RPGIs Avernum 4 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy RPG players who want to explore a large underground setting
- Players who enjoy taking on many side quests rather than focusing only on a main storyline
- Players interested in beginning a multi-game fantasy story
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a compact adventure may find the large world and hundreds of side quests too sprawling.
- Players who prefer tightly guided progression may not enjoy an adventure built around wandering and uncovering secrets.
- Players seeking a standalone story may prefer a game that does not begin a trilogy.
Our take on Avernum 4
The page emphasizes the world’s scale and abundance of quests, but gives little detail about the moment-to-moment role-playing systems or how quests are completed. Its clearest structural detail is that this is the first entry in a three-game story.
What is Avernum 4?
Avernum 4 is a fantasy role-playing adventure set in an underground nation populated by rogues, outcasts, and brigands.
It opens the Great Trials Trilogy, a three-game story about a land facing forces that threaten its survival. The game focuses on exploring a large world, meeting many characters, and completing hundreds of side quests. Traps, tricks, and treasure appear throughout the setting. Townsfolk ask for help as the broader struggle unfolds across Avernum. The underground nation is also home to monsters, while adventurers pursue fame and wealth in its darkness.
How Avernum 4 plays
- 01Underground setting
- The world is a subterranean nation where inhabitants struggle to survive among monsters.
- 02Trilogy opening
- The story begins a three-game arc about Avernum facing forces that threaten its land.
- 03Side quests
- The adventure includes hundreds of optional tasks alongside its main story.
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Avernum 4: platforms & release
Is Avernum 4 worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy RPG players who want to explore a large underground setting. Skip it if: players looking for a compact adventure may find the large world and hundreds of side quests too sprawling.
Where can I download Avernum 4?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Avernum 4's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Avernum 4 on?
Windows only.












