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Torchlight (2009)

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Torchlight is an action role-playing game developed by Runic Games and published by Perfect World, 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 valuable loot and battle hordes of monsters. Following the October 2009 digital distribution release, a Windows retail box version was released in the U.S. in January 2010 by Encore, Inc, and JoWooD Entertainment published a retail box in Europe in April 2010. A port for OS X was developed by World Domination Industries and released through Steam on May 12, 2010. Runic Games and World Domination Industries developed a port for Xbox Live Arcade which was released on March 9, 2011. A Linux port was released as part of the game's inclusion in the Humble Indie Bundle 6.

Development of the game was led by Travis Baldree, designer of Fate, joined by Max Schaefer and Erich Schaefer (co-designers of Diablo and Diablo II), and the team that worked with Baldree on the original incarnation of Mythos. In September 2012, Runic Games released a sequel, Torchlight II, for Windows

Diablo composer and sound designer Matt Uelmen also joined the team, creating original music and sound for the game. Uelmen based his score on the pacing and context of the gameplay, which he observed even in very early playable builds of the game. For the "Torchlight" town theme, Uelmen incorporated some elements reminiscent of his "Tristram" theme from Diablo, but also tried to give it a distinctly different sound. For this piece, he recorded over 200 live takes using a twelve-string guitar among other instruments. For other portions of the score, he played a pedal steel guitar, and created a different sound from the instrument's typical use in country music.

The developers cast voice actors with the help of veteran voice actress Lani Minella, who also performed in the game.

Torchlight received positive reviews; the PC release currently holds a score of 83 out of 100 on Metacritic and 84.97% on GameRankings while the Xbox 360 release holds a score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic and 83.32% on GameRankings.

In July 2011, Torchlight sales surpassed 1 million copies. As of 2015, the game has sold almost 2 million copies.

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