Choose Thea: The Awakening
Choose Thea: The Awakening if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.6% positive across 2,154 reviews.
Thea: The Awakening vs Thea 2: The Shattering
Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering both land in Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Thea: The Awakening (2015) is 4 years older than Thea 2: The Shattering (2019). Thea: The Awakening scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than Thea 2: The Shattering (78.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Thea 2: The Shattering
Choose Thea 2: The Shattering if you want the Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,198 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Thea: The Awakening |  Thea 2: The Shattering | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.6% positive (2,154 reviews) | 78.8% positive (1,198 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | MuHa Games | MuHa Games, Eerie Forest Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Thea: The Awakening (2015) is 4 years older than Thea 2: The Shattering (2019).
- Thea: The Awakening scores higher on Steam reviews (89.6% positive) than Thea 2: The Shattering (78.8% positive).
- Thea: The Awakening is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Thea 2: The Shattering (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Thea 2: The Shattering has co-op; Thea: The Awakening does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Thea: The Awakening vs Thea 2: The Shattering — FAQ
- Which is better, Thea: The Awakening or Thea 2: The Shattering?
- On Steam reviews Thea: The Awakening scores higher (89.6% positive) than Thea 2: The Shattering (78.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Thea: The Awakening is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Thea: The Awakening or Thea 2: The Shattering first?
- If you want chronology, Thea: The Awakening (2015) came out before Thea 2: The Shattering (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Thea: The Awakening and Thea 2: The Shattering similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Thea: The Awakening have multiplayer like Thea 2: The Shattering?
- No. Thea 2: The Shattering supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Thea: The Awakening is listed as single-player only.