Fit check
Is Avernum 5 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy RPG players who want a large underground world with hundreds of quests
- Players who enjoy learning many spells and battle disciplines
- RPG fans seeking story turns involving betrayal, mystery, and unexpected events
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, tightly directed adventure may hit the game's hundreds of quests and many side dungeons as a stopping point.
- Players who prefer a simple combat system may find the range of spells, battle disciplines, magical items, and crafting materials too involved.
- Players looking for a modern prison-escape setting may not find the underground fantasy nation's struggles a match.
Our take on Avernum 5
Players looking for a compact, linear RPG may bounce off once the large underground world opens into hundreds of quests and side dungeons. Those who do not want to manage more than 50 spells and battle disciplines may hit another wall during character development and combat.
What is Avernum 5?
Explore Avernum, a vast underground nation inhabited by rogues, misfits, and brigands struggling against monsters and forces seeking its destruction.
The story includes betrayal, mystery, and unexpected turns across a large world with hundreds of quests and many side dungeons. Combat features clever enemies and dozens of scripted encounters. Character development includes more than 50 abilities across spells and battle disciplines. Exploration also leads to hundreds of magical items, while collected materials can be used to create distinctive equipment. Avernum 5 is the second chapter of the Great Trials Trilogy, following the struggles of the subterranean land as it faces threats from forces seeking to destroy it.
How Avernum 5 plays
- 01Large Questing World
- The subterranean setting contains hundreds of quests and numerous optional dungeons.
- 02Spell And Discipline System
- Characters can learn more than 50 abilities across spells and battle disciplines.
- 03Equipment Crafting
- Materials found during exploration can be used to make new equipment.
- 04Scripted Encounters
- The game includes dozens of authored encounters alongside its enemy battles.
- 05Magical Item Hunting
- Exploration includes the search for hundreds of magical items.
Avernum 5 compared to similar games
Avernum 5 centers on exploring a large subterranean fantasy nation with hundreds of quests, side dungeons, spells, battle disciplines, magical items, and crafting. Back to the Dawn instead focuses on investigating and escaping a maximum-security prison, while Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition emphasizes exploring a strange and dangerous city through its story and characters. Tales of Symphonia presents an adventure about the fate of two connected worlds rather than Avernum 5's underground nation and quest-heavy structure.
Avernum 5: platforms & release
Is Avernum 5 worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy RPG players who want a large underground world with hundreds of quests. Skip it if: players seeking a short, tightly directed adventure may hit the game's hundreds of quests and many side dungeons as a stopping point.
Where can I download Avernum 5?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Avernum 5's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Avernum 5 on?
Windows only.
