Avernum: Escape From the Pit

Amazing game so far i did not feel lost or confused so and im 7 hours into this game and it doesnt feel crazy unfair even on max difficulty is like a mix of baldurs gate and a little bit of Arx fatalis.

3 found this helpful, 2026-07-10

Played Exile back as a kid and always loved Spiderweb and Fantasoft games. This one is an oldie but a good one if you like old school not necessarily DnD RPGs.

1 found this helpful, 2026-08-09

Great game if it comes to exploration and setting, the world is pretty much open from the beginning, limited only by the power of our party. Main plot isn’t particularly engaging but there are numerous quality side quests. Party development is somehow limited, especially on higher difficulties, it seems we are forced to optimise a lot. On the other hand we have a lots od magical items (but balance is off, pole arms,...

1 found this helpful, 2026-07-12

This is a good game for a certain kind of RPG fan. Let's get the negatives out of the way first. There's barely any music, the sound effects are very basic, the graphics are very basic & the storytelling is done mostly through simple text blocks, and the character builds are kind of simple and yet imbalanced. But beyond that, this is a very open-ended turn-based RPG with an excellent setting & lore, with a good...

1 found this helpful, 2026-08-12

So I've played the og Avernum by the time I was 9yo or something... And I do remember vividly how unforgiving the world was, but I honestly had no memory of how miserable as well. Avernum takes place in a set of caves and underground ambiances (hence "the pit") that is very successful in transposing the feeling of desolation - overworld should be darker without the excuse of glowing things imo, but it's alright...

0 found this helpful, 2026-08-15