Torment: Tides of Numenera

inXile entertainment

Rank: #4 / 7
Released: 2017
Studio: inXile entertainment
Genre: post-apocalyptic video game, science fiction video game, role-playing video game

At a glance

Torment: Tides of Numenera is a single-player, isometric role-playing game from inXile entertainment, set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. You begin as a new mind in a body formerly used by the Changing God, a being that has evaded death for millennia. The story follows your journey through the Ninth World with companions whose aims may help or hinder you, while you seek to escape the Sorrow and confront the question of what one life matters. Words, choices and actions are central to the game’s narrative and mechanics. Its world is shaped by unusual items, magic and imaginative locations, and its story is framed as a thematic successor to Planescape: Torment. The game supports Steam Cloud, achievements, tablet Remote Play and Family Sharing. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux, with partial controller support.

Who it is for

It suits players looking for a single-player, narrative-driven RPG built around dialogue, choices and a science-fiction setting. It also fits players who want to continue across Windows, macOS or Linux, or use Steam Cloud and tablet Remote Play.

What is good

Single-player story-driven RPG
Choices and dialogue drive play
Available on Windows, macOS and Linux
Steam Cloud and tablet Remote Play

What to know first

Partial controller support
Single-player only

Verdict

Torment: Tides of Numenera centers its RPG experience on narrative choices in an unusual science-fiction world. Its single-player format and partial controller support are worth noting before choosing it.

Details

Year: 2017wikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
Developer: inXile entertainmentwikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
Genre: post-apocalyptic video game, science fiction video game, role-playing video gamewikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOSwikidata.org · 3 Oct 2026