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Project Thea

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65%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
74% User Score Based on 39 reviews

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About Project Thea

Project Thea is a single player survival role playing game with fantasy, post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Eerie Forest Studio and was released on November 20, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A dark, strategy-survival RPG blending retro-futuristic urban fantasy with Slavic folklore. Rebuild your colony, explore the post-apocalyptic wasteland, and engage in tactical card-based combat. Immerse yourself in a story-rich adventure with branching narratives.

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74%Audience ScoreBased on 39 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
stability2 negative mentions
  • Engaging and deep tactical card-based combat system with strategic party and deck synergy.
  • Rich RPG progression and immersive worldbuilding rooted in Slavic folklore with a compelling post-apocalyptic setting.
  • Good balance of exploration, crafting, survival, and city management mechanics providing a strong gameplay loop.
  • Combat and game mechanics can feel overly complex and rely too much on random chance, reducing strategic depth.
  • Art style, especially character designs, is divisive and seen by some as outdated or less appealing compared to previous titles.
  • Early access state suffers from bugs, bugs that break combat, inventory management frustrations, and incomplete content causing reduced replay value.

  • gameplay

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions

    The gameplay builds on previous titles by refining core mechanics, tech trees, and party management, offering a mix of familiarity and new elements that enhance strategy and replayability. While some find it promising and engaging, others feel the combat complexity and supply mechanics may detract from the overall experience, resulting in a gameplay loop that is solid but not groundbreaking.

    • “The worldbuilding is interesting, the core mechanics are solid, the quests are deeper and more fleshed-out than I thought they'd be at this stage.”
    • “If you haven't played a Thea game before but you like RPG games, crafting, card mechanics, material collection, and tech trees, you'll probably like this.”
    • “Looks really promising after the first 3 hours - fun, keeps the strengths of Thea 1 & 2 while offering a different setting, new mechanics and lots of other things to explore.”
    • “It's mediocre at best, without anything to hook the audience with or wow us with mechanically.”
    • “Might be ok if they get rid of supplies mechanic.”
    • “Such a shame, since I was actually looking forward to seeing the settlement mechanics overhauled.”

  • graphics

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    The graphics received mixed reactions, with some users appreciating the game's art style and its fitting post-apocalyptic vibe, while others found the character designs and presets outdated or less appealing compared to previous versions. Though the world art and overall atmosphere were praised, there were calls for improved visual options such as reduced graphics settings. Overall, the style differs from earlier installments but still holds potential for fans.

    • “The graphics in Thea: The Shattering remain the best of the franchise, but these are decent.”
    • “The game's cover illustration is a good example of professional colouring, which elevates the graphics and game feel by a mile.”
    • “The vibe and pacing are convincing, and I like the art style.”
    • “That art style can still work for this type of world, but this one looks old and outdated.”
    • “I'm still not a fan of the new art style after coming back to it; the old one was more unique and better fit the gravity of what's going on in the world.”
    • “There is no reason to not allow reduced graphics settings.”

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story in this game is praised for its challenging, well-developed post-apocalyptic setting that builds effectively on previous Thea lore, offering solid worldbuilding and deeper quests. It balances familiarity with new elements, featuring polished storytelling enhanced by thoughtful references and an engaging meta progression system. While still in early access, the narrative shows strong potential, though technical issues with combat animations may occasionally disrupt the experience.

    • “Another wonderful Thea game, a challenging storyline and a survival tactical gem.”
    • “Been a fan of Thea lore, and jumping into this apocalyptic world where it still has connection really makes the storytelling good.”
    • “The worldbuilding is interesting, the core mechanics are solid, the quests are deeper and more fleshed-out than I thought they'd be at this stage.”
    • “I thought I could just progress through the storyline and ignore inability to fight roaming parties, but alas I cannot because the game is stuck on continuous animation of the combat and alt+f4 is the only cure.”
    • “The game is in an 'advanced' early access stage, and clearly, there's still room to improve and expand the story and replayability.”
    • “The setting is post-apocalyptic with lots of fantasy elements, and it seems like there is a bit of lore that transferred over from the last Thea game, without actually affecting the story that much.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, -34% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    The music expertly blends Slavic folklore themes with synthwave and electro influences, creating a unique and immersive auditory experience that complements the game's art and writing. Users find the soundtrack superb and fitting, enhancing the overall atmosphere and mood.

    • “This game's music is superb, the art and menus are visually appealing, the writing is great, and so all together makes for an immersive experience from the get-go.”
    • “It is like Fallout, Shadowrun, and Stalker (book) had a baby after a party with lots of vodka in the old Soviet bloc, to the tune of electro music.”
    • “The lore is still great, and still around Slavic folklore, served by new music close to the synthwave genre.”
    • “It is like Fallout, Shadowrun, Stalker (book) had a baby after a party with lots of vodka in old Soviet bloc, to the tune of electro music.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game generally runs smoothly with only minor glitches and no major bugs, but occasional brief combat freezes or lag can occur during turns despite simple calculations.

    • “The game still has cases where the combat freezes or lags for a few seconds before playing out the turn, which is surprising considering how little there seems to be to calculate.”

  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers strategic and replayable gameplay, though as it is in an advanced early access stage, there is still potential for further improvements and expanded replayability features.

    • “Strategic, replayable gameplay.”
    • “The game is in an 'advanced' early access stage, and clearly, there's still room to improve and expand the story and replayability.”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is subtle and nostalgic, featuring witty references to previous titles like the cabbage patches. This blend of familiar and fresh comedic elements adds charm and enhances the overall experience for returning players.

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50h Median play time
50h Average play time
50-50h Spent by most gamers
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Project Thea is a survival role playing game with fantasy, post-apocalyptic, dark fantasy and science fiction themes. Common tags for Project Thea include turn-based, roguelite, colony sim, exploration, deckbuilding and others.

Project Thea is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 50 hours playing Project Thea.

Project Thea was released on November 20, 2025.

Project Thea was developed by Eerie Forest Studio.

Project Thea has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Project Thea for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Project Thea is a single player game with local co-op support.

Similar games include Thea 2: The Shattering, Thea: The Awakening, Disciples: Liberation, Glorious Companions, The Iron Oath and others.