
Torchlight
Release Date: October 27, 2009
RPG, fantasy, hack'and'slash, isometric view, action RPG, singleplayer
Steam
A very well-made hack-and-slash game, created by a small studio Runic Games, whose members contributed to such productions as Hellgate London, Mythos or the Diablo franchise. The story begins in the eponymous village of Torchlight, under which large deposits of a magical ore called ember have been discovered. However, the sudden mining boom resulted in another discovery, this time of a great evil lurking underground.
Torchlight is a hack ‘n’ slash game created by Runic Games, a small development studio from Seattle. Though it is their debut production, the team members have previously worked on such titles as Hellgate: London, Mythos and the Diablo series.
The game’s story is not particularly unique, which should not be surprising to the fans of the genre. The adventure in Torchlight starts in a small village where a huge deposit of Ember has been discovered. As you might guess, the miners dug too deep, and by doing so, they unearthed a great evil. This is where our character comes into the picture. The player’s task is to go through 34 levels of dungeons, killing hordes of enemies on his way, and to defeat the evil Odrak.
The developers gave three completely different character classes at our disposal: Alchemist, Destroyer and Vanquisher. Each of those has four traits, three skill trees and lots of items to find. They can also have an animal companion that proves helpful not only in combat but also by carrying our inventory and selling stuff to the traders in the village.
The graphic style of Torchlight is nowhere near that of the Diablo series. Both the dungeons and the opponents are very colorful, which is not necessarily to everyone’s liking. Blizzard’s fan should not be disappointed with the soundtrack, though, as it was composed by Matt Uelmen, the composer of the musical scores of Diablo, Starcraft and World of Warcraft.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
Videos and Screens
[2:28] Torchlight Xbox 360 Trailer
[2:28] Torchlight launch movie
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Average score from 2207 votes. 10 players anticipated the game.
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Game Series
Torchlight Series
A series of hack'and'slash style action RPG games set in fantasy realities. The brand was created by Runic Games studio, founded, among others, by former employees of Blizzard Entertainment (Max Schaefer, Erich Schaefer and Peter Hu). The series is sometimes considered by many players as the "spiritual heir" to the game Diablo II.
6 video games
Torchlight Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows October 27, 2009
Xbox 360 March 9, 2011
Developer: Runic Games
Publisher: JoWooD Entertainment AG

Torchlight System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 64 MB (GeForce 2 MX200 or better), 400 MB HDD, Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Xbox 360
Supports: Xbox Live

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