Avadon: The Black Fortress

Avadon: The Black Fortress

Steam Deck Playable

Spiderweb Software · RPG · Aug 17, 2011

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

81%
Very Positive
617 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 200 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 97 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 617 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
29% of themes are praise57% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise 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.
200 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Instead, it becomes really easy to hone in on what is happening on screen as it ties together with the story and gameplay.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Story and characters200 reviews
Gameplay67 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics90 reviews
80%
Difficulty47 reviews
79%
Interface27 reviews
63%
Audio19 reviews
79%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat97 reviews
76%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.