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Avernum: Escape From the Pit on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Avernum: Escape From the Pit is a rpg, indie and isometric game
developed and published by Spiderweb Software.
Released on April 11th 2012 is available in English on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 1,229 reviews of which 1,124 were positive and 105 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: 1.6 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB Recommended
- Hard Disk Space: 300 MB
- Video Card: 3D accelerated graphics card, Open GL compliant
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.5 or later
- Processor: 1.6 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB Recommended
- Hard Disk Space: 300 MB
- Video Card: 3D accelerated graphics card, Open GL compliant
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the third time's the charm - exile was made in 1995, remade in 2000 as avernum, then in 2011 as avernum: escape from the pit. playing this again is comfortably nostalgic and fresh at the same time. jeff vogel's crpgs mostly follow a similar formula: a party you build gets to travel along an isometric world, doing little quests and finding funny/angry/sad npcs and situations. a good game to start with in his oeuvre. if you're a retro gamer you may want to check out the shareware version of the original exile to add more contrast to this game
A more interesting CRPG than I was expecting, really. The description made the world sound about as inventive as any other high fantasy setting; and while there's clear limits on the imagination behind its world, there's enough fresh ideas to offer something new to the genre. The developers clearly enjoyed the early X-COM/Fallout titles, and it shows in how detailed its environments are. Store counters show off their wares, you'll find piles of bones around areas littered with traps, patches of mushrooms and crystals will have respective items available for harvest, etc. This isn't a game with high fidelity graphics, but it sure has great commitment to making its locations look and feel just right per your expectations. Really, though, I think the main draw here is the gameplay. Once you get into the rhythm of the game loop and your characters start coming in to their own, it becomes really satisfying to roll through one dungeon after another. There's enough diversity in the encounters to merit different approaches and the flexibility of difficulty settings make it simple to scale the experience to your liking. And, unlike the combat in a lot of other turn-based games, fights tend to resolve really fast. Even at the point of the late stage of the game where enemies get beefy armour and health, my party never felt slowed down by waiting for long animations to play out. If you want a snappy dungeon crawler with detailed environments and a setting unique enough to hold your attention, this is a great pick.
Just finished Avernum 4 so I wanted to go back and play avernum escape from the pit and well.....yea its great. I grew up playing exile, so it takes me back to my young, Solid writing, great boss fights, talking cats and lizards, and my main man Solberg with hair . great time would 100% recommended this to anyone
This game has been my addiction for the past week with all of my thoughts wrapping around which cave I would explore next and what was hidden behind the glowing fungus. I fell in love with the world of Avernum thanks to Jeff Vogel's clever and evocative writing that gave every nook and cranny so much character. Just an amazing game that I am extremely happy that it exists.
Great game, you can tell the dev put his heart into it. It fixes a lot of the problems of the genre that 90% of players have , like save scumming to avoid perma death, hoarding countless useless items, having to play the story the way the devs want and not the way you want (although there is only one path you can take, it doesn't matter how you take it for most part). The story is good, but it's all about gameplay not choices, and the gameplay is great!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Avernum: Escape From the Pit is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit received 1,124 positive votes out of a total of 1,229 achieving a rating of 8.66.
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Avernum: Escape From the Pit was developed and published by Spiderweb Software.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit does not support VR.
Avernum: Escape From the Pit is a single-player game.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Avernum: Escape From the Pit does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Avernum: Escape From the Pit 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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Developer
Spiderweb Software
Publisher
Spiderweb Software
Release
11 Apr 2012
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