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Thymesia
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
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
86 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Thymesia is a compact soulslike that focuses on fast, skill-based combat rather than scale. Performance on PC is stable, with smooth gameplay and minimal technical issues. Combat is the highlight: quick, aggressive, and…”
“Thymesia is a great Soulslike, especially considering it was made by a team of just seven people. that’s honestly impressive. It’s not a perfect game by any means, but it’s fun and feels good to play. Of course, there…”
“It appears that the developer aimed to create a new experience reminiscent of the beloved Bloodborne franchise. However, the game suffers from a noticeable lack of several crucial features that many players have come to…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Thymesia is a compact soulslike that focuses on fast, skill-based combat rather than scale. Performance on PC is stable, with smooth gameplay and minimal technical issues. Combat is the highlight: quick, aggressive, and…”
“It appears that the developer aimed to create a new experience reminiscent of the beloved Bloodborne franchise. However, the game suffers from a noticeable lack of several crucial features that many players have come to…”
“Surprisingly good game. PROS: 1. Combat is smooth and feels good. 2, bosses are good, some of them are gimmicky but overall pretty good. 3. No useless fluff, there are limited items that you can pick up in game, so you…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“the MOST underrated game I have ever played, great story, even greater combat and level up system and an amazing art style, I was very shocked to see this game had almost no activity on social platforms.”
“Thymesia is a fairly intriguing and at times somewhat ambiguous project. Is it a great game? No. Is it a bad one? Also no. But it’s definitely good enough to spend a few enjoyable hours with. It looks nice: no “wow”…”
“While this game has great atmosphere and a fantastic deflect mechanic, I simply hated the combat system. There is a wound + reclaim system where you inflict green wounds on an enemy, and then you have to use plague…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This is not as famous as it should be, it is a short souls-like and it is more of a Sekiro then a dark souls game but it is still fun. It took me 8 hours to complete and 12 hours to 100% it is challenging but fair, the…”
“9 out of 10 Better than I expected. Solid fundamentals, good combat with a unique twist. Challenging bosses. Good level design. It´s a short game without great aspirations. It focus on the basics, it's evident that it…”
“nice short souls like. Challenging with a cool story!”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Surprisingly good game. PROS: 1. Combat is smooth and feels good. 2, bosses are good, some of them are gimmicky but overall pretty good. 3. No useless fluff, there are limited items that you can pick up in game, so you…”
“the MOST underrated game I have ever played, great story, even greater combat and level up system and an amazing art style, I was very shocked to see this game had almost no activity on social platforms.”
“Easily one of the coolest conceptual 'souls-like' game to drop, even if the story is slightly let down by lack of progressive story telling. However the boss fights, the quality to building, and combos you can do make…”
58 of the 104 reviews raise this · 28 of them still recommend the game.
“Surprisingly good game. PROS: 1. Combat is smooth and feels good. 2, bosses are good, some of them are gimmicky but overall pretty good. 3. No useless fluff, there are limited items that you can pick up in game, so you…”
“While this game has great atmosphere and a fantastic deflect mechanic, I simply hated the combat system. There is a wound + reclaim system where you inflict green wounds on an enemy, and then you have to use plague…”
28 of the 104 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“Thymesia is a compact soulslike that focuses on fast, skill-based combat rather than scale. Performance on PC is stable, with smooth gameplay and minimal technical issues. Combat is the highlight: quick, aggressive, and…”
“I don't understand the hate for this game. Beat it once in 2022 and it still holds up as a good time in 2026. The mechanics work well and breaking down health bars piece by piece is satisfying. It's parry-and-reposte…”
“Thymesia is a fairly intriguing and at times somewhat ambiguous project. Is it a great game? No. Is it a bad one? Also no. But it’s definitely good enough to spend a few enjoyable hours with. It looks nice: no “wow”…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Thymesia is a game that at times you can find extremely easy and at times very difficult. One thing to know is that this game relies on parrying. Without giving away too much - Yes, you can block if you set up the skill…”
“Good atmosphere, good moves, but the first real boss is hell of a steep jump on the skill curve. I'm quite familiar with soulslike games, I like them, gone through most of them, but this is where my frustration won.…”
“Good atmosphere, good moves, but the first real boss is hell of a steep jump on the skill curve. I'm quite familiar with soulslike games, I like them, gone through most of them, but this is where my frustration won.…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I think most of my dislike for this game is probably to do with skill diff, however i like the idea it just feels janky and a bit unfair sometimes id give it a solid 5/10 dont regret buying/playing wouldnt recommend it…”
“For a souls like, this one was pretty fun, a bit short but overall a good game. Just wish they would fix the save file glitch as it caught me and decimated my save file, thankfully there are peeps out there that have a…”
“Feather mechanic doesnt work properly and enemies just regen health constantly if missed”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It appears that the developer aimed to create a new experience reminiscent of the beloved Bloodborne franchise. However, the game suffers from a noticeable lack of several crucial features that many players have come to…”
“It appears that the developer aimed to create a new experience reminiscent of the beloved Bloodborne franchise. However, the game suffers from a noticeable lack of several crucial features that many players have come to…”
“Overall: 5/10 *Mid* My Broad Opinion: Story: 4/10 Enemies: 5.5/10 Bosses: 4.5/10 Environment 5/10 Exploration: 5.5/10 Combat: 7/10 Worth your money?: Probably not. Would I recommend to a Friend?: No. PROS: Out of all…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Great soulslike. - Short game - Sekiro-like parries, with viable dodging - Cool variety of special attacks - Extremely simplified build mechanics, works well for length - Interesting atmosphere and design”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Gameplay is 100% Dark Souls meets Sekiro. Takes 1-2 hrs. to get used to but once you get the hang of it, both parry and dodge timings feel very responsive. Story is very soulslike bc I had no clue whats going on and watched a lore video after finishing. And game itself isn't too…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“I can appreciate trying something new with the wound system but it just ruined it for me. Especially if you have 2 boss phases. Not to mention enemies are dmg sponges. Makes it feel like youre fighting with a wet noodle.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 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
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.
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Latest official news
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Thymesia is 20% OFF in the Autumn Sale!
Help Corvus remember the unknown and discover the ugly truths behind the Plague in the Steam Autumn Sale! Thymesia is an action RPG, souls-like experience where you take on the role of Corvus, a plagu
Patch Two - Gameplay Tweaks, Balancing Changes & Bug Fixes
Greetings, Corvus Your valiant efforts in darkness, wielding the plague, haven’t gone unnoticed. We’ve deployed another patch to remedy some gameplay issues and fix various bugs - NOW LIVE! This updat
Patch One - Tweaks, Talents and Bug Fixing
Good afternoon, Corvus. How are your memories? You must remember, Corvus. Hopefully, these fixes & tweaks will assist you on your journey. Please be rest assured that we're aware of outstanding bugs.
Known Bugs and Temporary Fixes
Hello players, here's a list of known bugs and their some temporary fixes that you can try now. We will fix all of them in the coming patches, so don't worry if the temporary fixes don't work for you.
Death & Defeat Await, Thymesia is OUT NOW!
It's time for punishing action RPG Thymesia! Step into the blood-soaked kingdom of Hermes today. Remember Corvus. You must remember: Taking players to the once thriving Kingdom of Hermes they will ste
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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 | Action |
| Player tags | Souls-like · Difficult · Singleplayer · Dark Fantasy · Hack and Slash · Action RPG · Third Person · Atmospheric · Action · RPG · Dark · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 38 |
| Official site | https://www.thymesia.info/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 16 GB available space