Fit check
Is Avadon: The Black Fortress worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy RPG players who want party-based dungeon exploration and treasure hunting
- Players who enjoy choosing between serving an established power and joining its rebellion
- RPG players seeking a story with branching outcomes and optional quests
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a tightly paced, linear story may find the side quests and exploration broaden the adventure.
- Those who prefer a small, self-contained campaign may not want a game presented as a large adventure with many discoveries.
- Players seeking a puzzle-focused experience may find its emphasis on character classes, combat abilities, and missions less suited to them.
Our take on Avadon: The Black Fortress
The premise sets up a choice between serving Avadon and joining the rebellion, while the described role is specifically that of a recruited Hand carrying out missions. The rebellion is presented as an option, but the details focus on the agent's work and the conspiracy threatening the Pact.
What is Avadon: The Black Fortress?
Take the role of an Avadon Hand, serving as an operative for a covert organization that guards the Pact, a union of five countries.
Act as both infiltrator and fighter during assignments involving hostile forces and a scheme that could destroy the alliance. Recruit companions, form a group, venture through underground locations, find valuables, and complete optional missions. Select one of four classes, then develop a range of spells and special abilities. Exploration includes concealed locations, secrets, and numerous enchanted objects. Special crystals can improve artifacts. Decisions alter the setting and determine which of several conclusions unfolds. The narrative also explores Avadon’s past and the wider region of Lynaeus.
How Avadon: The Black Fortress plays
- 01Four character classes
- Each class offers a different set of spells and abilities to learn.
- 02Choice-dependent endings
- Decisions made during the adventure can change the world and lead to different endings.
- 03Artifact enhancement
- Enchanted crystals can increase the power of found artifacts.
- 04Side quests and secrets
- Optional quests, concealed dungeons, and discoveries extend the adventure beyond its main missions.
Avadon: The Black Fortress compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is framed around an unconventional story, characters, and soundtrack, while Avadon centers on missions as an agent, party formation, dungeon exploration, and choices that affect its world. Tales of Symphonia presents a conflict involving two interlocked worlds; Avadon instead focuses on the Pact, its defenders, and a conspiracy within that setting.
Avadon: The Black Fortress: platforms & release
Is Avadon: The Black Fortress worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy RPG players who want party-based dungeon exploration and treasure hunting. Skip it if: players looking for a tightly paced, linear story may find the side quests and exploration broaden the adventure.
Where can I download Avadon: The Black Fortress?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Avadon: The Black Fortress's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Avadon: The Black Fortress on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
