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Torchlight III cover art

Torchlight III

Echtra Inc. · XD · 2020-10-13

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Oct 13, 2020 (Xbox One), Oct 22, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 13, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jun 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In Torchlight III, Novastraia is again under threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies. Gather your wits and brave the frontier to find fame, glory, and new adventures!

22
playing now
47%
positive of 11k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
66/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (59 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 136 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,531 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 229k–516k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,467 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.76-88%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.76-88%
GreenManGaming$4.80-88%
Gamesplanet$5.20-87%
Humble Store$5.99-85%
WinGameStore$5.99-85%
Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.76 at GameBillet (2026-08-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 54 of 80 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.0k2.0k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 1,529 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,002 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 249 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 662 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 618 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3682026-08-06 22:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 25 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 28 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 15 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 22 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 20 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$4.082020-06-132026-08-262020-06-13 — best price $29.992021-04-16 — best price $39.992021-11-01 — best price $39.992022-06-10 — best price $9.992022-09-19 — best price $9.992023-01-20 — best price $9.992023-06-22 — best price $7.992023-08-25 — best price $39.992023-10-16 — best price $7.992023-11-13 — best price $32.792023-12-16 — best price $8.002024-01-27 — best price $7.192024-02-24 — best price $35.192024-04-01 — best price $39.992024-05-19 — best price $27.892024-06-13 — best price $6.202024-07-16 — best price $27.892024-08-05 — best price $39.992024-09-10 — best price $6.152024-10-11 — best price $6.962024-12-03 — best price $33.972025-01-07 — best price $4.652025-02-17 — best price $27.892025-03-15 — best price $6.002025-04-22 — best price $39.992025-06-09 — best price $27.892025-07-13 — best price $27.892025-08-22 — best price $6.002025-09-19 — best price $39.992025-10-16 — best price $4.552025-11-20 — best price $5.992026-01-08 — best price $27.892026-07-24 — best price $39.992026-08-15 — best price $5.992026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
95.6%
earned "Yapper Slapper"
17.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)16,2760%59
Steam (Steam)6,4220%59
PS4 (PlayStation)2,7210%60
Switch (Nintendo)800%0

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

RPGLootCo-opActionFantasyAdventureIsometricSteampunkAction RPGController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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