Titan Quest

About Titan Quest

Titan Quest dropped onto PC in June 2006 from Iron Lore Entertainment and THQ. It is an action RPG set in ancient mythology where gods have stopped listening to humans. You play a customizable hero starting near Helos while monsters tear through the land. The story follows your character as they join the Prometheus order to fix the broken world. You travel through Greece, Egypt, and The Orient to face mythological horrors like centaurs, harpies, and undead soldiers. This game brought a deep loot system to the hack and slash genre before everyone else did. It remains a solid single player experience with co-op support for up to four people on Steam.

Gameplay

You move your character through environments by clicking to walk or run. Combat happens in real time where you hold down mouse buttons to swing weapons while dodging incoming attacks. You build a character around one of two primary skills like Master of Arms or Huntress and add a secondary master for specific benefits. Killing monsters drops random loot with varying rarities that you need to manage constantly. Boss fights occur at the end of each act and require careful timing rather than just spamming attacks. The game features multiple quests and side activities that take you from village to village. You can pair up with friends to tackle these same areas together without any matchmaking hassle.

What Players Think

Players on IGDB have rated this title an average of 79.4 out of 100 based on 189 votes. The community vibe leans heavily toward nostalgic appreciation for its classic dungeon crawling mechanics. Most sessions last between 40 and 60 hours depending on how much grinding you do for better gear. Critics note that the game still holds up well compared to modern clones in the genre. Achievement hunters find plenty of content to unlock as they progress through all three major regions. The price has dropped significantly since launch with deals available at $3.50 on Green Man Gaming. That 75% discount makes it a no-brainer for anyone wanting to try this specific style of combat without spending full retail price.

PlayPile's Take

Titan Quest is worth buying if you want a solid dungeon crawler that does not rely on online microtransactions. The game offers over 40 hours of content for a fraction of the cost of new releases. You will spend most of your time killing mythological beasts and sorting through piles of random equipment. It works best on PC where the control scheme feels natural. Fans of deep character builds and endless loot loops will find exactly what they need here. Skip this if you want fast-paced action without any grinding or complex skill trees. The final boss at Mount Olympus is tough but fair for those who prepared properly.

Storyline

Titan Quest is based on the end of communication between the gods and humanity. The main character (whose name and sex can be chosen by the player) begins the quest on a dirt road near a small village named Helos. The world has been overrun by beasts and creatures (drawn largely from mythology) that are terrorizing the countryside wrecking harvests, burning temples, invading villages and cemeteries, besieging cities etc. After being sent on a mission to Delphi by the Spartan general Leonidas, the story revolves around the fictional order of Prometheus and their efforts to restore balance to the world. The hero finds centaurs, harpies, automatons, spiders and scorpions, yetis, undead soldiers and other such monsters derived from myth, relentlessly guarding the way and trying to prevent him from reaching the next village or town. The hero must occasionally face stronger 'miniboss' monsters, usually as part of a side quest. Bosses also appear at intervals generally guarding a main quest item, transportation device, quest NPC, etc. The player faces a boss enemy (called telkines) at the end of each 'act' (Greece, Egypt and The Orient) and faces a final boss enemy at Mount Olympus, the Titan Typhon.