Choose Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Choose Wasteland 2: Director's Cut if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 81.2% positive across 3,125 reviews.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut vs Torment: Tides of Numenera
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut and Torment: Tides of Numenera both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2014) is 3 years older than Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017). Wasteland 2: Director's Cut scores higher on Steam reviews (81.2% positive) than Torment: Tides of Numenera (71.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Torment: Tides of Numenera
Choose Torment: Tides of Numenera if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,478 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Wasteland 2: Director's Cut and Torment: Tides of Numenera sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut |  Torment: Tides of Numenera | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 34.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 81.2% positive (3,125 reviews) | 71.4% positive (1,478 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | inXile Entertainment | inXile Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2014) is 3 years older than Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017).
- Wasteland 2: Director's Cut scores higher on Steam reviews (81.2% positive) than Torment: Tides of Numenera (71.4% positive).
- Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is currently ~14% cheaper on Steam than Torment: Tides of Numenera (29.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Torment: Tides of Numenera is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Wasteland 2: Director's Cut has no Deck rating yet.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut vs Torment: Tides of Numenera — FAQ
- Which is better, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut or Torment: Tides of Numenera?
- On Steam reviews Wasteland 2: Director's Cut scores higher (81.2% positive) than Torment: Tides of Numenera (71.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Wasteland 2: Director's Cut or Torment: Tides of Numenera first?
- If you want chronology, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2014) came out before Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Wasteland 2: Director's Cut and Torment: Tides of Numenera similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.