Torchlight II

Torchlight II

Developers
	Runic Games
macOS (OS X)	Alternative Games
macOS (OS X)	Edward Rudd
Linux	Alternative Games
Linux	Edward Rudd
Publishers
	Arc Games
Engines
	Ogre
Release dates
Windows	September 20, 2012
macOS (OS X)	February 2, 2015
Linux	March 4, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	88
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	ARPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Torchlight

Torchlight
Torchlight	2009
Torchlight II	2012
Torchlight III	2020
Torchlight: Infinite	2023

Torchlight II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view ARPG game in the Torchlight series.

General information

Runic Games - Torchlight II General Discussion - the most active forum

Runic Support - Official support site

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Workshop

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website		Includes a CD-key and a launcher for patching.
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
EA app (unavailable)		No longer sold since June 13, 2022.

All versions require a Runic Account for online play.

Runic Games keys can be redeemed on Steam if purchased prior to February 2, 2015.

Demo

A demo is available from Steam: steam://install/219850

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2\save\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2\local_settings.txt
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2\save\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Runic Games/Torchlight 2/save/
Linux	$HOME/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Torchlight II/my games/runic games/torchlight 2/save/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
EA app
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Syncs up to 953.67 MB of save data (maximum 250 files).

Video

Torchlight II video settings menu.

Multi-monitor screenshot.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Hor+
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		No built-in support; Runic supplies an officially-recommended Steam Controller configuration for the Steam release of the game. Additionally, there is an XInput Mapper made just for this game. See here for details.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Mouse

If you have your primary and secondary mouse buttons swapped in Windows' Mouse settings, the game does not honor this. You can still swap your LMB/RMB actions in the game's options but things like dragging items in your inventory will still be backwards.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX and music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		Only for gameplay, there's no option for cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				The GOG.com version includes non-English language support.
Simplified Chinese
Czech				Fan translation (Update 14); download.
German
Italian				Fan translation; download.
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by Tribo Gamer; download. (Needs the ModLauncher to work properly)
Russian
Spanish				Fan translation; download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		6	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play		6	Co-op
Online play		6	Co-op Online play requires a Runic Account.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

Game not starting on Linux version

Go to game files and delete the libfreetype.so.6 files located in lib and lib64 folders

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	FMOD
Cutscenes	Bink Video

Mods

Torchlight II is designed to be extremely friendly and open to modders and has an extensive and strong modding community. Almost everything can be modded in; from translations, graphics and sound to maps and classes.

Torchlight II has Steam Workshop Integration

Torchlight II comes with its own editor called GUTS. It allows map, items and story modding. Mods are usable in multiplayer, as long as everyone in the game has the same mods. It can be downloaded from Steam under Library in the tools section.

SynergyMOD

A complete conversion mod for Torchlight II that is currently in active development.

SynergyMOD adds new gear, monsters, quests, pets, dungeons and more. Also adds a whole new class called the Necromancer and two other classes that are still in alpha stage, the Warlock and Paladin.

More information can be found on their Steam Workshop page.

Running Mods Automatically

In order to start playing Torchlight 2 with mods automatically without having to go through ModLauncher everytime, do the following:

Creating a shortcut to launch Torchlight 2 with mods automatically Launch ModLauncher and set the mods that you will be using Run the game via ModLauncher then exit Create a shortcut to Torchlight2.exe Right-click on the shortcut and click Properties In the Target field, add this to the end of the line: MODSCHEME=modlauncher.sch

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3		Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8		10.9, 10.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.7 GB (case-insensitive volume)
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon x1600 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon x1600 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible