Action · September 24, 2024
Halls of Torment (2024)
Halls of Torment is a horde survival game with a pre-rendered retro look reminiscent of RPGs from the late 90s. Choose one of many hero characters and descend into the deadly Halls of Torment. Fight unholy horrors from beyond and survive wave after wave of enemies until you face one of the tormented Lords. Strengthen your hero with character traits, abilities, and items. Create a new powerful build during each run. Explore various underground expanses and find new powerful items that enable you to venture even deeper into the abyss. Features Quick and casual 30 minute runs Old school pre-rendered art style Quest-based meta progression Large selection of diverse abilities, traits, and items, all enabling you to create interesting synergies Diverse bosses featuring unique mechanics and attack patterns Several distinct characters allowing for many different play styles Unlock and explore multiple interesting and challenging underground worlds Unique items can be sent up to the overworld and used to customize future runs Craft magical tinctures to direct fate in your favor Unlock the power of each class and combine them with your chosen character Defeat the Lords of the underworld and explore infinite growth Find rare item variants to further improve your builds Put your strategies to the test in the late game against the unbeatable Shrine of Torment Full Content List 6 stages with unique environments 11 playable characters & character marks 25 blessings that make you stronger for each run 60 unique items to retrieve and unlock 240 higher rarity item variants 74 abilities and ability upgrades 30 artifacts to customize your game experience 35+ unique bosses 70+ unique monsters 500 quests to complete 1000+ traits that upgrade characters and abilities
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 29.0k Steam reviews | Top 19% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 88/100 | Genre average 77 — top 9% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 361 players | Top 18% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 22 h average | Top 22% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action Roguelike · 678
- Rogue-lite · 667
- Bullet Hell · 636
- Pixel Graphics · 603
- Action RPG · 595
- Dark Fantasy · 591
- Rogue-like · 590
- Action · 568
- RPG · 546
- Arcade · 508
- Hack and Slash · 476
- Top-Down · 469
- 2D · 465
- Singleplayer · 455
- Dark · 451
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Czech
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Portuguese - Portugal
- Russian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Vietnamese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 29.0k reviews
27.9k positive · 1.2k negative
Metacritic
88/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
29.7k
Peak concurrent players
361
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Accessibility
- Playable without Timed Input
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
- Custom Volume Controls
Other
- Single-player
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“Halls of Torment assembles the Frankenstein parts of Diablo and Vampire Survivors into something brilliantly all its own.” 9/10 – PC Gamer “The art style is utterly incredible” Splattercatgaming “… a survivor game absolutely deserving of standout status.” The Jimquisition
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
22h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
12h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
500
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 24, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chasing Carrots |
| Base price | $4.99 -25% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 3 released |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Halls of Torment contains cartoon violence mainly against undead and demonic creatures with some gore from a top down non-detailed perspective.
Editions & Packages
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