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Halls of Torment

Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

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September 24, 2024
1 year and 312 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive31,694 reviews95.4%

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About the Game

Halls of Torment is a horde survival game with a pre-rendered retro look reminiscent of RPGs from the late 90s. Choose one of many hero characters and descend into the deadly Halls of Torment. Fight unholy horrors from beyond and survive wave after wave of enemies until you face one of the tormented Lords. Strengthen your hero with character traits, abilities, and items. Create a new powerful build during each run. Explore various underground expanses and find new powerful items that enable you to venture even deeper into the abyss.

Features

  • Quick and casual 30 minute runs

  • Old school pre-rendered art style

  • Quest-based meta progression

  • Large selection of diverse abilities, traits, and items, all enabling you to create interesting synergies

  • Diverse bosses featuring unique mechanics and attack patterns

  • Several distinct characters allowing for many different play styles

  • Unlock and explore multiple interesting and challenging underground worlds

  • Unique items can be sent up to the overworld and used to customize future runs

  • Craft magical tinctures to direct fate in your favor

  • Unlock the power of each class and combine them with your chosen character

  • Defeat the Lords of the underworld and explore infinite growth

  • Find rare item variants to further improve your builds

  • Put your strategies to the test in the late game against the unbeatable Shrine of Torment

Full Content List

  • 6 stages with unique environments

  • 11 playable characters & character marks

  • 25 blessings that make you stronger for each run

  • 60 unique items to retrieve and unlock

  • 240 higher rarity item variants

  • 74 abilities and ability upgrades

  • 30 artifacts to customize your game experience

  • 35+ unique bosses

  • 70+ unique monsters

  • 500 quests to complete

  • 1000+ traits that upgrade characters and abilities