The Thaumaturge

The Thaumaturge

Steam Deck Verified

Fool's Theory · RPG · Mar 4, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $12.24.

83%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 228 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I was constantly amazed by how well our protagonist's story got integrated in real events.
228 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
World building imo is the strongest aspect of this game, but be warned, it does depend on actually doing most of the urban secrets and sides and reading the associated documents, I would also recommend playing with the polish voice acting and maybe even some additional bg music (I left the Warsaw Village band) as the soundtrack can sometimes fall short (more of that later).
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Played with max graphics setting btw.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played on Steam deck and the only time the frames drop or freeze for a few seconds is when I use a Salutors' Strong Attack, load a save, or travel to another map.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters228 reviews
Audio57 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat152 reviews
82%
Gameplay77 reviews
73%
Interface13 reviews
77%
Optimization8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty28 reviews
86%
Crashes19 reviews
53%
Bugs17 reviews
71%
Performance15 reviews
73%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.24.

5 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
57
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.