Avernum 3: Ruined World

Spiderweb Software / Jan 31, 2018 / Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy

Singleplayer

windows
Mac
Steam Deck Playable

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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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What's new

Avernum 3 Updated to v1.0.2!

2018-04-04

We have updated Avernum 3 to v1.0.2. The update fixes a constellation of bugs, balance issues, and typos. Enjoy!

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What players say

Very Positive

85% positive, 278 reviews

Recommended45 hrs played

I've just played all three re-remakes of the Avernum Games now in a row (Escape from the Pit, Crystal Souls, Ruined World) so this is a bit compilation of all three. From an RPG standpoint, all three are absolutely great games. EFTP is a great fresh exciting experience, Crystal Souls is one of the better actual sequels I've seen and then Ruined World rewards you with an amazingly different experience after...

9 found this helpful, 2025-11-28

Recommended133 hrs played

Finally, after more than 2 decades I was able to finish this game! Exile 3, later to become Avernum 3 and then Avernum 3: Ruined World, managed to fill my teenage years with wonder while trying to find a deep and engaging RPG game for my Pentium 200 MHz PC. While not graphically intense, it certainly was able to grab one's attention thanks to its great lore and world building. Now, I only wish to be able to...

7 found this helpful, 2025-11-25

Recommended61 hrs played

I've played every iteration of this game since finding a demo of Exile III on a shareware CD as a kid. It was my very first RPG, which really captured my imagination at the time, and still holds up quite well. It has some top-notch world-building and atmosphere, and it's still my favorite in the series. This is a solid remake, with polish added in the right places while leaving the best parts of the core game intact.

3 found this helpful, 2026-06-27