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As occult detective Wiktor in 1905 Warsaw, read emotional traces, command folklore spirits, and shape a branching investigation.
Released 04 Mar 2024
Read Emotional Traces
Tame Folklore Spirits
Manipulate Human Flaws
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Developed by Fool's Theory · Published by 11 bit studios
Wiktor Szulski is a thaumaturge who returns to early-20th-century Warsaw after his father’s death. He uses his supernatural perception to uncover emotions and secrets left on people and objects while investigating mysteries tied to the city and his family.
Explore Warsaw’s districts, follow clues, question characters, and use what you learn to influence conversations. Choices and Wiktor’s pride can open or restrict dialogue options and affect how quests and the story unfold.
Wiktor can tame folklore-inspired spirits called salutors and summon them in turn-based battles. Skills and upgrades develop across several attributes, so you must choose where to invest points as you investigate and encounter opponents.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its depiction of early-20th-century Warsaw, its atmosphere, and its writing and characters. Some also value the consequential choices and the folklore-inspired salutors. Criticism commonly focuses on the repeated clue-scanning and city traversal, with combat described by many as repetitive; players differ on how engaging the story and battles are.
A hero with a flaw
Wiktor Szulski is a thaumaturge, a master of mystical arts, who can peer into the hearts and minds of others, uncovering their deepest emotions, desires, and secrets. However, his powers also feed into his flaw of pride, which can present him with various opportunities or lead to negative consequences.
Untold mysteries waiting to be revealed
No secret or intrigue is safe when the thaumaturge is around. Your unique abilities will give you a great edge in solving detective investigations, becoming a savvy socialite or even dealing with the criminal underground. Explore the world using Wiktor’s perception, seeking personal secrets hidden in objects, that provide different perspectives on events that may seem obvious at first glance.
Taming mythical creatures
As a thaumaturge, you draw your power from the ability to summon salutors – mystical, folklore-inspired demons that inhabit the ethereal realm. Use their powers to manipulate your foes, sway the minds of allies, and fight opponents in turn-based tactical combat.
Unique turn-based combat
Engage in deep, tactical combat against various opponents – some physical, others more elusive. Wiktor's thaumaturgical abilities let you bend the rules of reality, summoning demons to unleash powerful attacks or gain strategic advantages.
A rich gallery of characters
The early 20th-century Warsaw is a multicultural metropolis with inhabitants from all walks of life. Among them, you’ll meet historical figures like the monk Rasputin or Tsar Nicholas II. The story also introduces you to a gallery of characters connected to Wiktor’s troubled past such as his well-versed sister Ligia or Abaurcy, a childhood friend who turned to a life of crime.
Features:
· Play an isometric RPG in which your choices will shape the final outcome of the story.
· Use your unique skills to influence and manipulate other characters.
· Tame the power of folklore-inspired demons called the salutors to gain an advantage when exploring the world and bringing adversaries to their knees.
· Experience unique turn-based combat and defeat your foes using both the physical attacks and skills of the tamed salutors.
· Meet a rich gallery of characters from the early 20th-century Warsaw.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 57 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
