Torchlight II
Fight monsters, gather equipment and shape a character build in an action RPG with randomized areas. Your pet joins battles and can take unwanted loot back to town for sale.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.9 / 10
About this game
Torchlight II sends you through randomized areas to fight monsters and gather equipment. Choose a class, then develop its skills and equipment into a build of your own. Layouts, paths, enemies and loot vary, while outdoor areas move through rain, snow, day and night. Your pet has a practical role beyond accompanying you: it can fight at your side or travel to town to sell loot. Completing the campaign also opens New Game Plus, which restarts the adventure at a higher challenge while retaining your character's skills, gold and gear. Character development therefore continues beyond the first campaign completion.
Collected in series
Torchlight sends adventurers into a colorful fantasy world of monsters, equipment and ever-changing character builds. Fighting brings new loot, which opens another reason to adjust skills and head back out. The early main games also give you animal companions, adding a friendly presence to the dungeon crawl.
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AI review
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A promising fit for players who enjoy refining builds through repeated loot hunting.
Randomized routes and equipment give build-focused players reasons to reconsider their setup. Pet selling may help preserve the exploration rhythm, while New Game Plus offers a continuation for those attached to an established character.
Strengths
- Skills and equipment provide complementary ways to shape a build.
- Sending a pet to sell loot can reduce the need to interrupt an expedition yourself.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy experimenting with character builds and carrying their progress into a harder repeat campaign.
Play notes: Single-system play is solo; the listed local multiplayer option uses local wireless.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension New Game Plus can extend investment in one character, provided a harder repeat campaign is an appealing form of progression. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The combination of skills and equipment should particularly appeal to players who enjoy testing how a build handles changing encounters. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Weather and day-night changes may give repeated outdoor exploration a changing visual context. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Local wireless offers a route to playing together, but the single-system limit makes this unsuitable for shared-screen co-op plans. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Runic Games
- Publisher
- Arc Games
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyLinear LevelsExploration3D GraphicsStory-drivenThird PersonSlow BurnPuzzle SolvingInvestigationMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2012
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
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