Torment: Tides of Numenera

Torment: Tides of Numenera

Developers
	inXile Entertainment
Publishers
	Techland
Engines
	Unity 5
Release dates
Windows	February 28, 2017
macOS (OS X)	February 28, 2017
Linux	February 28, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	RPG
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Sci-fi

Torment: Tides of Numenera is a singleplayer isometric RPG game.

General information

Official support page

Numenera Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Kickstarter project

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam
EA app (unavailable)		No longer sold since June 13, 2022.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InXile Entertainment\Torment\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/InXile Entertainment/Torment/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\InXile Entertainment\Torment\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/unity.InXile Entertainment.Torment/Saves/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/InXile Entertainment/Torment/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
EA app
Steam Cloud		Linux Steam cloud saves are stored at $HOME/.config/unity3d/InXile Entertainment/Torment/Saves, but the game actually uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/InXile Entertainment/Torment/Saves.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Maximum resolution is limited by desktop resolution. To play in 4K, set the desktop resolution to 4K.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		On/off toggle.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation; download.
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Issues fixed

For a list of known issues and workarounds, see the official support pages.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

Set Starting Monitor

In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InXile Entertainment\Torment\ change the UnitySelectMonitor_h17969598 key value to the number of the monitor -1 (i.e. monitor #1 is 0, #2 is 1, etc.).

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3		Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 DirectX 9.0c compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 700M series

A 64-bit system is required.

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 16.04		Ubuntu 16.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3		Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460		Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
Sound (audio device)	Pulse Audio compatible
Other	SDL 2.0		SDL 2.0.5

A 64-bit system is required.