role-playing video game
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
By Beamdog, released 1 Jan 2017
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
What it is
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is a role-playing game from Beamdog, set in Sigil and the surrounding planes of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. You play the Nameless One, a scarred figure who wakes without memories of his past lives. Guided by Morte, a floating skull, he travels from Sigil into the Outer Planes and even Hell, uncovering secrets along the way. The game emphasizes story, dialogue, exploration and tactical role-playing, alongside combat with strange creatures and puzzles. Sigil is a planar city connected to other places by portals that require the right key. The Steam listing includes single-player, achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. It is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux, and categorized as Adventure and RPG. The Enhanced Edition returns to the 1999 game’s setting and story, with the Nameless One’s forgotten lives at its center.
What players like, and what they don't
- Story follows the Nameless One’s forgotten past
- Exploration spans Sigil and the Outer Planes
- Single-player with Steam Cloud support
- Available for Windows, macOS and Linux
- Single-player only
- Combat is part of the adventure
Who it suits
It suits players who want a story-rich role-playing adventure focused on dialogue, exploration and an unusual fantasy setting. Its party-based combat and puzzle-solving may also appeal to players who enjoy tactical play.
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers its role-playing adventure on a protagonist’s lost memories and journeys through a planar city and beyond. Its listed features include Steam Cloud and broad desktop platform support.
