Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

This is an absolute gem. I couldn’t help but wonder how many other masterpieces with gorgeous art styles and lighthearted, genuinely enjoyable gameplay are still hidden somewhere in the vast sea of games, waiting for me to finally return to them
It also has that “ancient human craftsmanship” feel golden pre-AI era XD just joking and really hope this H. R. Giger style(or whatever its called) never truly fades away

Pretty cool! Puzzles are alright and visuals are awesome, much *much* love to Zdzislaw Beksinski. It has such good atmosphere that the story feels somewhat dull in comparison. But it seems to me that the game developers wanted to suggest meaning through imagery rather than tell a determinate narrative, so great regardless!

Tormentum has such stunning visuals which is probably the main reason to play this game.
I don't know why I didn't play it sooner. I just love the surreal, dark fantasy art style...
As we play, it feels like we are exploring an art gallery (there is even one in-game with more than 40 paintings...) mixed with puzzles.

Gameplay is mostly straightforward, with HOG-like puzzles to solve and the occasional choice between making an evil or a good decision, which slightly alters the story progression and ultimately leads to either the good or bad ending.
I would recommend going for the bad ending first, as it's pretty easy to mess up the progression toward the good ending on a first playthrough.

The game only autosaves, but you can make your own manual saves if you wish.
The save file can be found in your steamapps folder here:
steamapps/common/Tormentum/dat.xlg

Overall, I highly recommend Tormentum if you like artistic, atmospheric games.

Solid point and click adventure that resembles a hidden object game, since your character doesnt move through the scenes, the scenes are a work of art though and the style is really nice. Puzzles aren't that difficult since there isnt much backtracking.

The story matches the art style without spoiling anything. Performance was ok, dunno if its also weirdly low fps on pc or was just on the deck, still not a problem since its a point and click game. Well worth the price when on sale. Can be finished in 4-5h.

forever my favorite point and click game, gothic AF

Two weeks ago, while writing an essay on Zdzisław Besinski (and Hieronymus Bosch, but I don't care about him), I came across this game. After I finished my essay, I wanted to treat myself and bought “Tormentum.” Yesterday, I finally decided to play it through in one sitting! Great graphics and story. The funny thing is: I knew there was going to be a sequel, but I didn’t realize it was coming out in just 16 hours. I’m happy for every “Tormentum” fan who’s been waiting years for the next game. I’m definitely going to buy it tomorrow!

Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
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The art is unreal, clearly inspired by H. R. Giger,
every screen looks like a nightmare painting you can’t stop staring at.
The story is mysterious and bleak, and this time it actually pulls you in more than you’d expect.
Gameplay is simple point and click stuff, but it fits the tone and never gets in the way.
The atmosphere carries the whole thing, dark, creepy, and honestly pretty memorable.
It’s also pretty short, you can finish it in a few hours easy.
I liked it a lot, even if it sometimes feels more like art than a proper game, wich might turn some people off. Still worth playing if you dont mind the slow pace and basic gameplay,
enjoy the sorrow.