Thea: The Awakening
Turn-based survival strategy with Slavic myths and card battles
MuHa Games · Released Nov 20, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 3,779
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 15
- peak 24h 16
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 8, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is Thea: The Awakening?
A single-player, turn-based survival strategy game set in a world overrun by the Darkness and creatures from Slavic myth. You manage a village of survivors, craft equipment, and send parties across a procedurally generated hex map. Story events present choices, while card-based challenges can be settled through combat, diplomacy, or other skills.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning expeditions while managing a village
- +you like survival games built around resource decisions
- +you want story choices that change between playthroughs
Not for you if...
- −you dislike lengthy crafting and juggling many character stats
- −you want direct combat instead of card-based challenges
- −you prefer short, predictable strategy sessions
What players say
88% of 3,779 reviews are positive
Players praise the lore, varied strategic choices, and reasons to play again. Some find the crafting time-consuming, the stats overwhelming, and the card-based challenges confusing or dull.
Screenshots and trailer
Thea: The Awakening system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 class GPU with 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or later (64-bit)
- Processor
- Quad Core 2.5GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 class GPU with 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 13+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Strategy
- RPG
- Turn-Based
- Survival
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Fantasy
- Indie
- Card Game
- 4X
- Singleplayer
- Crafting
- Dark Fantasy
- Hex Grid
- Resource Management
- Choices Matter
- Replay Value
Recent updates
- Oct 8, 2025 · Project Thea October 2025 Demo Update
- Mar 19, 2018 · Spanish language added
- May 16, 2017 · 16th May Stability Update
- May 16, 2017 · 16th May Stability Update
4 DLC available.
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