Baldur’s Gate 3 fans, this upcoming RPG could be your next favorite

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The Thaumaturge wouldn’t have caught my eye if I hadn’t familiarized myself with isometric games such as Baldur’s Gate 3, but I am so grateful that it did. Developer Fool’s Theory is heading the story-driven RPG. If you’re a long-time fan of isometric games, you may remember the studio’s name from Seven, another unique twist on the underrated genre. Fool’s Theory is also made up of devs who worked on the likes of The Witcher 3, and The Thaumaturge’s publisher, 11 Bit Studios, also worked on other banger games like Frostpunk.

The Thaumaturge is more culturally driven than the developer’s previous game, though, plunging players into a fantastical, wicked version of 20th-century Warsaw. Just like in Baldur’s Gate 3, the choices you make while playing will affect your overall experience in the RPG. Fool’s Theory writes that we can expect to make “morally ambiguous choices” as we play as protagonist Wiktor Szulski, a man blessed (or cursed) with a rare power known as thaumaturgy.

It’s up to us to shape what kind of person and thaumaturge Wiktor is, just as it is with our Tavs in Baldur’s Gate. I would say it’s more like playing one of BG3’s Origin characters, though, as you have a character with a background whose future you shape. You can try Wiktor’s shoes on and play The Thaumaturge right now while the free demo is up during the Steam Next Fest, which ends on Monday, October 16.

If you’re interested in finding out more about The Thaumaturge or are looking to download the new demo yourself, you can head on over to its official page on Steam for a deeper delve into the upcoming game. Fool’s Theory says that with the demo, “You’ll have a chance to play through the prologue” rather than the full game, “which should give you