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Torchlight came out on October 27, 2009 for PC, then for Mac on May 12, 2010 and for Xbox 360 on March 9, 2011. On Steam, 90% of 5,491 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 71 people are playing it on Steam right now. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 56 hours.

In this ARPG you control a hero who explores a series of randomized dungeons, fightinghordes of enemies and collecting equipment, gold, and loot while doing so. The game also features a town , to which the hero can return to sell and buy gear and items and pick up quests. As you progress into the dungeon, you get to battle unique bosses that advance the main storyline by completing quests revolving around them. Optionally, the player may take on side quests, random quests or visit branching dungeon areas to further develop their character.

How long to beat Torchlight

from 5 players
Main storyrushing through the story
56 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
59 h
Completionisteverything the game has
43 h

More in the Torchlight series

All 4 games in order

From the people behind Torchlight

shared cast and crew

Games like Torchlight

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Cast and crew

1 credits

Crew

Media

Torchlight screenshot

Releases

Platform
Date
October 27, 2009
May 12, 2010
March 9, 2011
September 18, 2012

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
OS *
Windows XP or later
Processor
x86-compatible 800MHz processor
Memory
512MB
Graphics
DirectX-compatible 3D graphics with at least 64MB of addressable memory (such as an ATI Radeon 7200, NVIDIA GeForce 2, or Intel GMA 950)
DirectX®
9.0c
Hard Drive
400MB

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Torchlight player count

concurrent players on Steam
71playing now51m ago
71peak today
7130-day peak
71highest we have seenNov 2, 2026
Oct 23: 46 Oct 24: 55 Oct 25: 55 Oct 26: 51 Oct 27: 38 Oct 28: 42 Oct 29: 40 Oct 30: 46 Oct 31: 52 Nov 1: 66 Nov 2: 71
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Torchlight achievements

66 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Fisher King Catch 1000 fish
0.9%
Tormented Die 500 times
0.9%
Hardcore Hero Defeat Ordrak on Normal Hardcore
0.9%
Hardcore Champion Defeat Ordrak on Hard Hardcore
0.9%
Cash for Trash Sell 10,000 items to vendors
0.9%
True Delver Reach level 100
1%
All 66 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Down the Hatch Complete 50 Hatch Quests
1%
Line of Kings Retire over 300 levels worth of characters
1%
Hardcore Victor Defeat Ordrak on Easy Hardcore
1%
Hardcore God Defeat Ordrak on Very Hard Hardcore
1%
Potion Whiz Drink 5,000 potions
1%
Trolling for Punishment Kill 25 champion trolls
1.2%
Deep Delver Reach the 50th floor of a dungeon
1.6%
Noble Lineage Retire two characters
1.6%
Supreme Slayer Kill 50,000 monsters
1.7%
Speed King Defeat Ordrak in less than 5 hours
1.7%
The Need for Greed Suffer 20 disenchants from the enchanter
1.9%
Beast Slayer III Defeat Ordrak on Very Hard
1.9%
Universally Understood Complete 25 Gar Quests
2%
The Horse Whisperer
2.1%
The Long Haul Achieve player level 100
2.6%
Superstar Achieve maximum fame
2.6%
Gambling Fiend Gamble 100 times
2.7%
Perfect Victory Defeat Ordrak with no deaths
2.9%
Swift Execution Defeat Ordrak in 8 hours or less
3.3%
Hat Trick Beat the game with all three classes
3.4%
Questor Complete 200 Quests
3.7%
Gambling Addict Gamble 50 times
3.7%
Pension Plan Achieve player level 65
4.1%
Passing the Torch Retire a character
4.4%
Master Smasher Smash 1500 Breakables
5.1%
Price of Loyalty Use 50 potions on your pet
5.1%
Modpocalypse 10 mods used at the same time
5.2%
Beast Slayer II Defeat Ordrak on Hard
5.5%
Enchantment Overload Successfully enchant one item 10 times
5.8%
Epic Strike Do at least 10,000 damage to an enemy in a single strike
5.9%
Fisherman Catch 100 fish
6.1%
Gambling Enthusiast Gamble 20 times
6.9%
Mod Maniac 5 mods installed at the same time
6.9%
Transmogrifier Permanently transform your pet
8.7%
Lucky Gambler Gamble a unique item
11.5%
Sorcelator's Servant
11.9%
Angler Catch 50 fish
12.2%
Deep Pockets Have 100,000 gold in your inventory
12.3%
Mod Squad 1 game mod installed
15.4%
Rich Collect 250,000 gold
15.6%
Only a Master of Evil Defeat Alric
15.7%
Beast Slayer I Defeat Ordrak on Easy or Normal
18.1%
Enchanted Successfully enchant one item 5 times
18.9%
Sir Mixes-a-lot Successfully create 25 items using the transmuter
20.4%
Bum Luck Have an item disenchanted on the first enchantment attempt
22.8%
Purple People Defeater Defeat Medea
24.4%
Big and Green and Dead all Over Defeat Krag
27.8%
Wabam! Kill 5000 Monsters
30.9%
Walkabout Take 25,000 steps
32.3%
When this Town's a Rockin' Defeat the Ember Colossus
33.7%
Tree Hugger Defeat the Root Golem
38%
Pet Trainer Equip a spell on your pet
40%
Ka-Chunk!
41%
Shape-Shifter Change your pet by feeding it fish
47.1%
A Lich to Scratch Defeat the Overseer
48.6%
Beast of Burden Fill your pet's inventory
50.4%
Fetch a Fair Price Send your pet to town
55.3%
Over the Brink Defeat Brink
64.2%
Gibbed Blow 25 enemies to pieces with critical strikes
68.9%
The Adventure Begins Find the entrance to the mine
72.2%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.