Tormentum - Dark Sorrow

The unique art direction, amazing soundtrack and dark atmosphere of a well-written story combine together into a very pleasant surprise for 2015 and an ideal debut for OhNoo Studio. If only it had voice-overs too, it would easily reach an even higher level of quality.

A pleasant horror mix of hidden-object game and point and click adventure game that can charm with the visual style, but also with clever logic puzzles and ostensible moral choices. [Issue#252]

A gloomy and fascinating take on the point-and-click adventure game. While it’s not perfect—the puzzles could be a little more inventive, and the writing sometimes feels a little like angsty high school poetry, the breathtaking artwork, and well-developed world more than make up for it.

Tormentum is a fun and intriguing point-and-click, thriving on unique art style and simplified mechanics that truly showcase how excellent the genre delivers narrative in a non-intrusive and natural way.

The dark and very particular expedition into the bizarre world, where every corner hides madness. Gorgeous graphics go hand in hand with a standard adventure gameplay, and that "something extra" inserts into the game moral choices. Too bad that some puzzles have no added value and the movement on the screens is a bit floating. Even so, this is an excellent adventure, that should not be overlooked.

This is a great graphic adventure that works pretty well, but really shines because of its art direction.

A mature and artistically wonderful adventure game. Puzzles are a bit on the easy side, though.

The art is truly exquisite, but combining heavy themes with simplistic gameplay results in a somewhat disjointed experience. Tormentum is clearly a labor of love, you just have to be mindful of its flaws.

Ultimately, Tormentum comes close to forming a great point-and-click adventure in 2015, but the lack of variety in the puzzle design really drags down the whole experience.

Get lost in the enchanting art, but don't expect much more.

Let's take a trip back 20 years to our darkest nightmares in Tormentum - Dark Sorrow. This is a classic Point and click adventure game with astonishing visual art design, a surreal environment and a plot full of mystery. Heavily influenced by artists such as H.G. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski, it's a gothic games that fans of their art will really like.

For the most part, however, Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is a game that succeeds at what it sets out to do. It doesn’t reinvent the point-and-click adventure game, but it doesn’t have to in order to tell its dark and gruesome story.

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow keeping its promises. It's not a perfect game, but one that the point and click lover have to try.

Tormentum feels like one of the dreams I (and many other teenagers) had from time to time. Inspiring to the imagination and often evocative, but easily forgotten.

Even though it is quite short and its world is never truly developed, Tormentum brings an incredible H.R. Giger-inspired artwork and atmosphere that has no match in the modern indie scene.

A unique travel trough your worst nightmares on a classic point'n click style. It's art it's just amazing, but fails on offering a real challenge that last long enough to become a classic.

Tormentum is downright depressing. In a good way.

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is not very challenging, but it has undeniable artistic flair, an intriguing story and subtle charm.

Tormentum is a surprisingly addictive adventure game, despite being seemingly so basic.

It has a great, unique style, but overall it is let down by the often clumsy and convoluted game design.

It's a peculiar and dark experience. Although none of its many parts lives up to the expectations, the mix still has something.

The surreal world with its design in the spirit of heavy metal album covers sparks your interest, but with the shallow characters and hardly-challenging puzzles you get little more than solid entertainment.

It’s hard not to be awed by the artistic direction of Tormentum (inspired by Giger’s work among others), but the game’s shallow writing consists of clichés and pretentious babble. [05/2015, p.73]

It’s got far more beauty than brains, but for gamers who appreciate a macabre atmosphere and distinctive art style, Tormentum could be just the brief but darkly beautiful diversion they’re looking for.

Tormentum catches the attention of the player thanks to a flawless artistic design, but hides under his belt a dark secret: a simplistic narrative and a testimonial exploration.