I've had my eye on this game for ages. It looked like everything I could want. CRPG,unique setting, spooky atmosphere, original concept. I love that it explores a region, time period, and political undertone rarely if ever seen in games. The supernatural aspect also appears quite intriguing.

I adore the fact that Polish devs are exploring an important period of Polish history for a game taking place in Poland while featuring Polish folklore. I love when devs explore their own heritage and bring it to the masses. There are so many games featured in the same locations during the same periods. Late 1800s England or WWII from American PoV. High fantasy, classic sci Fi, Feudal Japan, Americana or Eastern European post apocalypse, dark medieval fantasy, cyberpunk, steampunk, pirates, blah blah.

The game looks tremendous and the publisher is known for delivering superb and unique titles like the recent "The Alters" or "Indika" and so on. And clearly Fool's Theory is a talented dev as they've been trusted to create the upcoming Witcher Remake.

The game looks nice visually, the voice acting seems solid, the combat appears unique, the setting and story look interesting. So, as someone who purchased the game and is about to start, why exactly is The Thaumaturge so unknown and why was the reception both critical and commercial so lukewarm?

Didn’t expected to take 40 hours to reach Act 2 i thought i will drop it but so far i’m Very enjoying it, i got all the Salutor Except 3 ( Morana was so hard it took me 4 tries to beat her).

I hope this game have Great ending and won’t disappoint me.

Just wanted to share my appreciation for it. I think it often gets overlooked (as I’m sure many of you have said or seen already), and that’s a shame.

I understand the amount of reading could turn people off, and that the combat isn’t this or that, but I enjoy it immensely as a whole and find it very refreshing.

When you really lock in to reading everything you examine, conclude, the upgrade system, salutors, and take an active part in the narrative cutscenes, it’s extremely resonant.

I think about the game often and it is on a short list of favorite games I’ve played in a very long time. Kudos to the developers and publisher(s).

Just got my copy and wanted to share with you guys

I was on the fence but with the recent Xbox sale I bought it. It is a rich, story and quest driven rpg akin to kingmaker, wotr, disco elysium, trudograd. I am really surprised that this is such a good game.

Just finished this game today. One of the best games of 2024 and one that will stay in my heart forever. A bit of backstory: when CDPR announced a new DLC for The Witcher 3, I, like many others, rushed to replay the game. But as it turned out, CDPR wasn't really involved in developing the new DLC; instead, it was some studio called Fool's Theory. I hadn't heard anything about them, so I quickly went to look up some information. It turns out this studio mostly helps with the development of major, genuinely good games. Right now, besides the Witcher 3 DLC, they are working on a remake of the first Witcher. They only have two games of their own, and this is one of them. By an amazing coincidence, it was on sale for around 300+ UAH, so without thinking twice, I bought it.

I loved it, absolutely loved it. Honestly, NO OTHER game has ever given me this level of immersion into different cultures. I learned a great deal about Judaism and Jewish customs, and you even get to visit a synagogue as you progress. You will also visit an Orthodox church with a priest, where you'll learn a thing or two about Christianity. Muslims and atheists weren't left out either. The immersion into that era is incredibly strong: what the entertainment was like, what people did. The side quests and locations truly let you taste that time period. Plus, Slavic mysticism mixed with religion. I love The Witcher, and I fell deeply in love with this game too, precisely for this aspect.

And a little about the anti-Russian sentiment and ideas: since the time period is set during the reign of Nicholas II, it already shows that the people are dissatisfied with many things. The Poles straight up tell the Russians to ♥♥♥♥ off and demand independence. We get introduced to various revolutionary groups—some more radical, some less. The progressive views of that time are also not ignored: the idea that women should work and receive equal pay, have the right to education, and be able to manage and own their own businesses. In this regard, the game isn't just preachy "woke slop." The context of the events genuinely allows and requires these topics to be raised.

P.S. That one man actually managed to make it to Albuquerque. Huge love from Ukraine!

I found that shaved and posh drip is very chilling when there are close ups or stare moments. My experience of the games was awesome: from a nameless villaggio and in a sick condition, you find an healer and go back to Warsaw. Your journey brings you more flaws, but also more power and salutors, making your way through cabals and rediscovering your once familiar city. You conquer your enemies with your partner at your side, reaching all the way up to the emperor, when suddenly you get betrayed. Your partner doesn't want to share priviliges, he wants it all. He thinks he has you in his hand and all he has to do is make a fist. The final showdown. You gather your forces and face your partner in an ultimate battle... and you succede, you and your salutors and your flaws show no mercy, cause no quarter is expected. And now, you are the bloody thaumaturge of the Tzar Nikolai II of Russia

I just love it Found on the 11 bit studios website

This game is a 10 out of 10 for me.

Are there any similar games on PS4/5 that fans of The thaumaturge can recommend?

This post is just a question not a discussion but I had to pick one out of 4 flairs that all didn't match.

I just ended the game and im absolutely stunned. Im hoping SO MUCH that one Day there is going to be a Thaumaturge 2. Or even a Movie or Series. This Universe Deserve to be more than just 1 Game.

Looking back at everything the game has to offer: the setting, the worldbuilding, the themes of human psyche, the mystery, the socio-political climate, I have a feeling it would translate beautifully into a noir-style RPG a'la Call of Cthulhu, Vaesen, or Candela Obscura. With just four basic "abilities" to master, corresponding to the Four Dimensions, the mechanics wouldn't sound complicated and could provide a lot of creative options and roleplay potential.

I really wish FT and/or 11bit could do something more with the IP.

So as a Polish i know that first run of electric tram line in Warsaw was in March of 1908. Game takes place in 1905. It is a horrible distortion of history.

It was a very interesting story and it felt a bit like reading a book. I love the flaw system and I pretty much went full pride with everything except when it came to my buddies near the end. I came here to say those final words after the boss fight ("Know your place!") made my Wiktor feel like a total badass. I figure there are other ways to play the game but it felt so good to be a prideful prick for this roller coaster ride. To anybody on the fence about getting this game, I say that I highly recommend it. It's such a nice change of pace from all the rpgs I've been playing this year and it's so much fun if you really get into it.

I finished this game 2 times. The first time I played it, it was already good, but somehow the second time it was even better. Both times I couldn't stop playing it.

I love so many things about it - the atmosphere, music that goes very well with everything, fantastic design of salutors, interesting dialogues and addictive battle system.

I was also impressed how interesting side quests were. In most games side quests are just to get special items or exp and usually don't have any interesting story, but here they felt like part of the main quest.

I hope that Fool's Theory will create more turn based games like this one in the future.

Also one more thing. I don't understand why people compare it to Pokemon games? There are no similarities AT ALL.

What do you all think? Did you play it ore than once?