Thea: The Awakening
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Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
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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 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!Choose your game style and save your people from the Darkness!Key Features: Survival game in a dark fantasy setting with hexagonal turn-based strategic gameplay!Huge procedural world to explore – each play-through is a new adventure!Village management with a variety of structures to build, upgrades and technologies to discover, and items to craft!Over 4400 items that you can craft in your village or gather in the game’s world!Expeditions in which each member carries his or her gear and gains experience in battle, improving abilities like collecting resources, diplomacy, healing, black magic, and dozens more!Over 200 non-linear story events that can grant you riches or deprive you of all your goods including life!Exciting card battle game system that can be resolved by combat, diplomacy, curses, and more!Over 100 types of deadly creatures, many inspired by Slavic Mythology!Procedural creature instances – Each creature, even in a swarm of spiders, has its own skills and stats!Day & night cycle influence gameplay – Villagers can better recognize threats from afar during the day, and creatures become more aggressive at night!Multiple game endings depending on your choices with rewards and unlocks carrying over to your next play-through!
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MINORThea: The Awakening featured at #TurnBasedThursday Fest
Explore Thea future and past!Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering are currently on sale, making it the perfect time to experience the origins of the Thea universe. Thea: The Awakening recent
MINORThea Awakens Again – Chinese, Japanese & Korean Added
We’ve been working hard to bring Thea’s immersive world to even more players, and we’re excited to announce that Thea: The Awakening now supports Chinese, Japanese, and Korean! Enjoy the deep lore and
MINORProject Thea is Live!
And so it begins...The world has ended - again. But you, Alloy? You are the one rebuilding it.We are excited to announce that Project Thea is now available in Early Access. Step into a dark, Slavic-in
MAJORVagrus - The Riven Realms “At the Heart of Ruin” Expansion is Live Now
Our friend at Vagrus have some real treats in store, and we'd like to offer our full support, because we think you will love it too!Vagrus: The Riven Realms is an award-winning, turn-based, open-world
MINORProject Thea October 2025 Demo Update
Camping RedesignEnd Turn is now separate from Camping, allowing you to end the turn without performing any other actions.Camping actions now require assigning party members to specific tasks — rest, c
MINORProject Thea Demo Out on August 20th!
Yes, the time has come, the Project Thea Demo version will be out, live on august 20th! What to expect from the demo?You’ll get 25 turns of awesome exploration across the post-apocalyptic Wastelands o
MINORProject Thea Demo – Public Playtest Begins
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/10205800/bb4cab82b94924033d0345f1408055976c36414e.png Project Thea is the latest game to come from our MuHa oven, and it’s entering the exciting stage of being demo-ready. This dark
MINORDive into Rat Tales - free DLC for Thea 2 + All Games Discounted!
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MINORMaster of Magic - out now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623070/Master_of_Magic/ Imagine yourself looking into an arcane mirror and finding the other side calling out to you, promising great power and knowledge. You step
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