Would you say "Punisher" has received a lot of attention because of its theme and scenes of torture?

I'd be inclined to say this is somewhat different. The "Punisher" movie is built around the old "they killed my <insert name>" trope. The video game is a typical "shoot the bad guys" game, essentially not much different from Wolfenstein. Yes, there is tortue in it, but it's not what the game is mainly about. It's probably the reason why there is a big "M" on the shrinkwrap, though. Yes, you shoot people in that game, but they're the "bad guys". Just like the bad guys you shoot in pretty much every game.

Now, a "murder game with torture and rape" is somewhat of a different thing. There's no "the bad guys deserve it" element in raping someone. So, the only attention you can really draw from that is a negative one.