Rank 01Why this
Shares card based combat with Thea: The Awakening.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Games like Thea: The Awakening
- 31 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Thea: The Awakening also play
The closest matches to Thea: The Awakening: Thea 2: The Shattering, ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders III, Warlock 2: The Exiled, and Fantasy General II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also 4X and Hex Grid, like Thea: The Awakening.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Rank 03- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
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Songs of Silence
Why this: Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Thea: The Awakening.
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Sultan's Game
Why this: Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Thea: The Awakening.
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Tainted Grail: Conquest
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Card Game, like Thea: The Awakening.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Thea: The Awakening
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Also 4X and Turn-Based Strategy, like Thea: The Awakening.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: MuHa Games
- Price: $4.99−75%checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 2,154 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- High replayability through varied deity perks
- Unique blend of strategy and survival mechanics
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Card based combat
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Thea: The Awakening
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
King of Dragon Pass
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thea: The Awakening.
Battle Brothers
Why this: Same immersive mood as Thea: The Awakening.
NEO Scavenger
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Crafting, like Thea: The Awakening.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Thea: The Awakening at current Steam store prices.
Blackguards
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Thea: The Awakening.
Othercide
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Thea: The Awakening.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Thea: The Awakening, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Battle for Wesnoth
Why this: Also Hex Grid and Turn-Based, like Thea: The Awakening.
Card Hunter
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Card Game, like Thea: The Awakening.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Thea: The Awakening.
Age of Conquest IV
Why this: Same challenging mood as Thea: The Awakening.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Songs of Silence
Why this: Shares card based combat with Thea: The Awakening.
Sultan's Game
Why this: Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Thea: The Awakening.
Tainted Grail: Conquest
Why this: Also Turn-Based and Card Game, like Thea: The Awakening.
About Thea: The Awakening
The closest matches to Thea: The Awakening: Thea 2: The Shattering, ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders III, Warlock 2: The Exiled, and Fantasy General II. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Thea: The Awakening is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thea 2: The Shattering, ENDLESS™ Legend and Age of Wonders III — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its card based combat and narrative driven quests. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game released in 2015 by MuHa Games. Set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Slavic folklore, the game combines card-based combat with survival elements and roguelike difficulty. Players navigate a procedurally generated environment, undertaking narrative-driven quests while managing resources and technology through a strategic tech tree. The core progression system revolves around replayable deity perks, which significantly influence each playthrough and contribute to the game's substantial length. Reviewers highlight the high replayability through varied deity perks and the unique blend of strategy and survival mechanics. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, challenging, and immersive. The game supports online cooperative play and is playable on Steam Deck, holding a 90% positive rating from over 2,100 Steam reviews.
About Thea: The Awakening: Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Is Thea: The Awakening worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 2,154 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 75% off, now $4.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 130 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 28 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- High replayability through varied deity perks
- Unique blend of strategy and survival mechanics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Addictive? Definitely. Fun? Addictive. I see why people like it. The setting is very cool a lot like a show that rhymes with "pitcher". There are lots of stats to fiddle with and lots of undocumented rules to uncover. And it was cheap on…”
“Gave this multiple tries and still can't really find the fun. I like the slavic mythology, cool names for the characters, but there is weird unnecessary complexity in the UI and combat system that overall just prevents me from enjoying…”
People who play it also play: Thea 2: The Shattering, ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders III
Frequently asked about Thea: The Awakening
Can I run it?
Does Thea: The Awakening run on Steam Deck?
Thea: The Awakening is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Thea: The Awakening cost?
Thea: The Awakening is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Thea: The Awakening?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thea: The Awakening are Thea 2: The Shattering, ENDLESS™ Legend, Age of Wonders III.
Who developed Thea: The Awakening?
Thea: The Awakening was developed by MuHa Games.