Choose Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Choose Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.5% positive across 2,685 reviews.
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition vs The Temple of Elemental Evil
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition and The Temple of Elemental Evil both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (2017) is 8 years older than The Temple of Elemental Evil (2025). Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than The Temple of Elemental Evil (70.3% 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 The Temple of Elemental Evil
Choose The Temple of Elemental Evil if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Temple of Elemental Evil launched in 2025.
Both Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition and The Temple of Elemental Evil sit in 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
 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition |  The Temple of Elemental Evil | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Adventure, RPG | RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.5% positive (2,685 reviews) | 70.3% positive (236 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Beamdog | Troika Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (2017) is 8 years older than The Temple of Elemental Evil (2025).
- Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (94.5% positive) than The Temple of Elemental Evil (70.3% positive).
- The Temple of Elemental Evil is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition vs The Temple of Elemental Evil — FAQ
- Which is better, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition or The Temple of Elemental Evil?
- On Steam reviews Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition scores higher (94.5% positive) than The Temple of Elemental Evil (70.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition or The Temple of Elemental Evil first?
- If you want chronology, Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (2017) came out before The Temple of Elemental Evil (2025). 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 Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition and The Temple of Elemental Evil similar?
- They overlap on 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.