Free-to-play ARPG Torchlight Frontiers has been overhauled and will now launch as Torchlight III, publisher Perfect World Entertainment and developer Echtra Games announced today.
Torchlight III will return to the series’ roots, leaving the horizontal progression of its free-to-play version behind in favor of the traditional, linear world structure of the first two titles.
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Torchlight III also shifts to a premium model and will move to Steam from Perfect World’s own Arc launcher. Better yet, it will be playable both online and offline.
While Torchlight III will feel familiar to returning players, a handful of new elements will freshen the recipe. You’ll now be able to build a fort of your very own which you can decorate and use as a spot for upgrading your gear or having a chat with in-game friends. Forts will be account-bound.
Craftable Relics will greatly improve your character, allowing them more active and passive skills to choose from. Should you feel like switching between several of them, you can always store them in your fort.
Torchlight III will launch with four playable classes, three of which were announced:
- The Dusk Mage is an enchanter who harnesses the power of light and dark energy to conjure devastating attacks.
- The Forged is a powerful robot who relies on an arsenal of weaponry to build up heat and unleash explosive assaults.
- The Railmaster is a locomotive savvy powerhouse who steams into combat with a massive hammer and heavily armed battle train.
The in-game store from its time as Torchlight Frontiers was also removed. Closed alpha testing for Torchlight III begins in just two days, on January 29.
You can follow and wishlist Torchlight III on Steam ahead of its Summer 2020 release date.
