The Thaumaturge

Impulse GamerNay Clark

Welcome to a world where your every thought and blemish can be used against you. The Thaumaturge is an isometric role-playing game developed by Fool’s Theory,

WCCFtechNathan Birch

8.5/10

In 2022, CD Projekt Red announced a remake of the first entry in The Witcher franchise was in the works at developer Fool’s Theory, to which many fans replied, “Who the heck are Fool’s Theory?” The Polish developer has actually been around for a while. They made the interesting sandbox cRPG Seven: The Days Long Gone, although that happened seven years ago. Since then, they have mostly supported other big projects like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Silent Hill 2.

TheSixthAxisGareth Chadwick

8/10

The Thaumaturge is an interesting and dark game in a relatively unique setting, 1906 Warsaw during a revolution combined with monsters is a fascinating setting. Whilst it occasionally fumbles how it delivers some details and you spend a lot of time running around, the strength of the setting and the writing makes these easy to forgive, not to mention the presence of the man who I have heard on good authority was Russia's greatest love machine.

Playstation UniverseTimothy Nunes

8/10

The Thaumaturge does so much right. From the voice work to the narrative to the customizability of combat, your time with Wiktor will be time well spent. Still, combat can feel like more work than it should in the first couple hours, and short-lived performance glitches tend to appear after most cutscenes. Finally, in some areas, the isometric angle of the game does not compensate for tall buildings in certain areas, making it hard to navigate in those places. Regardless, none of these things bring down the experience. Wiktor makes for a fantastic lead character in a strong combination of narr...

eXputerMoiz Banoori

The Thaumaturge is ideal for players who only want to enjoy a short-story campaign without hustling for rewards and unlockable affairs.

TechRaptorWilliam Worrall

8/10

While the investigation aspect may fall a little short, The Thaumaturge is saved by excellent writing and characters. Not to mention a deeply involved combat and upgrade system.

Game SkinnyMaddison Ahlbrand

8/10

Join Wiktor Szulski on a weird demon hunting adventure.

GRYOnline.plKrzysztof Lewandowski

7/10

The Thaumaturge has a not particularly interesting gameplay, and its appearance sometimes resembles the first Witcher, but underneath this layer there is a really nice game, offering many flavors and an interesting plot.

EurogamerRobert Purchese

Lurking behind a dated exterior is a limited but sophisticated RPG with a unique setting and some memorable new ideas.

GameLusterJess Clayton-Berry

6/10

The Thaumaturge is the perfect example of a game full of creative ideas, built on an interesting foundation, which is ultimately ruined by very poor execution.

VGChartzPaul Broussard

5.5/10

A classic detective story...with Rasputin.Of all the literary genres represented in gaming storylines, historical fiction is one you don’t see very often. [...]

GameTyrant Noah Cochrane

0/10

The Thaumaturge is a narrative-based RPG with a turn based combat system. With compatiability NVIDIA DLSS there are some beautiful graphics to accompany the dark and mysterious story. Gameplay and Story Step into the mystical world of early-century Warsaw in The Thaumaturge , where you assume t