Panic Button bringing Runic Games' Torchlight 2 to consoles, Hob to Switch Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Panic Button bringing Runic Games' Torchlight 2 to consoles, Hob to Switch And the latter is out next month. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 29 Mar 2019 40 comments Well-regarded porting studio Panic Button is poised to give two Runic Games classics - Torchlight 2 and Hob - a new home on consoles later this year, with the latter title coming to Switch on April 4th. It's a somewhat bitter-sweet announcement, given that developer Runic Games was sadly shut down by owner Perfect World in 2017, but it's wonderful that a whole new audience will be able to enjoy the studio's brilliant games this year. And Torchlight 2, an action-RPG with dungeon-crawler elements, really is a delight, having received much acclaim when it launched on PC in 2012. "If the first Torchlight capitalised on the continued absence of Diablo 3, the second feels like a genuine alternative to it," said Christian Donlan in his 9/10 review of the game. "It's a colourful, heartfelt and well-judged spin on one of the most reliably engrossing genres knocking around." Perfect World is yet to announce platforms for Panic Button's Torchlight 2 port (although we do know that it's scheduled to release this autumn), but hopefully it comes to consoles completely intact, superbly engaging co-operative play and all. Hob, meanwhile, originally launched on PC and PS4 in 2017, and is a wonderfully intricate exploratory solo adventure, full of strange contraptions to master and secrets to uncover. "The world is a lock that you are slowly picking, each tiny piece of hard-won progress sending new pins bouncing, or new tumblers turning," explained Donlan in his review, "No wonder the sword you wield looks like a key." "I will go back to try to better grasp the things that remain unclear and to rinse the map of heart fragments and upgrades," he concluded, "But I will also go back just to wander over the land I changed so much, and ponder how anybody could have made something like this." Hob arrives on Switch in a new Definitive Edition guise, introducing camera controls, UI enhancements and other unspecified quality-of-life improvements, plus HD rumble support and touch-screen functionality. It'll cost £17.99/$19.99 USD when it launches digitally on eShop next month, and there's 10% off for those that choose to pre-purchase. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store