Posted on: October 27, 2025
brianj2
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A modern classic done in a classic style
Avernum: Escape from the Pit is a wonderful RPG that harkens back to an older age of RPGs. It doesn't have great graphics but has a style that stands out from the sprites to the drawn pictures you see for skills. Music is nonexistent with only ambient sounds to keep you company as you explore the underground world you've been thrown into. The five stars comes from the gameplay and story. Overall, the gameplay is easy to learn but with enough complexities to keep it engaging for the length of the roughly forty hour campaign. You control a party of four heroes with your standard RPG classes (warrior, rogue, cleric, and wizard) that can be further customize if you wish. Combat is turn-based using standard squares much like a TTRPG. Monsters come in all shapes and sizes with various skills, magic, or abilities to keep you challenged. For a first time player, I'd recommend sticking to Casual to avoid getting bogged down in the details but veterans might be more comfortable on Normal or Hard. Quests and combat reward experience which grants levels and points to add to skills (one attribute point and two skill points). Spells are learned through trainers rather than gained so make sure to save your gold for training. The story is simple. You have been thrown into Avernum, a vast series of caves far underground, by the surface Empire, which controls the entire world. There isn't a main quest per say but rather three ways to beat the game. Once free from the starting area, you can venture to whatever part of Avernum you want but I'd recommend against trying to head to the distant parts where higher level enemies wait to stab you in the dark. The game does a good job guiding you a suggested path while not forcing you onto a set path. The quests themeselves are well-written enough with plenty of twists on classic tropes, but what Avernum does really well is the world-building. It is a world filled with danger and mystery that demands you to learn more.
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