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Torchlight

Torchlight is an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game developed by Runic Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment. It was originally released for Windows in October 2009. The fantasy-themed game is set in the fictional town of Torchlight and the expansive caverns and dungeons nearby, which adventurers explore to collect…

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Composer
Matt Uelmen
Designer
Travis Baldree
Developer
Runic Games
Engine
OGRE
Genres
Action role-playing, hack and slash
Mode
Single-player

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Torchlight

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Torchlight

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related to Development · 32
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related to Critical reception · 19
Torchlight → Adam Biessener, Anna Marie Neufeld, Game Informer, GameSpot's Brett Todd, Good Game's, In, John Walker, Metacritic, Paper, PC, Rock, RPGamer, RPGs, Several, Shotgun, The Australian, Torchlight's, Writing, Xbox
related to Xbox 360 development · 15
Torchlight → As, Because Microsoft, In August, In January, PlayStation, Runic, Runic CEO Max Schaefer, Runic Games, The, The Xbox, Torchlight II, World Domination Industries, XBLA, Xbox, Xbox Live Arcade
related to Sequels · 12
Torchlight → Although, At, Chinese, Ltd, MMO, MMORPG, On August, On September, Perfect World Co, Runic, Runic Games, Torchlight II
related to Plot · 11
Torchlight → After, Alric, At, Ember, Ember's, However, In, Master Alric, Ordrak, Syl, The
related to Audio · 7
Torchlight → Diablo, For, Lani Minella, Matt Uelmen, The, Tristram, Uelmen
related to Modding · 6
Torchlight → Further, Player, Runic Games, The, The PC, TorchED
Release · 4
Torchlight → WW: March 9, 2011, WW: May 12, 2010, WW: October 27, 2009, WW: September 18, 2012
related to Awards · 2
Torchlight → Best Debut Game Award, Game Developers Choice Awards
related to Sales · 2
Torchlight → As, In July

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TorchlightComposerMatt Uelmen1.00infobox
TorchlightDesignerTravis Baldree1.00infobox
TorchlightDeveloperRunic Games1.00infobox
TorchlightEngineOGRE1.00infobox
TorchlightGenresAction role-playing, hack and slash1.00infobox
TorchlightModeSingle-player1.00infobox
TorchlightPlatformsMicrosoft Windows OS X Xbox 360 (XBLA) Linux1.00infobox
TorchlightPublishersPerfect World Entertainment Microsoft Studios (X360)1.00infobox
TorchlightReleaseWW: October 27, 20091.00infobox
TorchlightReleaseWW: May 12, 20101.00infobox
TorchlightReleaseWW: March 9, 20111.00infobox
TorchlightReleaseWW: September 18, 20121.00infobox
TorchlightSeriesTorchlight1.00infobox
Torchlightis aaction role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game developed by Runic Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment0.90text

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