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Thymesia
Thymesia is a grueling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Details
- Released
- August 17, 2022
- Developer
- OverBorder Studio
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Team17
- Platforms
- PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S
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Thymesia Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Thymesia is a Soulslike that rewards aggression and precision; more methodical or sword and board players might want to look elsewhere.
Drawing from Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Thymesia creates a Souls-like experience that iterates on what's most important about From's beloved titles.
All in all, Thymesia does a good job scratching that Soulslike itch but providing rewarding, robust combat and memorable boss fights. While it doesn’t nail everything, what it does right elevates it towards the top of the subgenre. And considering the game was made by a team of seven people, that is no small feat. I would love to see what Overborder can do with a larger support team and bigger budget. Thymesia is the real deal.
Thymesia is a great souls-like game in a gloomy, gorgeous setting that leaves a little bit more to be desired in terms of performance.
A game with a lot of ambition and underwhelming execution. A bit rough around the edges yet incredibly engaging if you can get past the initial setbacks.
Set against a world ravaged by a plague, Thymesia challenges players with fast-paced melee combat while they unravel the mysteries that haunt the harrowingly beautiful world.
You know you made an awesome game when developers come out of the woodwork to copy you so here's yet another Soulslike.
Thymesia is a game that show’s the developer’s potential, but doesn’t reach the heights of its opening promise. While the combat is fast paced and fun, it is marred by hitbox and timing issues, and the story and lore lack depth to draw you into the mystery of Thymesia.
Thymesia has some refreshing ideas to set it apart among a packed field of Souls-like games. Sadly, many of these mechanics don't mesh well with the action or are completely useless. Exploration also feels generally unrewarding.
Thymesia may boast more Bloodborne influence than its peers, but it fails to transcend its mediocre combat, appalling lack of enemy variety, and dearth of content.
There are many ways to customise your character in Thymesia, but you must consider talent points as they become a very limited resource after level twenty-five. Fortunately, you can reset talents if you pick something you feel doesn’t fit your playstyle. This comes at no cost to the player and can be done at any time at a rest point.
Thymesia is another in the long line of being yet another Soulslike. Still, its fast-paced combat and plague weapon system offers up just enough interest to really shine. It’s not revolutionary by any means, but it’s still rather enjoyable.