Thymesia Reviews
At the end of the day, Thymesia is another good addition to the growing space of Soulslike, delivering something different enough in its storytelling and the tweaks made to combat. While it may not be the best when it comes to variety, it cannot be faulted when the all-important combat has plenty to offer. Even in the age of calamity facing the once thriving Kingdom of Hermes, there is still a silver lining after all.
While Thymesia is certainly lacking in some key departments, the solid control, satisfying combat, moody atmosphere, and compelling challenge are still well worth crowing about.
Thymesia draws heavy inspiration from Bloodborne to mimic the Soulslike experience with misguided innovations.
Thymesia may look like a Bloodborne rip-off, but give it a chance and you’ll find that it has some nifty ideas of its own.
Thymesia is a welcome experience for Soulsborns fans that are looking for some renovation, but its shortcomings will prevent many from enjoying it.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
With a higher budget it might have been a game that could make a name for itself, but unfortunately it doesn't go beyond being a snack for Soulsborne veterans. Still, it's not a bad choice if you're a gamer who is keen on meeting this genre.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Thymesia sports fast 3D action combat that's engaging and unique to the subgenre, where flashy combos with multiple weapons lead to meaningful progression for skilled players. Unfortunately, the game does little else to separate itself from the soulslike pack.
Thymesia draws inspiration from ideas and mechanics from various famous soulslikes to shape its gameplay, resulting in a mix that works quite well. Although visually it is not as solid or impressive as other productions, its aesthetics are quite striking and it has frenetic but tactical combat at the same time. Of course, it needs some adjustments in certain sections, since the collisions and the timing are not polished at all. Funny and entertaining, but nothing that hasn't been seen already.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Thymesia is a great souls-like video game done a budget and it not only follows the expected formula to a tee but also puts its own unique spin on combat and leveling which combined make this a very worthwhile experience.
Review in Persian | Read full review
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.
Thymesia is an indie studio’s love letter to the Dark Souls series and it makes no effort to hide it (in all the right ways). At the same time, it wants to introduce new gamers to the series with an experience that encapsulates what defines it but is scaled back in regards to time and grind.
Thymesia embodies the ever-rising popularity of the Soulslike genre incredibly well. As an indie Soulslike, it knows it can’t necessarily be as big and as bold as its source material, but it also doesn’t want to simply be written off as a sub-par copy of something that’s already been done. And the end result is something kinda-sorta in-between of those two things. I can appreciate Thymesia for what it does well—namely, its hauntingly beautiful visuals and fine-tuned combat basics—but its more creative endeavors felt more like the game trying to be different just for the sake of being different. I’m not sure that Thymesia is going to be at the forefront of its given genre, but it’s still a pestilence-ridden egg worth cracking open for those hungry for some new Soulslike action.
Thymesia sports a compelling story coupled by an intriguing souls-like combat system, but it's constrained by excessively linear levels and complete lack of any dubbing. Regardless, if you're looking for a challenging action game, you should definitely give it a chance.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Although Thymesia was a well-thought-out game, budget constraints and technical problems prevented it from fulfilling its potential.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Thymesia is a solid souls-like game. The story may be a tad bit lacking at parts due to its short premise but it makes up for that with amazing combat and skill systems while throwing some truly enjoyable boss fights and enemies our way to clash with. I really do hope we see more things to come for Thymesia like DLC or at least a new game plus.
Thymesia is a third-person grim dark souls-like with a unique twist on enemy health bars. Instead of just one health bar, dealing damage only inflicts wounds. I needed to manage both wounds and traditional health to take out enemies. Did this innovation make Thymesia stand out? Find out in this Rapid Review.
Thymesia offers fun gameplay that is fast and easy to understand, but the lack of variety of enemies and their limited movements make it suffer due to boring repetition at times.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Overall, Thymesia is a decent souls-like indie effort compared to some other ones we’ve seen and played in the past. The game won’t rock your socks off, but the combat system and the setting are quite enjoyable. There is also no multiplayer functionality whatsoever, no PvP or co-op.
All in all, Thymesia comes together to form an interesting combination of Sekiro and Bloodborne. You have the limited weapons, parry mechanics, and talent trees of Sekiro, and the movement speed, setting, and general gameplay feel of Bloodborne. Despite being only 6 hours long, I feel as if the $25 price-point makes Thymesia worth at least one playthrough if you’re itching for a new Bloodborne-like.