Torchlight II similar games & best alternatives

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Torchlight II

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2012

Should you play it?

The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

What works

  • Addictive gameplay with extensive character customization
  • Strong modding community with many mods available
  • Cooperative multiplayer supporting up to 6 players
  • Low system requirements and good optimization
  • Great value for price with long playtime

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal and weak story
  • Multiplayer bugs and matchmaking issues reported
  • Repetitive grind especially early in the game
  • Limited character visual customization
  • Some difficulty balancing issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Lost Castle 2

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • Nobody Saves the World

  • Rotwood

  • SWORN

  • 9th Dawn Remake

More story-driven

Games that feels like Torchlight II but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Children of Morta

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

  • Cat Quest II

Less intimate

Games that feels like Torchlight II but with less focus on close relationships

  • DYSPLACED

  • Grim Dawn

  • Forge Quest

  • Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

  • First Dwarf

  • Din's Curse

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Torchlight II but with more leadership over others

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

  • Dungeon Defenders II

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Craftopia

  • Knights of Braveland

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Torchlight II: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026