Fit check
Is Avalom: Ancestral Heroes worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Open-world RPG players who prefer self-directed exploration over a linear story
- Players who enjoy building characters through skill trees, professions, and equipment crafting
- Groups seeking an RPG with hosted multiplayer sessions and shared difficulty progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly scripted story may bounce off the open-ended structure and lack of a linear path.
- Players who dislike build management may hit a wall with the large skill tree, crafting, dice-based checks, and reincarnation systems.
- Players looking for a compact adventure may find the huge open world and discovery-focused structure too expansive.
- Players who do not want end-game progression may stop at the reincarnation and escalating monster-difficulty systems.
Our take on Avalom: Ancestral Heroes
Players who prefer clear, linear progression may bounce off the open-world structure first, while those who continue may hit a second wall at the dice-based checks and large skill tree. End-game players then face reincarnation and automatically increasing monster difficulty.
What is Avalom: Ancestral Heroes?
Avalom: Ancestral Heroes is an open-world action RPG based on an RPG book.
Players explore a world where mortals and gods coexist, make choices that can alter events and physical aspects of the setting, and travel with AI companions. Character creation includes genders, races, paths, and professions, while a large skill tree supports different builds. Combat uses action mechanics and dice-based skill checks. Players can gather monster materials, runes, and other items to craft special equipment, then develop a fort as a base for improving allies. Multiplayer uses player-created sessions. End-game systems include reincarnation, available when a character reaches around 85 evolution points, and escalating monster difficulty, with reincarnation possible up to 10 times.
How Avalom: Ancestral Heroes plays
- 01Choice-driven world
- Decisions can change future events and alter physical elements of the world.
- 02Character creation
- New characters can be defined through genders, races, paths, and professions.
- 03Large skill tree
- The skill system supports different character builds through a broad set of upgrades.
- 04Crafting system
- Monster materials, runes, and other collected items can be used to make special equipment.
- 05Fort construction
- A fort serves as an operating base for developing allies and other functions.
- 06Multiplayer sessions
- Players can host a session for others or create a private session for friends.
- 07Reincarnation system
- Characters reaching around 85 evolution points can restart with improved stats, up to 10 times.
Avalom: Ancestral Heroes compared to similar games
Avalom: Ancestral Heroes combines open-world exploration, action combat, character construction, crafting, fort development, and multiplayer sessions. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition focuses on a story-led RPG set in a strange city, while Back to the Dawn centers on prison survival, investigation, and escape. Ghost of a Tale is an action RPG focused on exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations in a world populated by animals.
Avalom: Ancestral Heroes: platforms & release
Is Avalom: Ancestral Heroes worth it?
It is worth it if: open-world RPG players who prefer self-directed exploration over a linear story. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly scripted story may bounce off the open-ended structure and lack of a linear path.
Where can I download Avalom: Ancestral Heroes?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Avalom: Ancestral Heroes's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Avalom: Ancestral Heroes on?
Windows only.
