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Torchlight III
Developer Echtra Inc.
Torchlight III (formerly Torchlight Frontiers) is an action role-playing game and the third game in the Torchlight series. It is developed by American studio Echtra Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in October 2020. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
184 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
45
Mixed
81 positive · 100 negative
95% range 38–52%
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| Steam reviews | 81 | 100 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
5,348 of 11,490 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 184 · most liked firstA hollow, shallow shell of a sequel that proves having the original creator isn't enough to save a dying vision. Torchlight III is a heartbreaking example of a game that fundamentally fundamentally fails to understand its own lineage. While it technically features the "Torchlight" name and a few familiar faces, the soul of the franchise is nowhere to be found. The game started its life as a Free-to-Play MMO called Torchlight Frontiers, and unfortunately, that DNA is baked into every single…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've played Torchlight 1 and 2, this is not it. It's a much worse game on every single level. The atmosphere is not there, the soundtrack is generic and forgettable, the combat is awful, enemy variety is terrible, skills are not good, and worst of all: enemies are damage sponges. you'll be hacking at a boss for minutes on end without any real challenge, even on higher difficulties. Phase beast challenge? Remember those from TL2, where they were fun and very exciting to stumble upon? In TL3…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✅ Graphics are a huge upgrade over previous games ✅ Controller support ✅ Several classes to play with ✅ Legendary skills can be equipped even when not equipping the said gear (this was pretty neat) ❌ Gold is extremely difficult to build up. The game gives you almost the same amount of gold at level 1 as it does at level 50, which makes progression feel flat and nonsensical. Also selling item gives you the same amount of gold no matter how high the equipment level is ❌ Respecting is insanely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to say I don't understand all the negative reviews of this game, all the complaints that it's not as good / not the same / some kind of betrayal of TL2 / TL1. I put over 100 hours into TL2, but AFAIAC this is a considerably better game in most respects. The graphics are better, the combat is more tactical and tighter, there is more variation in enemies and hazards. It is faithful to Torchlight lore, style and spirit, while the major additions to mechanics such as base building, apparel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's looks great. The combat is top notch. The classes are fantastic and distinct. The story is decent. You get your own home fort you can customize to your heart's content! Then it turns out there are only 3 short acts. But sure it isn't too bad, since there is a New Game + and so on? NO. There isn't. Let me repeat: THERE IS NO CORE GAMEPLAY MECHANIC THAT MADE THE EARLIER TORCHLIGHTS REPLAYABLE FOR YEARS. You end the campaign and all you get is some NPC that gives you a lame version of a map…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NO MULTIPLAYER! Abandoned... not even couch CO-OP.... Nice game, but when it says "Online Co-op" you expect online co-op! So it's single-player only!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS GAME. 1. I didn't care for the story. 2. The only way of getting new items is killing bosses and gambling. 3. While I liked the idea of customizing your own base, I don't think it belongs in torchlight. 4. The character designs in Torchlight 1 and 2 looked better than in Torchlight 3. 5. When you start a new game in Torchlight 2 you have more pets to choose from while in Torchlight 3 you can only choose 3. 6. This feels like mobile game. 7. Lifeless and Soulless
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Temu torchlight 2 but still somehow better then new Diablo games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →abandonware, play torchlight 2 if you want this game, this is not supported by the developers anymore lmao
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →piece of trash with an EULA slapping into it. because hey we can't make good games lets steal user data and call it a day. Torchlight 3 = Forgottenware.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They lost whatever magic making Torchlight 1 and 2 fun and engaging. This entry is just a lifeless, soulless, generic ARPG. Recommended to skip this completely.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having rolled the credits on Torchlight 1 and 2 previously, without a doubt this is the least enjoyable of the three. The development hell, which you can read about online, is painfully present. With that being said, if you get it for a few bucks on the cheap and enjoy the first 2, you should still be able to find some enjoyment.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: lazy cashgrab. T1 and T2 are better. *feture poor *grindy *unattractive endgame (if that can even be called an endgema) *game feels unfinished *low variation in level design
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completely ignore existence of this game and get back to Torchlight 2 instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game fails to capture the spirit of the Torchlight series, instead introducing a series of poorly executed mechanics that detract from the core experience. The repetitive levels, lackluster enemies, and clunky gameplay make for a frustrating experience that leaves a lot to be desired ---------------------------------------------- 🔹 Story Quality: The story feels lackluster, almost non-existent, with no real driving force to keep players engaged. The narrative doesn’t build any emotional…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worth it if on sale for less than $10. Its a generic uninspired copy that offers nothing special of any kind. Boring enemies, boring classes, boring weapons. Its not that it's a bad game...but it isn't a good game. Solid 5/10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Long time Torchlight fan, played 1 and 2 to exhaustion. This is possibly the worst follow up game they could've made, it doesn't even deserve to share the name. Not even worth it on sale. Calling this game trash would be putting it nicely.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished T2 recently as im going through the series and decided to see the next game in the line.. Reading the reviews i was skeptical as people praise T1 highly while it was mediocre compared to its competition at the time.. Turdlight 3 is a complete disgrace to the series, and should never been a mainline game for the series The more i played, the more i got disgusted by it and you can see that i couldnt play for a long time. Hell ill try the F2P "Torchlight: Infinite" thing to see if its…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved Torchlight and Torchlight II, but this one just did not really do it, it felt like a repetition over and over again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To compare it to the other two? Even taken at its own it remains uninteresting and bland, entirely forgettable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Giving this game a thumbs down. I had some fun with it, but there are a few problems. The first is that when you launch the game you are given the choice of making a multiplayer or single player character. I made a multiplayer character and played about an hour. During this time I got horrible loading times between levels and finally the game crashed. I launched again and could not find the server. The multiplayer in this game does not seem to work, or I could not get it to work. So that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've come back to this multiple times to try to finish, but I keep loosing interest before too long. Torchlight I & II are so much better. Play them instead and leave this alone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I gave it a fair shot, but honestly I’m struggling to see why this game exists when Torchlight 2 already did everything better. There are either bugs here, or design choices that just feel really bad. 1) After clearing a boss dungeon, the whole top level resets. All the monsters respawn and even the map resets, so you lose any sense of where you’ve already explored. That means running through the same areas again just to get back out. It doesn’t feel like gameplay, it just feels like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ehhh - my first Torchlight experience was 2 - and in 2026 I would recommend people to play 2 or even 1 over this. There is a slim chance I'll come back to this to try to get a character through all the acts. But it was like pulling teeth.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s just not as good as the first two. I put a ton of hours into Torchlight II on Steam, and even more time into Torchlight I back when I played it on PC. My son got me Torchlight III as a gift, and I was excited at first, but that wore off pretty fast. Ended up feeling really underwhelmed, which sucked because I was actually looking forward to it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the spiritual successor to the asset store flip. if you're bored and wanna waste 5$, then sure; but if you're looking for more torchlight II, no. no, this isn't torchlight II, it's not really even torchlight. it's clearly a budget mobile game. it's certainly unpolished, not in the rough gem way but in that certain mythbusters episode way, and abandoned; all of which we should probably thank the greed of perfect world entertainment for. i did the beta for this, and it didn't advance at all, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After putting loads of hours into Torchlight 2 I picked up the next game in line. After playing it only a little I dropped it and apparently never started it as I own the game for over a year. Would NOT recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I regret buing it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's still a fun game. Some of the reviews might be overly negative. But I fully agree Torchlight 2 is better so if you just like to pick one 2 it is. This one does offer more modern take on mechanics in some aspects and if you are fun of the franchise I'd say give it a tray.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me start by saying I have played all three of these games. And they always seem to improve the classes and ideas for them. Unfortunately they don't seem to recapture some of the same wonder as the last one. It feels like they had a great start and just tried to fill the rest with whatever ideas they had left. CLASSES: You can play a ghost captain with pirate and ghost themed abilities, play a large combat mech that has built in weapons for both melee and ranged, a Conductor with a small…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of the achievements are the grindiest of any of the 800 achievement-included games I have played. Long after you have finished all the material, you will be playing to reach them. The game is not nearly good enough to justify them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who has played each game in the series, I can't recommend this one. It's a fun game just like the others, but most of the classes are boring and the endgame feels really pointless. I like that you can customize your fort, but there doesn't seem to be much reason to other then decoration. I wish there was more to grind for at the end than just levels. Also the enchanting should not be locked to 46+
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfinished slop. Sold out to the Chinese. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this on on a super sale for ridiculously cheap on Humble Bundle. I loved Torchlight II. I LOVED it. I wish I could refund this one. Even the sale price was too much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not only does this game have glitches (deleted one of my characters), it's just less engaging that the prior entry in the series. The cut scenes are artistic, and there's a story there, yet you fell like you're following the action rather than being central to the story. The environments feel like a slog to navigate and there's potential for giving the player something extra when re-navigating the same area again, and that doesn't even have to be scenery changes related to the story…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BEWARE: multiplayer is broken. The game is semi-abandonware, so it's functionally singleplayer-only. Meh. Torchlight III is a serviceable but forgettable Diablo-like. The story is negligible, which would be fine except the campaign is incredibly easy: none of the enemies require any more strategy then holding down the shoot button while dodging occasionally. Even the bosses add only some trivial new feature like charging or attacking an area, but with heavy telegraphing they're easy to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's no where close to Torchlight 2 in anyway at all. The talent tree is minimal to say the least and difficult to understand. The harvesting isn't needed for anything really useful. The graphics are dark and underscored. I'm glad I didn't spend full price for the game or I would have been even more disappointed. I think you can see where I'm headed here
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't. Just buy TL2 instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's even more boring than Diablo 4, which is saying something.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What an underwhelming game. I still finished it after playing around with two classes, but I'm done. Just feels half-baked. An OK buy if it's heavily discounted for up to 5 bucks, but not more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even on sale for what is essentially $6, this isn't a complete game, and never will be. This is essentially a very pretty beta build with none of the internals that the series is known for and no mod support.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've replayed Torchlight 2 and 3, and 2 is better in every way.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After couple of hours, I lose interest playing. I replayed Torchlight 2 to get a better comparison so here's what I found: ---Torchlight 2 is FAR MORE SUPERIOR with its level design, battle mechanics, Itemization, UI design, progression and plot. Heck, even NPC shops in T2 is far better than what it is in T3. In Torchlight 3 all these aspect are thrown out the window with little care and consideration put into those mechanics, making it completely not fun to play. Every item sold has a fixed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I can appreciate the fact that this takes all the good parts of Torchlight 2 and improves them, making them more appealing for a modern audience. I do like the base mechanic and the fact that you can have multiple pets. But I dunno fam, there's just something about Torchlight 2 that will always make me prefer it over this. It feels like this just has less soul? I dunno, I think my bias is showing HARD XD
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The lag from initial launch has been fixed (even if you were just playing single player) But the game is still simply lacking in content when compared to Torchlight II There is not a lot of replayability and it overall just feels somewhat bland.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All in all a bit meh, do yourself a favour and buy torchlight 2 instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Firstly, for the most part, people bought this game, because torchlight 1 and 2 were amazing, and they wanted to continue with the same type of game. torchlight 3 is absolutely in no way similar to torchlight 1 and 2. The legacy has been absolutely ruined. whoever was responsible for this tragedy of a game, has basically "Budlighted" torchlight. the damage is done! if you are purchasing this game because you liked Torchlight 1 and 2, you WILL NOT LIKE THIS GAME. if you like Budlight or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm pushing myself to atleast finish the campaign, but it really is quite bland.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feeling retro, I have 235 hours in Torchlight 2. Thought I'd give Torchlight 3 another chance. And nope. :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a piece of Garbage! You have flasks of health but Can not use them. Items in backpack but you can not sell them only use them and no way to discard
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a very uninspiring "iteration" on a once great IP. Made me want to play Torchlight 2 again and forget this exists.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →damage sponge simulator that is trying to be like path of exile but isn't. Wish I could get a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Go for Torchlight II. Much better!! This one is terrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see why the franchise died. 0 Difficulty scaling , plays like a Mobile game and the audio is terrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Torchlight 3 had too much of an identity crisis, from first a MMO back to the Diablo like hack and slash dungeon crawler format and the art style feels more like Skylanders to me. I would recommend picking up torchlight 2 over torchlight 3.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know what exactly I don't like about it, but it's just not gripping at all like the previous ones or other ARPGs. It just feels like it's phoned in.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →devs left this game for dead a long time ago
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first two Torchlight games were fantastic. What happened? The artwork is ugly. You can't see anything for all the busy background stuff getting between it and the camera. The save file system is unfathomable and extremely jenky. Thus far I have not been allowed to select the "quit game" buttons from the pause menu. Alt-Tab and close game on the Steam app has been my only exit. I';m guessing that explains SOME of the random character I am allowed to play then I load. The plot is...…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Broken unplayable sorry state, at least i have torchlight 2 -_-
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, this game is very enjoyable. However, there’s one issue that consistently breaks immersion for me: combat impact feels delayed. When you attack anything with a melee weapon — enemies, crates, structures, whatever — there’s a noticeable lag of a second or two between the swing and the actual hit registering. It removes that satisfying “feeling of impact” you’d expect from melee combat, and it makes every fight feel a bit off, almost disconnected from your inputs. I’m not sure if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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