Upcoming roleplaying game The Thaumaturge has genre staples like turn-based combat and meaningful dialogue choices, but it also folds in an investigation mechanic that adds more depth to titular magician Wiktor Szulski. The Thaumaturge is often about the demons that haunt man, both in terms of literal supernatural beings called Salutors, and the emotions and decisions that haunt men. Through various investigations, players will be tasked with discovering these demons and, in one way or another, exorcising them.
How The Thaumaturge's Investigations Add to Gameplay and Worldbuilding
The Thaumaturge's design director tells Game Rant how investigations fit into Wiktor's skillset, and how they differ from the ones in The Witcher.