Avencast: Rise of the Mage on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Play Avencast, the epic roguelike action-RPG with tons of combat moves, spells, and equipment. Fight against evil forces to save your academy and vanquish the darkness. As you progress, learn powerful spells and combos to increase your chances of victory.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is a action roguelike, hack and slash and action rpg game developed by ClockStone and published by .
Released on March 17th 2010 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, German and French.

It has received 707 reviews of which 490 were positive and 217 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Avencast: Rise of the Mage into these genres:

Action Roguelike Hack and Slash Action RPG Dungeon Crawler Action-Adventure RPG Character Customization Rogue-like 3D Isometric Third Person Top-Down Choices Matter Story Rich Action Dark Fantasy Fantasy Magic Atmospheric Adventure

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7
  • Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium or 2200+ AMD Athlon processor
  • Memory: 512 MB (1GB Vista)
  • Hard Drive: 4.4 GB of free space
  • Graphics: GeForce FX 5700 or better / ATI Radeon 9700 or better
  • Sound: DirectSound compatible
  • DirectX®: 9.0c

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
This is such a blast from the past. Every 5 years or so I randomly go back to this game and replay it. It's one of those 10/10 amongst the average titles of the past. It was close to being one of the big titles of forever. Yet like many other games at the time of great experimentation and creativity, it missed some marks and sadly fell into obscurity throughout the years. The game even has a Fame (highscore) system and I can't find a single place online where people compare their Fame. Today we live in a world of overabundance. So nothing stays in middle. Things are either the next best thing after discovering fire or they're complete forgotten. This game deserves to be remembered at least a little bit. The atmosphere, the gameplay and even the aesthetics of the graphics actually hold up in 2025. I would genuinely have fun competing with people for Fame points if SteamDB wasn't showing just me & 1 other person playing this cool little blast from the past.
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June 2025
Avencast: Rise of the Mage is an action RPG from 2007 which feels pretty dated today. It comes from a small dev team that didn't have much experience, but you can tell they were passionate about it. While it's far from perfect, it's actually better than most people give it credit for. It uses WASD controls instead of the typical point-and-click style, with a top-down view and different movement and camera options that take some getting used to. I had some crashes right after the intro, but turning the anisotropic filtering to linear fixed the issue. Some players recommend disabling the cutscenes instead, but I wanted to see what the story was about. You play as a young mage apprentice heading to the Academy of Avencast to complete your magic studies. The story is pretty typical for a fantasy game, but I really liked these cute storybook-style cutscenes that tell parts of the story. The voice acting is okay; some lines work fine, while others sound a bit awkward. The game has two main types of magic: blood magic for melee-focused fighting, and soul magic for ranged attacks. There's also summoning, but it's just split between the other two schools, so it doesn't really feel like its own thing. You can cast spells either with hotkeys (F1–F4) or through this unique system where you do movement combos and mouse clicks. There are tons of different spells, but the powerful combat ones are pretty useless because enemies just dodge them easily. They also take forever to cast and consume too much mana, so you end up not using them much. The AoE spells are far more reliable since they use less mana and don't miss constantly. New spells can be unlocked with skill points you get from killing enemies and completing quests, or you can use those points to boost your attributes instead. The combat is hit or miss. Your character feels heavy and slow to control, and it takes time to figure out how the dodge roll works properly. Entering rooms is also a hassle; you need to step way inside before the walls disappear, so you're basically walking blind into potential fights. The environments get repetitive fast, and everything shares the same bland color scheme and ends up looking similar. The academy especially feels way too big with nearly identical halls, which makes exploring tedious after a while. But the game surprised me with its quests. They're not all just typical fetch or kill quests; there's actually some decent variety, and some have unique mechanics. The puzzles scattered throughout are also a nice break from all the fighting. Boss fights take forever to finish, and enemies towards the end become these bullet sponges that take ages to kill. The last sections throw traps at you constantly, which means you're battling tough monsters while also trying not to get hit by magical hazards, and it gets hectic fast. The narrow passages in the later levels don't help either; fighting in tight spaces with a camera that constantly clips into walls is just frustrating.
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Oct. 2024
Can be brutal at times, and a bit samey in places but good fun all round. A 70/100 effort. The good Patched to work on modern OSes and computers Spells are good Lots of weapon, spell and clothing/armour upgrades Story is pretty good too Action comes thick and fast Puzzles are clever The bad Some backtracking involved Fighting the same mobs gets old, especially toward end game Side quests are ho-hum
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Oct. 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage received 490 positive votes out of a total of 707 achieving a rating of 6.66.
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Avencast: Rise of the Mage was developed by ClockStone.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is not playable on MacOS.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is not playable on Linux.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is a single-player game.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage does not currently offer any DLC.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage does not support Steam Remote Play.

Avencast: Rise of the Mage is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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