Torchlight was everything I wanted Diablo III to be, but without multiplayer. Torchlight II adds the multiplayer component and still looks to beat Diablo III off the block. Can it match Blizzard’s juggernaut brand-wise? Of course not, but merit’s decided on the field of gameplay, and so far, Torchlight II’s looking plenty competitive with its four playable steampunk-style classes, returning pets and mini-games like fishing, new overland areas and towns and streamlined user interface. Also: While it’s currently only slated for PCs and Macs, expect this to show up on consoles, too (just as Torchlight did), either later in 2012 or 2013.
For: PC, Mac
ETA: TBD 2012