Released Apr 11, 2012 $9.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Avernum: Escape From the Pit

By Spiderweb Software

RPG Indie Isometric Party-Based RPG Turn-Based Fantasy Singleplayer CRPG StrategyOld SchoolTurn-Based CombatGrid-Based Movement

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Reviews 1,197 Very Positive

Players yesterday 7 at the busiest moment

Owners 100K–200K estimated

Avernum: Escape From the Pit is a game tagged RPG, Indie and Isometric by Spiderweb Software, released Apr 11, 2012. It has 1,197 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Avadon: The Black Fortress, Avadon 2: The Corruption and Avernum 2: Crystal Souls.

Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.

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Avadon: The Black Fortress 100% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avadon 2: The Corruption 100% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls 100% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avadon 3: The Warborn 98% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avernum 3: Ruined World 97% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Queen's Wish: The Conqueror 94% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avernum 4 90% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Avernum 6 90% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
Nethergate: Resurrection 89% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric
AntharioN 88% match · RPG, Indie, Isometric

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Avernum: Escape From the Pit · record updated 21 hours ago

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Overview

App ID208400

Release dateApr 11, 2012

Last change number37432492

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Spiderweb Software
Publisher: Spiderweb Software
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 76
Website: spiderwebsoftware.com/products.html

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

Windows macOS

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
4252718	public	Oct 3, 2019

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
14106	Avernum: Escape From the Pit	1	$9.99
5854 Bundle	Avernum Trilogy Bundle	3	$30.37
16187 Bundle	The Old School CRPG Bundle	5	$56.05
1303 Bundle	Spiderweb Software Super-Gigantic Bundle	18	$116.86

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
208401	—	Windows	159.5 MB	144.5 MB	3722988981754667228
208402	—	macOS	164.5 MB	147.3 MB	8332855745795402842

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	4252718	Oct 3, 2019	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Avernum Escape From the Pit

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Avernum.exe		Windows
Avernum.app		macOS

Space per player95.4 MB

Filesup to 1,000

Save locations20

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save0	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save1	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save2	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save3	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save4	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save5	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save6	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save7	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save8	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save9	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save10	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save11	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save12	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save13	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save14	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save15	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save16	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save17	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save18	*	all
WinMyDocuments	Spiderweb Software/Avernum Saved Games/Save19	*	all

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Avernum: Escape From the Pit

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