I was going to write a long detailed review explaining all my problems with this thing, but then I realized: the developers of this game didn't give a shit, so why should I? Every facet of this game is junk. The controls feel terrible. My character regularly stood in place attacking thin air when I wanted them to move, and they would walk into objects when I wanted them to attack. The maps are blandly designed hallways built out of the same handful of assets you'll see repeated endlessly. Loot is a joke, with most items having just 1 or 2 uninteresting affixes from the beginning of the game to the end. Character progression is slow and has virtually zero depth, only offering a single skill point per level and no other character customization beyond your initial class choice. The endgame is insultingly shallow and pointless. It lacks the mod support that gave the other 2 Torchlight games years of extra replayability. Even the soundtrack by the usually great Matt Uelmen is forgettable.

If you enjoyed the other Torchlight games, or you're just looking for a new ARPG to play, you might see a video of this one and think it looks alright. Don't bother, in 5 minutes you've already seen everything this game has to offer. It's a buggy unfinished mess, and probably would've fared better without the 11th hour pivot from their original f2p business model.

Reviewed on Dec 29, 2023


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