Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k 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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has been streamlined, interface made usable, and the graphics have improved (relatively speaking) since then, but much of the core draw (and mechanics) are still there.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Superbly written and edited: Not only do these games have unique locations and characters, rich dialogue, and deep world backstories; but, spelling and grammar errors are few and far between.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat initially seems to control smoothly, you can easily swap between melee and ranged weapons and just click the enemy to attack.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As of 2024-10-14, on Windows 11, I'm not getting the graphics bugs I was experiencing previously.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Well-developed character customization system with plenty of skills and abilities to choose from.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While it should be the standard for games nowadays, I was impressed by how few glitches were in Avernum.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay143 reviews
Story142 reviews
Combat91 reviews
Graphics84 reviews
Characters23 reviews
Bugs5 reviews
Linux compatibility5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty89% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface82% still recommend
Audio100% 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
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
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 $3.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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