore
2. Narrated gameplay similar to having a game master or DM narrate your ttrpg choices
3. Replayability using different strategies, tech-tree choices, resources & deity perks
4. Unique dialogue / encounter options depending on group composition, deity choice, previous encounters
5. Interesting combat / conflict resolution via card game where the cards represent your characters
The downsides of this game:
1. Fairly limited for village simulation / management options, limited to one village
2. Combat / conflict encounters can be difficult at first, but can become trivial when using certain strategies
3. The music is fantastic, but limited tracks so the music repeats a lot
4. There are some encounters where the text is not narrated (or the game fails to play the narrators lines)
All in all, Thea: The Awakening is a reasonably solid game considering its age. Worth giving a try if you enjoy hybrid strategy / simulation games with a dash of rpg-style mechanics and dark fantasy overtones.
Steam User 5
Currently my favorite game of all time. The story and general feel are just wonderful; you really get into the mindset of a mystical, danger-ridden world that has barely reawakened. If there was any negative I could say its just that there's not enough story events that I can play this every single year (instead I have to take a couple years of a brake so everything feels fresh again). Strong recommend.
Steam User 4
Once you get the hang with the unique mechanics of this game, it just hooks you. Still today, after so many years, I keep coming back to Thea: The Awakening for another go, trying to convince myself it will just be.. one more turn..
Steam User 2
Thea the awakening is a fun game but quite grindy. You have to be prepared to sink hours into the game.
Steam User 2
Played this game a lot on playstation. Good blend of storytelling and party management. I played Vagrus recently and it was hard not to compare it to this game and appreciate the way this game blocks dialogue in a way that is engaging while being informative.