The Thaumaturge is reminiscent of Disco Elysium in many ways.
Like every Monday, today we’re presenting you with the most important new releases on Steam – and this week is looking significantly better for PC gamers than the previous one.
Fans of good stories in particular will get their money’s worth this week, as a role-playing game from ex-Witcher developers wants to compete with Disco Elysium, which we consider to be the best story game of all time.
Highlight of the week: The Thaumaturge
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The Thaumaturge: Now there is the first gameplay from the role-playing light spot
Genre: role play | developer: Fool’s Theory | Release: 4th of March (Steam)
In The Thaumaturge, a role-playing game from Fool’s Theory, you immerse yourself in a world that is as dark as it is fascinating. The setting: Poland, at the beginning of the 20th century, an era that you probably don’t immediately associate with fantasy and demon hunting.
You take on the role of the mysterious Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge who has the unique ability to communicate with spirits called Salutors. These spirits have the power to take possession of people and throw their lives into chaos. Wiktor, who is himself haunted by such a salutor named Upyr, sets out on an adventurous journey to track down other demons and break the bonds of their unsuspecting hosts.
The game combines real-life settings with a dark fantasy story inspired by Polish and Russian folklore. Combat in The Thaumaturge is turn-based, with you only controlling Wiktor and his chosen Salutor. A tactical approach is required because you have to closely monitor your opponents’ actions in order to overwhelm them at the right moment.
In addition to the fights, the detective gameplay plays an important role. Thanks to Wiktor’s perception and magical abilities, you can find evidence and question key people. This makes it possible to unlock new conversation options and avoid potential conflicts.
You can read how well the whole thing turned out in our test this evening from 7 p.m.
More Steam releases of the week
Monday March 4th
Tuesday March 5th
- Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game: The latest offshoot of the celebrated off-road series is once again all about mastering off-road driving. This time you are heading a research expedition in high-tech vehicles.
- Classified: France ’44: Round-robin tactics à la XCOM in World War II, in which you lead an Allied resistance command through areas occupied by the Wehrmacht.
- Disco Simulator: A tycoon game in which you build your own nightclub, hire bartenders and securities and hire famous DJs.
Wednesday March 6th
- Winter Survival: If you haven’t crafted enough axes and felled trees this year, you can do so again in this survival game with an icy winter setting.
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In Winter Survival you have to survive in an icy wilderness full of wolves and bears
- Hairdresser Simulator: A somewhat silly simulation in the typical PlayWay style in which you become a hairdresser and build your own salon.
- Awakening: A horror game from Europey with surprisingly nice graphics for an indie production.
Thursday March 7th
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Zoria: The upcoming fantasy role-playing game a la Baldur’s Gate 3 reveals new gameplay
Friday March 8th
- Backpack Battles: In this turn-based tactics game, the aim is to perfectly fill your hero’s backpack with purchased weapons, armor and accessories, thus enabling powerful combos. The fights against other players’ characters then take place fully automatically. The demo has already been played by hundreds of thousands. Definitely has what it takes to be a new Steam hype game.
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