Avernum 3: Ruined World Announced, Releasing in Early 2018

Avernum 3: Ruined World, an epic fantasy RPG from Spiderweb Software and the latest Avernum title to get the remake treatment, now has its own Steam page and a brand new trailer. Releasing in early 2018, Ruined World promises 60+ hours of gameplay set in a dynamic world that boasts over a hundred towns and dungeons, as well as plenty of side quests and odd jobs to undertake. Plus, it looks way more vibrant than Spiderweb's previous titles. See for yourself:

Here's what the game has in store for us:

The conclusion to our hit indie fantasy trilogy! Avernum 3: Ruined World is an epic, indie fantasy role-playing adventure with many hours of gameplay. Explore an enormous world that evolves as time passes. Towns are destroyed. Refugees flee. Disasters happen.

Your people long to escape from their underworld prison, but the surface world is being destroyed. Fight plagues of bizarre monsters and win your freedom. Enjoy an intricate tactical battle system with multitudes of abilities, character traits, and unique magical artifacts.

Avernum 3: Ruined World features:
  • Epic fantasy adventure with over 60 hours of gameplay. Explore an enormous underworld and a huge surface continent.
  • Rich game system with over 60 spells and battle disciplines and a multitude of beneficial character traits to choose from.
  • Well over 100 towns and dungeons, which change as time passes. Cities crumble as the monster plagues advance.
  • Fight to save the world. Or don’t! Do odd jobs. Be a bounty hunter or merchant. Buy a house.
  • Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any adventure out there.
  • Over 100 side quests and hundreds of magical artifacts.
The story of Avernum 3 is self-contained, and previous experience with Avernum games isn't required.