Choose Torment: Tides of Numenera
Choose Torment: Tides of Numenera if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 71.4% positive across 1,478 reviews.
Torment: Tides of Numenera vs Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Torment: Tides of Numenera and Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones both land in Indie, RPG 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017) is 2 years older than Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (2019). Torment: Tides of Numenera scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (64.9% 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 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Choose Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones if it's currently about 43% cheaper on the Steam Store. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones launched in 2019.
Both Torment: Tides of Numenera and Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones sit in Indie and RPG 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
 Torment: Tides of Numenera |  Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.4% positive (1,478 reviews) | 64.9% positive (569 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | inXile Entertainment | Cultic Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017) is 2 years older than Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (2019).
- Torment: Tides of Numenera scores higher on Steam reviews (71.4% positive) than Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (64.9% positive).
- Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is currently ~43% cheaper on Steam than Torment: Tides of Numenera (19.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Torment: Tides of Numenera vs Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones — FAQ
- Which is better, Torment: Tides of Numenera or Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones?
- On Steam reviews Torment: Tides of Numenera scores higher (71.4% positive) than Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (64.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Torment: Tides of Numenera is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Torment: Tides of Numenera or Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones first?
- If you want chronology, Torment: Tides of Numenera (2017) came out before Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones (2019). 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 Torment: Tides of Numenera and Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones similar?
- They overlap on Indie, RPG 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.