Avernum

Avernum is Spiderweb Software’s iconic RPG series where you’re tossed into a massive underground prison world and told to survive—or maybe even take down an empire while you’re at it. Imagine if Baldur’s Gate and Fallout had a cave-dwelling cousin who cared less about graphics and more about deep strategy, smart writing, and player freedom.

Across six main games (plus remakes), you explore a hand-crafted underground continent packed with sprawling dungeons, mutant lizards, fungal forests, political rebellions, and way too many things trying to kill you. You build your own party, develop skills, dive into tactical turn-based battles, and make choices that actually shape your story.

The remastered trilogy (Escape from the Pit, Crystal Souls, and Ruined World) makes jumping in easy, and yeah—it may look old, but the gameplay is rock-solid. What Avernum lacks in flash, it makes up for with rich lore, meaningful decisions, and the kind of gameplay that keeps you up way past bedtime saying, “Just one more dungeon.”

Perfect for players who miss deep CRPGs and don’t mind a bit of pixel dust with their epic adventures.