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Avernum 3: Ruined World

Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!

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Spiderweb Software
Publisher
Spiderweb Software
Release
January 31, 2018
8 years and 185 days ago
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Very Positive334 reviews84.4%

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Escape into an epic, retro, indie fantasy role-playing adventure with many hours of gameplay. Explore an enormous world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Avernum 3 is the conclusion to our hit fantasy trilogy!

Your people long to escape from their underworld prison, but the surface world is being destroyed. You will wander freely through a massive world, fight plagues of bizarre monsters, and win a new homeland. Enjoy an intricate tactical battle system with multitudes of abilities, character traits, and unique magical artifacts.

Avernum 3: Ruined World features:


  • Epic fantasy adventure with over 60 hours of gameplay. Explore an enormous underworld and a huge surface continent.
  • Rich game system with over 60 spells and battle disciplines and a multitude of beneficial character traits to choose from.
  • Well over 100 towns and dungeons, which change as time passes. Cities crumble as the monster plagues advance.
  • Fight to save the world. Or don’t! Own a home. Do odd jobs. Be a bounty hunter or merchant.
  • Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any adventure out there.
  • Over 100 side quests and hundreds of magical artifacts.

The story of Avernum 3 is self-contained, and previous experience with Avernum games isn't required.
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