So I tried both the steam version and the standalone version of Toribash but neither of them open. When i try to open them they won't load and i don't get an error message or anything like that. Please help!

What are your pc specs?

and when did this problem arise?

Greetings, here is a thread which should help explain your situation in better detail: http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=460082

I'd suggest checking it out and trying the options listed there, it's a bit of a long read, but the fix to your problem may be there.