Tormentum - Dark Sorrow similar games & best alternatives

Tormentum - Dark Sorrow

Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Android, iOS • 2015

Should you play it?

TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.

What works
  • Unique and stunning art style
  • Immersive dark atmosphere
  • Engaging moral choice system
  • Good soundtrack
  • Replayability with multiple endings
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length
  • Easy puzzles
  • Lack of voice acting
  • Limited character animation
  • Some players find story and ending weak

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

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  • Happy Game

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  • The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

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  • Landlord of the Woods

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  • Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Apocalipsis

  • Landlord of the Woods

  • Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Tormentum - Dark Sorrow: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Why this game works

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