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The Thaumaturge
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's actually an interesting story. It was ok, then Rasputin telephoned me and that massively improved the game.”
“This is definitely one of my favourite games when it comes to story. The narrative pulls you in from the very beginning, and the characters feel alive, complex, and genuinely interesting - you actually care about what…”
“JoJo's Bizarre Adventure meets a slavic Disco Elysium. This game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cool yall”
31 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I would definitely recommend the game. The carefully constructed story, set in Poland at the beginning of the twentieth century, is supported by very nice graphics, combining a realistic environment with stylized…”
“Entertaining from the beginning to the end. Never thought I'd like turn-based combat, but this game made me change my mind. The 20th century Warsaw is really brought to life here, and the bit of magic makes it even more…”
“A Pleasant Surprise I didn't know much about the game going in. While I expected a standard fantasy title, I was delighted to find a story inspired by historical events in early 20th-century Poland, woven with a touch…”
28 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Having mastered the game I feel obliged to share my thoughts about it. I'm giving it a negative review, but truth be told - it's not a horrible game. There is a plenty of things that can be appreciated and I'm sure…”
“I very much enjoy playing this game. Is it perfect? It is not. However its still a very cool game. I think its premise is incredibly unique. I haven't really played a game quite like this. I love the concept, the world,…”
“I would definitely recommend the game. The carefully constructed story, set in Poland at the beginning of the twentieth century, is supported by very nice graphics, combining a realistic environment with stylized…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I was really on the fence about trying this game, but it turns out it's surprisingly good. I was still on the fence about an hour or two into the game, but the mix of the historical setting, mixing fact, fiction,…”
“I'm mixed on this game but it's mostly because I'm not into this type of classical European literature set in this time period. Someone who likes it or not familiar with it completely would have a good time here. Most…”
“Had never heard of the game, but I was browsing Lovecraftian sales and saw it. Love that the whole game is voiced, some cheeky replies that they wrote, well done. Sometimes really tangled up in conversation and choices.…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I have nothing but good things to say about this game. It’s got depth of story and some side quests without it being super long. For anyone who has played the Shadow Hearts series of games will get similar vibes from…”
“Good game to buy at a sale. It will keep you about for 25-30 hours with doing all main and side mission, has some good dialogue, interesting characters, good story and interesting skill tree.”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is very linear, additional quests are simple and doesnt really matter, there is a lot of fighting no matter if it is logical in that quest line or not. The story itself is something, you just dont care about every…”
“8.5/10 Well written urban RPG with distinct real world setting and atmosphere. Interesting quests and characters. Entertaining, if a bit too overused combat. Still, recommended.”
“Though not a flawless game you won't find a better game presentation of 1905 Warsaw than this. The world is rich, gourgeously detailed, the characters are interesting and the narrative is compelling. If you are…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Game is very linear, additional quests are simple and doesnt really matter, there is a lot of fighting no matter if it is logical in that quest line or not. The story itself is something, you just dont care about every…”
“Having mastered the game I feel obliged to share my thoughts about it. I'm giving it a negative review, but truth be told - it's not a horrible game. There is a plenty of things that can be appreciated and I'm sure…”
“A very clean linear game, focusing on an intriguing historical, close-up setting to immerse yourself in, realistically blended with magical elements. However, the passive progression (just walking to your next…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Janky but fun admittedly a unique take on how you gather experience points in this game, finding collectibles gains you xp in a way this reminds me of disco elysium, dialogue text wise its somewhat there. But as I said…”
“The game's genre should be described as run-and-click. Throughout the entire game, you just run around and mash two buttons. The concept itself deserves approval. The combat is interesting (with terrible camera cuts).…”
“playing this, i was hoping for some sort of either a disco elysium or a vtmb vibe from it, but it isn't. it is its own thing, which is fine. I can't say any part of it really amazed me, but i still liked it enough. VA…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I very much enjoy playing this game. Is it perfect? It is not. However its still a very cool game. I think its premise is incredibly unique. I haven't really played a game quite like this. I love the concept, the world,…”
“playing this, i was hoping for some sort of either a disco elysium or a vtmb vibe from it, but it isn't. it is its own thing, which is fine. I can't say any part of it really amazed me, but i still liked it enough. VA…”
“Solo recomiendo el juego si vives en Polonia o estas interesado en su historia. Te pones en la piel de un taumaturgo que se ve envuelto en una época donde esta floreciendo el partido socialista, revueltas con el Zar de…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm mixed on this game but it's mostly because I'm not into this type of classical European literature set in this time period. Someone who likes it or not familiar with it completely would have a good time here. Most…”
“Buyer beware: not necessarily 'Verified'. Tried it on Windows, tried it on Bazzite, tried it on Steam Deck - nothing works. 1/3 of my playtime is trying to make it work. If you're on the fence - try something else. Good…”
“was looking forward to a steamdeck playthorough but cant get game to launch ive tried all i can think of proton reinstal ect nothing working”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is a 60% yes... Pros: + Game's setup, background, lore, characters are all quite interesting + Generally interesting story + good amount of choices/endings to quests and story + Good writing + Good isometric graphics + Good length, I do everything the game has to offer in a…”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played“✔ unique setting and atmosphere - Poland under Imperial Russia rule ✔ quality of writing in polish ✔ deep, believable, interesting characters and story ? combat is definitely secondary to the walking/talking/reading simulator part ? raising stats is really important, especially…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“This is a mixed review. I enjoyed the game but it was difficult to do so for a couple reasons. I would happily purchase a sequel with the hope that the team can improve upon what they've created here. + Excellent artwork, especially the salutors, and the atmospheric…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 1.2.0
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Patch 1.1.2
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Singleplayer · CRPG · Isometric · Story Rich · Detective · Choices Matter · Narrative · Exploration · Atmospheric · Dark Fantasy · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish * , Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 57 |
| Official site | http://www.thaumaturgethegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 core with 3,5 Ghz) or Intel i5-10400F (6 core with 2,9 Ghz) Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon RX580 (8GB) or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti (4GB) or Intel Arc A750 8GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD (Recommended), HDD (Supported). Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. Ultrawide screen supported.