Adventure · February 27, 2017

Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017)

calendar_todayAge 17+trophy52 achievementsextension2 DLClocal_offer-70% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.0k recommendations
Accolades Legacy Edition The Torment: Tides of Numenera Legacy Edition contains 6 digital extras. Build your legacy and immerse yourself into the Ninth World. Digital Soundtrack - The Original Soundtrack for Torment: Tides of Numenera. Composed by Mark Morgan and featuring 50 tracks. Digital World Map - A high-resolution version of Torment's world map. 'From the Depths' Digital Novellas (2x) - 'From the Depths: Gold' and 'From the Depths: Blue', two digital novellas fleshing out the game's world and backstory (70 and 140 pages each). Forum Avatars - A selection of forum avatars based on the in-game party portraits. Ringtones - A selection of Torment-themed ringtones and notification sounds. Once installed, Legacy Edition extras can be found inside your Torment installation folder. Immortal Edition The Torment: Tides of Numenera Immortal Edition Upgrade contains 12 digital extras. Become an immortal castoff and immerse yourself more deeply into the Ninth World. Digital Soundtrack - The Original Soundtrack for Torment: Tides of Numenera. Composed by Mark Morgan and featuring 50 tracks. Digital World Map - A high-resolution version of Torment's world map. Digital Concept Art - A selection of high-resolution concept pieces and wallpaper. 'From the Depths' Digital Novellas (5x) - The full 'From the Depths' Tidal novella series. Each novella is themed around a different Tide and fleshes out the game's world and backstory (between 60-140 pages each). Digital Strategy Guide - A 143-page companion guidebook containing walkthroughs of quests, location overviews, ability lists, and more. Digital Concept Art Book - A lovingly crafted 90-page digital art book showing off a selection of the game's concept and promotional artwork. Forum Avatars - A selection of forum avatars based on the in-game party portraits. Ringtones - A selection of Torment-themed ringtones and notification sounds. Once installed, Immortal Edition extras can be found inside your Torment installation folder. Note: Includes all items in the Legacy Edition. About the Game You are born falling from orbit, a new mind in a body once occupied by the Changing God, a being who has cheated death for millennia. If you survive, your journey through the Ninth World will only get stranger… and deadlier. With a host of strange companions – whose motives and goals may help or harm you – you must escape an ancient, unstoppable creature called the Sorrow and answer the question that defines your existence: What does one life matter? Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed and beloved role-playing games of all time. Torment: Tides of Numenera is a single-player, isometric, narrative-driven role-playing game set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe, and brought to you by the creative team behind Planescape: Torment and the award-winning Wasteland 2 . Features: A Deep, Thematically Satisfying Story. The philosophical underpinnings of Torment drive the game, both mechanically and narratively. Your words, choices, and actions are your primary weapons. A World Unlike Any Other. Journey across the Ninth World, a fantastic, original setting, with awe-inspiring visuals, offbeat and unpredictable items to use in and out of battle, and stunning feats of magic. Powered by technology used in the award-winning Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment, the Numenera setting by Monte Cook provides endless wonders and impossibly imaginative locations for you to explore. A Rich, Personal Narrative. Thoughtful and character-driven, the story is epic in feel but deeply personal in substance, with nontraditional characters and companions whose motivations and desires shape their actions throughout the game. Reactivity, Replayability, and the Tides. Your choices matter, and morality in the Ninth World is not a simple matter of “right” and “wrong”. You will decide the fates of those around you, and characters will react to your decisions and reputation. The result is a deeply replayable experience that arises naturally from your actions throughout the game. A New Take on Combat. With the Crisis system, combat is more than just bashing your enemies. Plan your way through hand-crafted set-pieces which combine battles with environmental puzzles, social interaction, stealth, and more.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • RPG · 217
  • Isometric · 116
  • Story Rich · 112
  • Adventure · 95
  • CRPG · 87
  • Indie · 79
  • Singleplayer · 75
  • Choices Matter · 70
  • Turn-Based Combat · 64
  • Strategy · 56
  • Atmospheric · 51
  • Sci-fi · 43
  • Fantasy · 42
  • Turn-Based · 40
  • Kickstarter · 39

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 54% in Adventure
Positive rating70% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 94%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 37% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours15 h averageTop 25% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

70%Mostly Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.0k positive · 1.3k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.9/10

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish volume_up
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (3)

  • English
  • Polish
  • Russian

Press Quotes

“Torment is far more than just a phenomenal role-playing game. It’s a challenge to restore the depth and nuance for which the genre was once known.” 9.0/10 – GameSpot “To say that my time with Torment has been profoundly personal and joyful is an understatement.” 9.5/10 – CGM “Torment: Tides of Numenera manages to live up to the legacy of Planescape: Torment” 8.8/10 – IGN

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 27, 2017
DeveloperinXile Entertainment
Base price$10.49 -70%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

15h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

52

Steam unlocks available

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