Avernum: Escape From the Pit on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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 and MacOS.

It has received 1,217 reviews of which 1,114 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Avernum: Escape From the Pit into these genres:

RPG Indie Isometric Party-Based RPG Fantasy Turn-Based Singleplayer Strategy Old School Turn-Based Combat CRPG Grid-Based Movement Remake Story Rich 2D Open World Adventure Exploration Retro Female Protagonist

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System requirements

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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

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

Good game but kind of a slog. By the end of the game, enemies resist like 80% of all of your damage and battles just take a long time. Spellcasters end up being kings of damage as they can unleash large and powerful spells. Really the end game just became me spamming the same 2-3 spells every fight just to get it over with. I think overall though I enjoyed it.

Feb. 2025

This is a great game to scratch your CRPG itch. It doesn't require too much brain power and it's very cozy. A charming graphics style with a compelling story supported by mostly utilitarian dialogue. The focus here is on dungeon diving, going on quests, learning spells, killing enemies, etc. The story is definitely interesting, and the factions have cool ideas going on with characters that feel unique. I really liked the dangerous feeling world that the game drops you in. The game tells you that you're going into a dangerous and hostile world, then you feel it. You need to think about what your best course of action is going to be to overcome the odds: searching for easier quests to do so you can tackle the harder ones, or searching for a sage who can teach you a spell important to stand a chance at a certain dungeon. I really enjoyed this "make your own way" structure of the game. I beat the game on Hard but I don't really recommend it. Difficulty in this game is basically just scaling the enemies' health and damage, which is a lame cop out form of difficulty to me. It can make the combat tedious and overly time consuming. I will be playing more Spiderweb Software games but on the Normal difficulty. Overall this was a great game to get immersed into and relax with. You're not going to get overwhelmed with pages of stats and abilities, but you aren't gonna be allowed to sleep at the wheel either. Recommend to people who love CRPGs and/or want to scratch that fantasy, old-school CRPG itch. Spiderweb seems to have plenty of games for this purpose.

Jan. 2025

I'm still suffering PTSD from this game as I'm writing this, completing a two-week intense playthrough. Don't let the cute graphics fool you, this game is not for the faint of heart: it is a long and difficult slog, which I think would be fair to describe as a tactical RPG. It is only made that much more difficult as some of the rules are opaque and everything is almost too simple and straightforward. In addition to challenging combat, the game creates and develops an immersive subterranean world, full of detail and cheer despite the darkness of the subject matter and the limited assets on display. There's basically two-three tiling of walls in the entire game, yet with these the developers have managed to infuse significant personality and character to each of the locales you visit. It even gives some character to some fetch quests! Only really recommended for resilient players who don't mind some tedium and repetition (or, like me, dirty cheaters). It might have had to do with the manner of my playthrough, but it feels like the game is a tad too long and overstays its welcome. The charm of the world makes it difficult though to approach it in small doses.

Oct. 2024

This is a simple, single player, story focused, turn based RPG. The graphics are simple and utilitarian. The story is detailed and interesting if you pay attention. Take the time to read the quests and meander through the world. Choices matter in inconspicuous ways. Good luck.

Aug. 2024

If you enjoy Jules Verne, then you'd enjoy Avernum: Escape from the Pit. I've always wanted a game that replicates the world of "Journey to the centre of the earth". This game's setting gives me that same feeling. I loved the exploration. Despite recommending this game, there is one major flaw. The writing is often superfluous. It's basically an eyesore (even when using the largest font option). The huge bodies of text could have been cut into a few succinct sentences. My eyes are tired enough from work, I could use some rest with less text from a game that (obviously) has no voice acting. The combat gets repetitive. The side quests are often not very interesting, with irrelevant characters that don't really matter. Actually, the NPCs are often uncannily similar to one another. With such a story-focused game it's really important for the characters to be well written. Alas, it plays more like a puzzle game -- basically you have to get certain things to progress to the next section. I have a feeling that the author was simply too ambitious. The biggest bummer by far was the fact that your 'choices' aren't consequential. Whether you choose to help the free fort, the Empire agent, join the scimitars, or stay loyal to Micah's servants, the endings are the same. You won't even really affect in game events or character dialogues. I murdered the entire bandit city (forgot the name, but the leader attacked me after I told her I stole her stuff). Well, nothing changes. No one even hears of it and I still had an unfinished quest that required the city to stay standing!

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9.75€

8.7

1,114

103

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Developer

Spiderweb Software

Publisher

Spiderweb Software

Release 11 Apr 2012

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