Avadon: The Black Fortress

Buy81%

Very Positive · 623 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Spiderweb Software · RPG · Aug 17, 2011

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Avadon: The Black Fortress?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 169 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 87 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 623 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
169 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And my perspective definitely has changed over the last decade, as what I found this time around was a very engaging super old school CRPG with a really fun setting and interesting story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead, it becomes really easy to hone in on what is happening on screen as it ties together with the story and gameplay.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is very combat focused, and your little group will have no lack for battles to jump into.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Unique and classic creatures and classes mix together for a very engaging experience even outside the quite solid combat and skill mechanics.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story169 reviews
Gameplay106 reviews
Combat95 reviews
Characters26 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
50% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
80% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Audio
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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