Torment: Tides of Numenera similar games & best alternatives

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Torment: Tides of Numenera

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2017

Should you play it?

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

What works

  • Unique and immersive setting
  • Deep branching narrative
  • Meaningful player choices
  • Interesting companions
  • Multiple quest solutions

Things to keep in mind

  • Verbose and sometimes tedious text
  • Limited combat depth and frequency
  • Shorter length than expected
  • Technical bugs and glitches
  • Limited character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 7Days Origins

  • Citizen Sleeper

  • MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

  • Arctic Awakening

  • Tides of Tomorrow 🌊

  • Ticy Adventure Club

More violent

Games that feels like Torment: Tides of Numenera but with more combat and destruction

  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

  • The Necromancer's Tale

  • The Silent Kingdom

  • Look Outside

Less social

Games that feels like Torment: Tides of Numenera but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • The Forest of Drizzling Rain

  • Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog

  • The Forgotten City

  • Legend of Mortal

  • Undertale Yellow

  • YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Torment: Tides of Numenera but with more leadership over others

  • Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • Unavowed

  • Magical Girl Konoha

  • A House of Many Doors

  • The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots

More expressive

Games that feels like Torment: Tides of Numenera but with more self-expression and customization

  • Baldur's Gate 3

  • In Stars And Time

  • Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

  • Cassette Beasts

  • Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

  • Open Sorcery

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Wasteland 3

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

  • Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

  • The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled

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Swipe to compare nearby games with Torment: Tides of Numenera. These titles are not in What to play next.

Torment: Tides of Numenera: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026