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Thea: The Awakening

Thea: The Awakening

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.

Released Nov 20, 2015 Developer MuHa Games Platforms Windows StrategyRPGTurn-BasedSurvivalTurn-Based Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.2%positive3,822 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very innovative and thematic. The card-based combat takes getting used to, but once you figure it out and the differences different weapons and skills make, it is addictive. Great replayability and offers challenge with difficulty levels. Unlike the more polished Thea 2, can be…”

— a player, Steam review · 338 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This game is not fun. It's irritating, tedious and old or something. And I'm a huge fan of RPG elements with the whole 4x4 mechanics. I've played Civilization, Frostpunk, Endless Legend and others before this. And this is just not fun. Curious but not fun. 1. Stats are…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“not my cup of tea. couldn't figure out how the game is play and got bored while trying”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:07 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
4124-hour peak
1,696all-time peak
0 250 500 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 415 avg · Jul 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

31achievements
11.8%median completion
1.9%rarest: Piece of Cake
54.3% of players 52.9% of players 37.4% of players 35.3% of players 30.9% of players 28.6% of players 27.4% of players 21.9% of players 17.5% of players 16.5% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 13.7% of players 13.4% of players 12.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 11.1% of players 10.6% of players 9.9% of players 9.2% of players 8.6% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 5.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 3.9% of players 3.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 54.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
54.3%Workshop — Complete 10 non-food crafting recipes.
52.9%You Have My Sword — Attract a Human by constructing the appropriate building.
37.4%Local Hero — Win a 5-skull challenge.
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%Piece of Cake — Hidden achievement
1.9%Absolute Power — Unlock all levels on all gods.
3.0%Whoa, where's the fire? — Win the game in less than 100 turns.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China99.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 Japan China Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 09, 2026
Thea: The Awakening featured at #TurnBasedThursday Fest

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 recently received a language updat

Dec 16, 2025
Thea 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

Nov 20, 2025
Project 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-

Oct 22, 2025
Vagrus - 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-worl

Oct 08, 2025
Project Thea October 2025 Demo Update

End 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, cook, scavenge,

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · RPG · Turn-Based · Survival · Turn-Based Strategy · Fantasy · Indie · Card Game · 4X · Singleplayer · Crafting · Dark Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements31
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://muhagames.com/projects/the-awakening/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 class GPU with 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 3 GB available space