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Torchlight cover art

Torchlight

Runic Games · XD · 2009-10-27

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 12, 2010 (Mac), Mar 09, 2011 (Xbox 360), Sep 18, 2012 (Linux), Oct 27, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Adventure awaits in the award-winning Action RPG debut from Runic Games! Explore the randomized depths of this boom town, collect loot, and level up to save Torchlight - and possibly the world.

26
playing now
91%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (263 ratings)
59h
to beat · rushed 56h · completionist 43h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

26 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Torchlight is an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game developed by Runic Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment. It was originally released for Windows in October 2009. The fantasy-themed game is set in the fictional town of Torchlight and the expansive caverns and dungeons nearby, which adventurers explore to collect valuable loot and battle hordes of monsters. Following the October 2009 digital distribution release, a Windows retail box version was released in the U.S. in January 2010 by Encore, Inc, and JoWooD Entertainment published a retail box in Europe in April 2010. A port for OS X was developed by World Domination Industries and released through Steam on May 12, 2010. Runic Games and World Domination Industries developed a port for Xbox Live Arcade which was released on March 9, 2011. A Linux port was released as part of the game's inclusion in the Humble Indie Bundle 6.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 26 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 202 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 294k–589k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,360 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.36-84%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.36-84%
GreenManGaming$2.40-84%
Gamesplanet$2.65-82%
Fanatical$2.77-82%
Humble Store$2.99-80%
WinGameStore$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$4.94-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2022-02-01) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 90 of 122 observed days · $1.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
747420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

59142026-08-06 21:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 37 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 37 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 59 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 31 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 40 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 35 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 46 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 26 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$21.93$1.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-05-15 — best price $18.242015-09-08 — best price $14.992016-02-05 — best price $3.742016-07-15 — best price $7.472017-01-23 — best price $14.952017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-05-25 — best price $3.742018-10-18 — best price $3.172019-02-18 — best price $14.992019-11-27 — best price $3.372020-03-18 — best price $3.372020-08-24 — best price $14.992021-01-06 — best price $14.992021-07-09 — best price $14.992021-12-02 — best price $14.992022-04-19 — best price $14.992022-08-17 — best price $14.992022-12-02 — best price $14.992023-05-02 — best price $14.992023-08-03 — best price $3.742023-10-27 — best price $3.292023-12-22 — best price $2.592024-02-22 — best price $14.992024-05-13 — best price $2.192024-07-04 — best price $14.992024-08-20 — best price $2.992024-10-22 — best price $9.892025-01-01 — best price $9.892025-03-01 — best price $14.992025-04-23 — best price $9.892025-07-03 — best price $14.992025-09-06 — best price $3.002025-10-20 — best price $2.992025-12-11 — best price $2.992026-05-01 — best price $14.992026-08-13 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.36
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

287812026-05-27 — 127 pageviews2026-05-30 — 130 pageviews2026-06-02 — 124 pageviews2026-06-05 — 111 pageviews2026-06-08 — 102 pageviews2026-06-11 — 98 pageviews2026-06-14 — 105 pageviews2026-06-17 — 110 pageviews2026-06-20 — 85 pageviews2026-06-23 — 100 pageviews2026-06-26 — 97 pageviews2026-06-29 — 96 pageviews2026-07-02 — 98 pageviews2026-07-05 — 124 pageviews2026-07-08 — 110 pageviews2026-07-11 — 171 pageviews2026-07-14 — 124 pageviews2026-07-17 — 268 pageviews2026-07-20 — 148 pageviews2026-07-23 — 157 pageviews2026-07-26 — 110 pageviews2026-07-29 — 110 pageviews2026-08-01 — 102 pageviews2026-08-04 — 131 pageviews2026-08-07 — 110 pageviews2026-08-10 — 119 pageviews2026-08-13 — 112 pageviews2026-08-16 — 106 pageviews2026-08-19 — 116 pageviews2026-08-22 — 118 pageviews2026-08-24 — 118 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
72.2%
earned "The Adventure Begins"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)49,9632%66
Xbox 360 (Xbox)20,14824%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGLootIndieMagicActionCartoonFantasyModdableAdventureIsometric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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