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Torchlight

Runic Games · XD · 2009-10-27

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RPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Torchlight is an RPG released in 2009, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (91% of 7360 reviews).

22
playing now
91%
positive of 7.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (263 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (4.7k downloads)
59h
to beat · rushed 56h · completionist 43h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

Torchlight trailer thumbnail

Torchlight Launch Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 22 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 5% of 13,908 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 295k–591k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,385 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.37-84%
GreenManGaming$2.40-84%
Gamesplanet$2.65-82%
WinGameStore$2.99-80%
Microsoft Store$4.94-67%
GOG$14.99

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 102 of 140 observed days · $3.95 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

78222026-09-15 12:00 — 23 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 40 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 47 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 74 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 46 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 56 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 43 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 50 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 60 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 37 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 41 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 60 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 55 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 31 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 52 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 57 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 47 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 24 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k27Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1,179 · peak 3,025Dec 2012 — avg 216 · peak 487May 2013 — avg 97 · peak 205Oct 2013 — avg 70 · peak 145Mar 2014 — avg 70 · peak 150Aug 2014 — avg 66 · peak 131Jan 2015 — avg 68 · peak 149Jun 2015 — avg 58 · peak 139Nov 2015 — avg 47 · peak 97Apr 2016 — avg 43 · peak 88Sep 2016 — avg 43 · peak 87Feb 2017 — avg 47 · peak 102Jul 2017 — avg 57 · peak 129Dec 2017 — avg 65 · peak 150May 2018 — avg 49 · peak 99Oct 2018 — avg 66 · peak 176Mar 2019 — avg 44 · peak 86Aug 2019 — avg 35 · peak 67Jan 2020 — avg 43 · peak 82Jun 2020 — avg 59 · peak 129Nov 2020 — avg 54 · peak 104Apr 2021 — avg 42 · peak 84Sep 2021 — avg 36 · peak 66Feb 2022 — avg 38 · peak 72Jul 2022 — avg 37 · peak 73Dec 2022 — avg 36 · peak 75May 2023 — avg 33 · peak 69Oct 2023 — avg 32 · peak 64Mar 2024 — avg 36 · peak 72Aug 2024 — avg 34 · peak 67Jan 2025 — avg 39 · peak 84Jun 2025 — avg 32 · peak 75Nov 2025 — avg 40 · peak 84Apr 2026 — avg 32 · peak 59Aug 2026 — avg 34 · peak 63
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.93$1.002015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $2.992026-09-08 — best price $14.992026-10-03 — best price $2.372026-10-14 — best price $4.94
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

216852026-05-27 — 127 pageviews2026-05-31 — 135 pageviews2026-06-04 — 114 pageviews2026-06-08 — 102 pageviews2026-06-12 — 93 pageviews2026-06-16 — 116 pageviews2026-06-20 — 85 pageviews2026-06-24 — 111 pageviews2026-06-28 — 93 pageviews2026-07-02 — 98 pageviews2026-07-06 — 124 pageviews2026-07-10 — 150 pageviews2026-07-14 — 124 pageviews2026-07-18 — 216 pageviews2026-07-22 — 121 pageviews2026-07-26 — 110 pageviews2026-07-30 — 94 pageviews2026-08-03 — 134 pageviews2026-08-07 — 110 pageviews2026-08-11 — 121 pageviews2026-08-15 — 110 pageviews2026-08-19 — 116 pageviews2026-08-23 — 117 pageviews2026-08-27 — 88 pageviews2026-08-31 — 103 pageviews2026-09-04 — 116 pageviews2026-09-08 — 126 pageviews2026-09-12 — 112 pageviews2026-09-16 — 123 pageviews2026-09-20 — 158 pageviews2026-09-24 — 137 pageviews2026-09-28 — 141 pageviews2026-10-02 — 133 pageviews2026-10-06 — 114 pageviews2026-10-10 — 120 pageviews2026-10-12 — 109 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.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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