Torment: Tides of Numenera
- Developer
- inXile Entertainment
- Publisher
- Techland
- Released
- 27 February 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- UK price
- £27.79
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs , adventure , indie
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a game set in the world of Monte Cook's new tabletop RPG setting, Numenera. Torment continues the thematic legacy of Planescape: Torment, the critically acclaimed role-playing game from 1999 that's considered by many to be a hallmark for storytelling in computer RPGs. With Torment, we're creating a rich role-playing experience that explores similar deep, personal themes.
Best gaming PC for Torment: Tides of Numenera in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Torment: Tides of Numenera today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Techland on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit) | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (64 bit) |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 or equivalent | Intel i5 series or AMD equivalent |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or equivalent | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or equivalent |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | 9.0 | 10 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Torment: Tides of Numenera?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel i5 series and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.
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