Avernum is the iOS remake of the classic 1999 Spiderweb Software RPG, itself an update of the original 1995 Exile game. It's the first game in a series of six, and is possibly the largest, best classic RPG title yet made available for iOS with dozens of sidequests, a huge outdoors, and eighty towns and dungeons. Graphics are crisp with isometric, turn-based combat. Harder battles need some strategy and tactics, or you can switch the game difficulty level down and just hack-and-slash through.
Extensive customisation is available for your four party members, so you can play a pure class or a mixed class, and also choose to play a cat-like race or lizard-like race, which have different benefits and weaknesses from human characters. For those wanting to jump in quickly, pre-configured characters are also available. Gameplay is estimated at 30+ hours and there is zero grinding.
| Genre: | Classic RPG |
| Platform: | iPad |
| Character: | Party of four: name, race, gender, appearance, class, skills, traits |
| Story: | Fighting for freedom or safety in the underworld of Averum, multiple endings available |
| Gear: | weapons, armour, jewellery, artifacts |
| Sidequests: | dozens |
| Treasure: | quest rewards, monster drops, chests |
| Features: | different questline choices, tactical combat, difficulty settings |
| Grinding: | none |
| Links: | Appshopper AppStore Official site Official forum |