Similar games to torchlight 2. Games similar to Diablo

About a game like Diabloevery gamer knows. This action RPG  became the prototype of so many singles projects that IMO. Especially, of course, MMO - the gameplay of almost every second browser is made in the style of Diablo. And almost any Korean RPG also largely copies the gameplay of the Great and Terrible. True, in our TOP-10 there will be mainly single games, because Diablo is, first of all, a single, albeit with a good multiplayer component. And Diablo himself will not be on our list, since this game is already the best.

But, before we move on to our TOP-10, let's figure out what are the main features inherent in games of this type. The correct name of the genre, by the way, is hack-and-slash (“cut and shred,” something like this translates). So, we manage one character (there can be assistants, but the main one), a review in isometric view (top view), the emphasis is on killing monsters and long walks in various places that are inhabited by these same monsters. Completing quests, dialogs and the so-called roleplaying here are usually secondary. That's all the main characteristics of this group of games. Well, now that we’ve figured out what criteria are used to evaluate “ Diablity", We will pass to our list.

10. Nox

One of the funniest toys similar to Diablo. An old project, which, however, should be familiar to every lover of the genre. Good humor, three classes, each with their own chips, interesting quests and a plot. The main villain of the game (a very pretty and powerful witch) is mistaken in casting a spell, and inadvertently calls into our world ... our character. From our earthly world. And to return back we need to defeat her. In general, a fun and boring adventure, which is recommended to go to all those who are not afraid of old games.

9. Titan Quest

A game with an open world made in the spirit of various ancient myths. Here are the legends of Ancient Greece (where without them), and various elements from Egyptian mythology, and the legends of the East (Ancient Sumerians, China and many others). There is no specific character class here - we simply develop our hero by pumping him a particular skill branch. Make yourself what you think is necessary - a mage, warrior, thief, archer, or even a station wagon, combining several classes. The game has many advantages - an open world, a great atmosphere of ancient myths and a good storyline. By the way, the news is for owners of mobile devices - in the very near future the game will be released on iOS and Android.

8. Harbinger (Harbinger)

The project is unusual thanks to its world. Fact that it sci fi  (science fiction) - the game takes place on a huge spaceship, which for many years (although, judging by the game, more than a century ago) flies through space. This ship is called Harbinger. We have three classes to choose from, each of which is distinguished by its special abilities, its equipment and style of play. The gameplay is very familiar here - local cranks, of course, are not fantasy ones (as in most a la Diablo games), but they are shinked in the same way. And the plot is not bad. In general, you should familiarize yourself with the game.

7. Revenant

Unusual and very gloomy game. Our main character is a resurrected warrior of antiquity, who was called up in order to solve some ... problems of the local ruler. Common problems - the next Great Evil wakes up and the like in the same spirit. But, as you progress through the plot, it turns out that not everything is so simple, but the main character, who lost his memory after the resurrection, begins to remember that he was once directly connected with this evil. Once upon a time, it was in a past life, centuries before the events of the game. The gameplay is distinguished by its unusual and extremely interesting fencing system, and the plot is ambiguous and is revealed to the end only at the very end of the game.

6. Torchlight

Another project of the type "Diablo, but only with humor." Amusing drawing, plot presented with humor and, in general, a lot of so-called banter. The style of the game is not purely fantasy - everyone here is also loved steampunk. There are three classes, and each has its own methods of exterminating opponents. The quality of the project is very high, because it was made by the same people who participated in the creation of the first two parts of Diablo. By the way, there is also the second part of the game, which is no worse than the first. We also recommend passing it.

5. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

In this game we will play as a descendant of the famous evil spirits hunter. Our character is happy to engage in family craft, very successfully exterminating various otherworldly horror throughout Europe. His companion is the ghostly lady Katarina, who quite animates the game. Despite the fact that sometimes you regret that she is already dead - I want to kill her again for some of her sarcastic comments. In general, the plot in the game is made in the spirit of classical Gothic and, frankly, is simply gorgeous. The project, of course, is not without flaws, but playing it is definitely worth it. By the way, the developers promised a trilogy, so we look forward to continuing.

4. Sacred

A good game with an open world, several very interesting characters and not a bad plot. Each hero has his own story, his own equipment and skills, as well as his own, unique gameplay. For example, a vampire can play either as a classic melee warrior, or as ... a vampire. That is, something like a dark magician and with his special abilities. But the elf is a typical archer, whose main task is not to let enemies near her. The game has a second and third part, but the first one can be called the most successful.

3. Dungeon Siege

Yes, the same Siege Dungeons. One of the first games that took to truly develop the concept of Diablo. Style Upgrade System Tes(what we use is developing), a lot of interesting partners (you can play alone, but to assemble a squad is much more interesting) and a beautiful, open world. The basis of the gameplay remains, as always, the extermination of various monsters. About the beauty of the world is worth talking separately - at the time of release Dungeon siege  I was struck by its graphics, and now you can appreciate the amount of work that designers and programmers have done. By the way, the game has another second and third part, which are also quite good. Do not miss.

2. Divine Divinity

The first game in the famous series Divinity, ancestor of all beloved Divinity: Original Sin. At first glance - this is the same Diablo. The usual gameplay with chopping monsters, the usual fantasy world, three classes of characters. But, it’s worth a closer look, and you understand that not everything is so simple. Many quests are made in the style of the best classic RPGs, where the ability to find innovative solutions and convince other characters is important, there are everyone’s favorite “moral choices” (many years before Mass Effect and other modern RPGs), and implemented at the highest level. Each class can be pumped the way you want (that is, choose skills yourself). And the plot in the game is simply magnificent. In general, this is the same classic that you need to know.

1. Path of Exile

And the first on our list will be this wonderful MMO. A very unusual project that continues to develop, and which is very popular around the world. A worthwhile plot, very nice graphics, and a truly original skill tree and exchange system. The matter of passive skills in the game is several hundred (!), And the pumping options for each of the classes are not one or two dozen. And active, combat skills are unique stones that are knocked out of opponents or bought from merchants. And trade here occurs exclusively on a barter basis. Namely, there is no separate currency (like gold coins or something like that) - we are objects for ... other objects. In principle, local trade is something like Horadric Cube in the second Diablo. If you are already interested in the game Path of exile, then know that this is far from all of its virtues. And it is absolutely free, so download now.

The second part of Torchlight, like the first, plays completely on the Diablo field, and the last time the game was cheaper and smaller, of course, with all the ensuing consequences. This time, the developers have the strength and additional finances to make the game even better.

So, everything has become more: not three classes, but four, not two pets, but eight. Events no longer revolve around the city of Torchlight, your character is sent on a journey through forests, meadows, deserts and swamps, on the way there are several cities where there is everything you need, including wells, which have an endless supply of food for your pet and the hope of catching gold fish.

The cities are full of corners where dozens of chests, thousands of enemies and dungeon passages are hidden. To the ugliness, simple quests make you run through large locations, like mazes, through constant corridors, elevations, corners, abandoned buildings and the like.

New levels are taken very quickly, there are only 100 of them, a large number of monsters and variety, bosses are also enough to appease the most demanding player.

Usually bosses are simply very fat, but they are surprisingly interesting, like Jin (for example), who disappears a second before death and returns completely healthy. There is a lot of mining, gold beats fountains, so you quickly stop hammering your inventory to everyone.

The game, without a doubt, is very comfortable and friendly, it has a good role-playing system, both for its genre and nonetheless - it is a clone that is secondary in almost everything. The developers lost their sense of style, the first part was cartoony and fun, in the second part, our heroine became more detailed and darker, at the same time more banal and boring.

In all other respects, Torchlight 2 is for those who do not like the changes in Diablo 3.

To summarize the review of the game Torchlight 2

• Casual action in the style of hack and slash.
• A lot of content at such a low price.
• Four unique classes and many pets.
• A good, though not perfect, alternative to Diablo 3.

Continuation, which is not much different from the original, therefore, from Diablo too. , an interesting plot, random generation, funny painted locations and characters, in short, everything that brought success to the first part was carefully preserved and enhanced by the developers in Torchlight II. And if you liked the original, then the sequel must certainly be liked.

10. Dungeon Siege Series

The first part of Dungeon Siege was released in 2002 and was warmly received by Diablo fans, who immediately noticed a noticeable bias in the game process towards their idol, except that the local story was more holistic and interesting (but can this be considered a drawback?). Many still believe that Dungeon Siege is the best among games similar to Diablo.

The next two parts did not differ in the originality and variety of the mechanics, and therefore did not have such a resounding success as their predecessor, but they earned themselves an honorable place in the top of games similar to Diablo. True, a lot of time has elapsed since their release, during which many other, more modern and interesting “diabloid-like” games have appeared.

9. Sacred 2

Another worthy representative with an open world, a large number of game classes, hundreds of types of available equipment and unlimited possibilities for leveling the hero.

At the same time, the game has a good plot, and the local atmosphere and game environment are subtly reminiscent of another popular series of role-playing games from German developers - Gothic.

If the game seems interesting, you can also try the first part of Sacred, but it’s worthwhile to immediately prepare mentally for a very unattractive schedule (the original was released on a PC in 2006).

8. Titan Quest

Action / RPG, whose setting is saturated with borrowings from ancient mythology. Moreover, the authors often gave them their own interpretation, altered beyond recognition, which made the world of Titan Quest very bizarre, successfully combining the traditional elements of fantasy and mythological representations of Greece and Mesopotamia.

A huge world, divided into three acts, and an epic story telling about the confrontation of the earthly hero with the gods and titans, causes certain associations with Oblivion. Even the drawing of the local locations and some opponents immediately cause certain images from the RPG that many have come to love. Otherwise, Titan Quest is a typical representative of hack & slash.

Finally, I want to add that last year the game celebrated its tenth anniversary, in honor of which a special improved edition was released - Titan Quest Anniversary Edition. You can purchase and download it from the link below.

7. Victor Vran

A project from a new generation of diabloid games, most similar to Diablo 3.

Victor Vran does not have the usual system of character classes, but there is a huge selection of weapons, divided into seven types, and armor, which determine the style of the game, giving the hero a set of unique attacks. There are also many activated abilities, called "demon forces", and "fate cards" that give passive bonuses.

The gameplay of Victor Vran is highly dynamic: the hero can dodge enemy attacks, quickly move around locations and even jump. The latter ability is useful not only in battle, but also for finding secrets and even for solving some.

The rest of the game is a standard hack-and-slash with.

6. Grim Dawn

One of the most interesting games like "Diablo 3", constantly updated and improved by its creators (Crate Entertainment). It is noteworthy due to the stunningly designed open world in style, an interesting story that tells about the confrontation of a handful of surviving people with several sinister opponents at once, modern, amazing and special effects.

Traditionally for games like Diablo, Grim Dawn has a large selection of weapons, armor and accessories, many different enemies, including bosses and champions. Special attention should be paid to the role-playing system, which allows combining any two of the classes presented here into one hybrid. In total, the developers claim more than two hundred abilities that can be improved with special items and constellations (a unique system of passive improvement of skills).

There are also several fractions here, improving the reputation with which will open access to useful in-game items. There is even a semblance of non-linear quests, however, the gameplay has almost no effect.

For those who find the passage of the story company a little, Grim Dawn has an arena mode called “Crucible”.

5. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

A role-playing game, the main character of which is the famous evil spirits hunter. The project's surroundings are appropriate: gloomy, covered with fog, mountain ranges and dark forests expanses of fictional Borgovia, where Dr. Helsing will be able to fight hordes of various creatures.

Three available classes (mage, warrior and shooter), hundreds of items of equipment, a variety of tasks, an accessible and understandable role-playing system and much more awaits players in this wonderful RPG.

4. The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 2 and 3

The two final parts of The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing trilogy, continuing the events of the original and opening up new corners of Borgia for research with its frightening secrets and creepy technologies. More enemies, more quests, items, alchemical recipes and mini-games like "" await the players here.

The basic concept has remained unchanged, so the game can be advised to everyone who liked the adventure in the company of Dr. Helsing and his companion Katarina.

3. Divine Divinity

Those who at one time spent at more than one hour will say that this game has not so much in common with Diablo as other projects from our list. So it is, however, when the game was just released, it was dubbed the clone of the unforgettable brainchild of Blizzard, not yet having time to really figure it out.

This RPG really looks very similar, the maps seem almost the same as we saw in Diablo. Battles with heaps are also enough here. What distinguishes Divine Divinity is its quality role component. The developers managed to create and describe a world that they want to explore, come up with a story, the ending of which fear as you want to know. Among the undoubted advantages of the game are also colorful characters, subtle humor and a pleasant, solid atmosphere.

2. Nox

This RPG came out even a little earlier than the legendary second part of Diablo, moreover, among all the clones of the great and terrible Nox, it is almost the most successful.

The battles here are really interesting - the opponents have some kind of brain, so they can escape if the smell is fried, or eat something useful in battle. As for magical abilities, in addition to the usual spells that act once, there are also long-playing ones - the hero casts either while the player presses the button or until the mana ends. It adds realism to what is happening on the screen that the enemies can take refuge in some bushes and suddenly jump out of them, and the hero cannot be completely immune from this.

It is nice that the settlements in Nox are much more lively than in Diablo, so exploring the cities is a pleasure.

1. Path of Exile

The game closest to the Diablo series in terms of atmospheric quality and gameplay.

The world of Path of Exile is literally filled to the brim with cruelty and hopelessness. Everywhere black magic, reviving corpses, ancient dark deities and so on. Perhaps, in just one study of the gaming environment, this RPG could be sent to the top.

In addition, the game offers as many as seven game characters to choose from with a deeply developed pumping system. The abilities of each depend on the stone inserted into the equipment, as well as on a tree of more than a thousand (!) Passive skills, activated by distributing skill points. This was not even in any of the three parts of Diablo.

In conclusion, I would like to add that with such impressive advantages Path of Exile is also absolutely free.

Other candidates:  Drakensang Online, Hellgate: London, Harbinger, Bastion, Silverfall, Hob,.

This year Torchlight II will certainly be compared with the game that it copies ... No, I'm sorry, it reminds me of almost everything. Nevertheless, the new RPG from Runic Games is still not Diablo 3, just both of these games appear in the same genre niche and come out with a difference of some three months! How they differ from each other and why the second part of Torchlight should not be missed by any fan of the genre, read in this review.

Torchlight 2

Developer: Runic Games Genre: role-playing game Release date: September 20, 2012 Official website: torchlight2game.com Similar games: Diablo 1, 2, 3, Titan Quest, Torchlight System requirements Torchlight 2: XP, Vista, 7, CPU 2.6 Hz, 1 GB RAM, 256 MB video, 1.5 GB HDD

Tochlight ii  compared to the first part - the same as Diablo iiafter the original The Devil  in the late 90s. The developers seem to follow the trail exactly Blizzard  and they do exactly the same thing, only in the form of a cartoony parody. The main difference between these two hack-and-slash RPGs is that   Diablo  it was always a generally serious, in some places even gloomy story about the struggle between Good and Evil. While the creation from Runic is more like a cartoon based on a similar story.

Perhaps this was the idea - to make not a clone, but the most convenient in control and passage, the most simple meat grinder, where you need to press only one button on the mouse in order to overcome great distances and mow thousands of monsters in its path. Torchlight ii  It has become even easier, and thus, today it is the most elementary and at the same time very dynamic RPG with a concentrated cutting of everything that moves.

The essence of the game

It compares favorably with the older brother in that you do not even try to notice the narrative somehow. Serious about another story about saving the world from some kind of villain in 2012 is already strange, and the good thing about this game is that this brain activity is completely unnecessary. Dialogs can be skipped instantly, nothing but stamped phrases and funny jokes are not provided in them. Completing tasks will not be able to satisfy the craving adventures and noble heroes of the players. They are here solely for the accumulation of experience and mandatory pumping.

The developers, in order to completely turn gamers into lazy "supermen", even provided for the possibility of putting extra gear in the city with the help of a pet. For the sake of interest in such an assistant, they added a couple more animals, like a wolf and a panther. If you set the maximum complexity of the game, their help can come in handy in the midst of battle, because there is the opportunity to turn them into other animals!

Gameplay

But again, this was done for fun, so that it would be more fun to run through endless locations. Moreover, regardless of the class of the selected hero, the process of cleaning levels looks approximately the same. Each warrior has both close and long-range attacks, only the types of skills and weapons used differ. Brass knuckles that were in Diablo 3  have a monk and are present in Torchlight ii  at the warrior.

The magic is standard - depending on the selected branch, you can set fire to enemies, freeze, slow down, strike with lightning and so on. Even poison, although similar tricks in the genre have been introduced for a long time. Of course, spied on   Blizzard  and a kind of strip of rage, which allows you to temporarily strengthen attacks and characteristics. But all this works and is needed only at a high level of complexity, on the first two it all comes down to an unstoppable hero who, like a combine, moves up the levels, and even “bosses” cannot stop him.

Advantages and disadvantages

Of course, they are traditionally much stronger than ordinary monsters, they need to be tinkered for a long time, not forgetting at such moments about bottles with healing potions. But in fact, the stripping process has not changed. By the way, one of the pluses Diablo 3  against the background lies precisely in the absence of bottles, collecting the vital energy of defeated enemies is a very good find. In Game RunicIn this regard, everything is unchanged, just like 12 years ago! However, this fact does not detract from the strengths of the game.

This game is a very high-quality and funny tracing-paper with a hack-and-slash RPG from the beginning of the zero - the end of the 90s. And everyone who loves this genre will like it, because against the backdrop of newfangled role-playing games with open worlds and cunning stories, such straightforward meat grinders are almost a rarity. However, the distribution of experience points, for example, is implemented so that the player had to choose between his preferred skill. You can not pump everything so that it works effectively. Either download one branch, or all a little bit, but in the second case it will be an order of magnitude harder to chop.

Features

It is better to choose the class you like, pump to the maximum in the direction you like, run through the game. And then go through another one more time in a different way. In this regard, replayability in Torchlight ii  quite good. Despite the not very outstanding location design. AT Diablo 3, for example, there are few locations, but everything is hand-drawn, every corner is thought out. At the brainchild Runic gamesOf course, everything is much simpler. This is more copy-paste from several familiar scenery gamers look like green meadows, dark dungeons and so on.

Despite this approach, the game will take away 15-20 hours for a single passage - this is not a standard action for a couple of evenings. Developers, of course, could not in two years to create a new masterpiece or replay the first part, say, twice. But the second Torchlightit’s become practically better in everything: it has more space, more monsters, more opportunities for pumping, it has become even more dynamic. And this is just the topic, while gamers are waiting for new Tes  and for example Divinity sin.

General impression

Not to mention the very gloomy and cruel Path of exilewhich is close to release. If you do not want to spend a lot of time on a single passage, it makes sense to try yourself in a joint game. The co-op, it seems, will soon capture absolutely all the games, and it may come to the point that the developers stop coming up with new chips for one player. Most likely, the trend with an attempt to force players to entertain themselves online through the “crowd” will continue.

But in the case of this, there is nothing wrong. After all, the game offers a decent single player campaign, and high-quality multiplayer. And any ordinary RPG will envy its scale, if not for the flagships of the genre. Like Borderlands 2, this September is a great continuation of a good game two years ago. But by the third coming from such releases, we will already be waiting for something new.

Advantages Very simple for everyone. Bright, fun design. Competent borrowing. Still fascinating gameplay. Disadvantages. Very few changes compared to the first part. There is a serious spring competitor!

Fact:

Among other similarities with Diablo 3, in this game, each class has a special energy scale that allows for more cool and effective techniques!

And the question for the players:  Do you think Diablo 3 is currently a direct competitor Torchlight 2, or is it just two first-class games of the genre, separately from each other?

Platforms: PC

Game modes: Via network / internet (2)

Release Year: 2012

5 / 5 ( 1     voice)

The quality of each game is known in comparison only during participation in it. If you compare Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3, you can make sure that they belong to the same genre and to the same weight category. They saw the light almost simultaneously, which explains their similarity. Not every player is happy with the prospect of wasting his time on something that is already familiar, true fans are actively searching for something more significant, which gives the brain work, makes you think and seek out extraordinary tricks. They are not interested in meaningless games in which creepy mutants at every turn do disgusting things and try to destroy innocent simpletons.

Imitating cruel freaks, the flora and fauna of a rare resource refused to live quietly, performing their usual functions, they also decided to protect their space and life with the help of teeth, claws, processes and tentacles. Terrified people hid wherever they could, and only one hero decided to save the world from death. He longs for dangerous adventures, for which he began to destroy dangerous evil monsters, in the meantime helping everyone who needs it.

In such an environment, the player has no time to consider any small inscriptions, since the plot captures him completely, he is immersed in the process of destroying dangerous characters. He has no time to pay attention to such trifles as a checkmark opposite the item “Not distracting plot” or to understand the problem of a farmer’s cow.

What else can Diablo 3 offer besides the simple mechanics of blocking the enemy, a couple of classes, a huge amount of gear and various lotions. Compared with it, Torchlight 2 also does not require a high level of intelligence. It is similar to Diablo 3, but has some differences. Her gameplay is based on the standard scheme: choosing a class, destroying enemies, raising a level, capturing a big city, getting a quest, again destroying all the oncoming transverse ones, collecting gear, raising the next level, passing the level and, finally, reading titles, which is completely not required.

Such games easily capture the attention of novice players, as they have simple actions, do not make you think too much, do not tire, but can be completely tied. The new Torchlight 2 reduces the level of distractions, such as a huge number of bottles of “fire water”, heaps of gear, rude interfaces of opponents, which often irritates beginners, distracting them from the main action. A new feature has appeared in Torchlight: the chosen character can provide such a service as delivering a couple of bottles of potions, help in a fierce battle, and then retire, taking with him all the gear, thereby clearing the space for new exploits.

Torchlight also wins in the stylistic plan, as it has some inconsistencies in terms of features, cartoon graphics and severe gloom are opposed in it. The graphics are drawn in light, pastel colors, against the background of which the gloominess of the characters is clearly traced, which is of interest to the players. There are also countless interesting and dangerous locations. This can be a mysterious forest, stormy rivers with dangerous rapids, underground caves with moving plates, dangerous ceilings, rickety bridges and many other unforeseen traps.

Torchlight is recognized by players as one of the best team games of recent times, because, despite its simplicity, it does not contain drawbacks that distract attention from the main process, which causes a feeling of pleasant fatigue, satisfaction and gratitude for a pleasant time. Participants are given a topic for discussion of each level and how to overcome it, which is important in the team. Experienced gamers are scornful of such “little twins,” but for beginner Torchlight 2 and Diablo 3 players, it’s obvious that they have differences that create lightness and simplicity. And for those who chose them they can only wish for one: a pleasant game!