For all its supernatural themes, the events of The Thaumaturge are very much rooted in real-world history.

That said, it’s not just the Flaw of pride that Wiktor embodies.

Accumulating these Salutors doesn’t just give you more options in battle, either.

A bearded man asks a woman at a market whether she’s seen anything unusual lately in The Thaumaturge

This review is based on a review build of the game, provided by publishers 11 Bit Studios.

A man approaches a fallen building on the streets of Warsaw in The Thaumaturge

A man investigates a dining room scene inside a home in The Thaumaturge

A man walks up some wooden steps in a village square in The Thaumaturge

A young woman reveals a glowing red streak across their chest as a monster appears over their shoulder in The Thaumaturge

A man considers what to say in The Thaumaturge

A bearded man considers his dialogue choices in The Thaumaturge

A man fights several shadow people while a bird-like monster looks on in the background in The Thaumaturge

A man fights three soldiers in the ruins of a snowy, burned home in The Thaumaturge

A man fights three thugs outside a mausoleum in The Thaumaturge

A man fights three shadow humans while a large monster looms in the background in The Thaumaturge