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Torn

"Torn is a text-based online RPG set in Torn City, a dark, murky underworld where only the sharpest survive. In Torn City you can be anyone and do anything. Build your character to infinite strengths and play…

15 November 2004

Torn is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Torn LTD, released 15 November 2004 on Android, iOS and Web browser.

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What Torn is

Torn is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Torn LTD and released in 2004. It is available on Android, iOS and Web browser. It runs on web.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Torn is a massive, text-based, multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in a fictional, crime-ridden metropolis. As a new player, you begin with nothing and are challenged to build your way up through the city's murky underworld. The game is known for its slow, long-term progression and for being a true "sandbox," where players dictate their own story. You start with a tutorial where George helps you learn the ropes a little and then you are set loose to be how you want to be. Are you going to go out and wreck havoc right away? Are you going to read as much as you can on the forums to try to beat different time limits? Will you play a different game and become known for your…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Torn launched on 15 November 2004, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords.

Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords.

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When did Torn come out?
Torn was released on 15 November 2004 for Android, iOS and Web browser.

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