When did Theresia come out?

Theresia was released on 11 September 2008 for Nintendo DS.

Theresia (2008) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Theresia

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What Theresia is

Theresia is an adventure game developed by WorkJam and released in 2008. It was published by Aksys Games. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Leanne, a teenage girl wakes up in a small, dim room with no memories. The only clue is the word Theresia scribbled upon a piece of paper. The first areas of the game instruct the player on the controls, set the atmosphere and introduce the survival aspect. The building is not only the sub-basement of a larger complex, but also riddled with hidden traps. Most doors are locked, barricaded, or blocked by environmental hazards. Leanne discovers she is in an underground prison facility, which stretches over several underground stories and includes waterworks, storage and torture rooms, and unknown crypts. In the upper levels, more of the setting and Leanne's background are revealed: the country…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Theresia holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 4% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 25 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Theresia launched on 11 September 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2 and The Witcher: Enhanced Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

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