Thea: The Awakening

Critic reviews

• GGameSpew

  Stan Cohen · Feb 15, 2019

  7.0

  Despite its disappointing combat system and its missed opportunity for providing a more engaging story, Thea: The Awakening still manages to be a riveting game that’ll keep you hooked for hours. There’s a lot to the adventuring component, and the challenges are fun. Don’t expect much hand-holding, but expect the challenge to be enjoyable and tense.

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• CCOGconnected

  Thi Chao · Feb 15, 2019

  8.0

  With a game that employs multiple means of victory through strategy, great focus on Slavic mythology and a beautiful map peppered with resources, bodies of water and forests, Thea: The Awakening will really surprise you. For fans of simulation titles with a sweet mix of RPG elements, Thea is an easy recommendation as there is very little on the Switch that even compares in the genre.

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• NWNintendo World Report

  David Lloyd · Feb 01, 2019

  8.5

  The complexity leads to all sorts of different ways you can enjoy your time but also creates a gigantic barrier to entry. Without watching a YouTube video of a playthrough being completed and explained on the fly I may have just given up, which would have been a shame because Thea is a fantastic title worth spending the time to figure out.

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• GSGame Skinny

  ThatGamersAsylum · Jun 28, 2017

  5.0

  The main reasons I would suggest for playing this game would be to see the unique mashup of genres, which is admittedly refreshing, and to experience a sort of trance-like state where you passively play as you tick your time away. Thea combines 4X, Card Games, crafting, and more to make an interesting beast that ultimately struggles to carry its own weight despite novelty.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Mark Steighner · Dec 22, 2015

  7.0

  How much you enjoy Thea: The Awakening will depend on your ability to tolerate micromanagement and the frustration of random events that can torpedo your success. There is a lot to do in the game, but it’s questionable if all that busyness adds up to a satisfying experience.

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• CCOGconnected

  Judi Azmand · Nov 26, 2015

  8.0

  Slavic mythology, card minigames, and hexagonal turn-based strategic gameplay are just the beginnings to what Thea: The Awakening has to offer. With such a high replay value, it’ll keep you entertained and busy for much more than you would expect. It definitely packs a big punch for an ‘under the radar’ game, and should definitely be on the wishlists of those who fancy strategy, resource management-based games.

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