Thea 2: The Shattering
Fair · Roguelike · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $24.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 19.7h
- Value
- $1.27/hr
- Reviews
- 80% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, DirectX 11 class GPU with 2GB VRAM, 10 GB of storage. Windows only.
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
The lowest price on record is $9.99, set in August 2022. It has been discounted 59 times in the 8 years tracked here, typically at 60 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales.
It is pricier than 95 percent of its genre. Thea: The Awakening ($19.99, scores 58) outscores it, and so does Dead Age ($14.99, scores 57). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
Of the 500 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 50 percent of the 101 reviews written there were positive, against 80 percent overall, and those are 5 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
46% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
45 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 19:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Disappointing unfinished sequel. The mechanics are less interesting than the first game, the writing is just as bad -- most of the writing is literally cut-and-paste from the first game, in fact -- resource gathering is an insane slog, and they didn't finish the crafting system, because they 'wanted to leave room for expanding on it in a DLC.' So, as compared to Thea 1: less fun fights, hundreds of turns spent just...
This game has a neat setting, fun exploration, interesting and bountiful encounters, and a mildly unique plot. That's the positive. The negative is that it is a total grind. It is designed to make you lose mid-game until you earn enough points to buy bonuses to boost you at the beginning. This is a shameful design and wasn't in the first game. After 50 hours, I've tried seven playthroughs, all to die near the same...
It's an odd mixture of 4X survival game. Graphics so so, readability can be a bit difficult and there is a lot of hidden mechanics and time consuming unlocks, but the gameplay is so fun that once you start understanding how the game works you don't mind playing it to unlock more and more. I'm a bit late to writing a review so I will keep this review short. If you like Slavic vibes, 4x, survival, crafting and combat...
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Cite this score
Thea 2: The Shattering scores 51/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/606230/thea-2-the-shatteringReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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