Torn
Skip · Narrative · 2018
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 7, under the fair line, at $29.99.
- Length
- 5h 6.8h to 100%
- Value
- $6.00/hr
- Reviews
- 62% of 269 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Torn is a dark science-fiction mystery. Explore the abandoned mansion of Dr. Lawrence Talbot, an eccentric scientist missing for 64 years. Use the Gravity Tool to activate Talbot’s machines, then transport to the strange dimension known as “The Parallel.”
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, AMD Radeon R9 480 OR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 12 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 64 times in the 8 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 93 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Kairo ($4.99, scores 37) and Ghost Watchers ($14.99, scores 44) both outscore it.
More about Torn
The press liked it more than its buyers did, 74 against 62 percent.
The drop-off
52% start to 10% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
The puzzles were repetitive and the female player character was INSUFFERABLE. you wanted her to shut up but she kept talking and saying the most inane things. This is a prime example on why VR Player characters should be silent protagonists. she was saying stuff that i wouldn't say in the situation and it was irritating. The worst part though was the ending. Without spoilers i'll just say, if you were looking...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
no longer able to play this game on a meta quest 3 using virtual desktop. I fixed the crashing by using a launch command. Unfortunately I can't rotate the camera using the controllers making this unplayable for me
7/10 - enjoyable story Total 7 hours, with collecting 500 lights. its a mystery, story driven puzzle VR. the Good, Nice voice over, narration of story not great at start, but once inside the mansion the visuals are great. puzzles are easy, a bit repetition, but enjoyable. (Quest 3 w/ VD Streamer, works well) the Bad, the Controls on movement, in meta Quest. even after rebinding, 'walking' is frustration. the Ugly...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Torn scores 7/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/557520/tornReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.