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Avernum 3

Ten years after Avernum 2, you arrive on the surface from which you were once cast only to find that the Empire has been beset by plagues and hordes of monsters. You must find the source of the destruction or…

20 June 2002

Avernum 3 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Spiderweb Software, released 20 June 2002 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Avernum 3 is

Avernum 3 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Spiderweb Software and released in 2002. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Nethergate.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ten years after Avernum 2, you arrive on the surface from which you were once cast only to find that the Empire has been beset by plagues and hordes of monsters. You must find the source of the destruction or there will be no surface left to return to.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Avernum series

Avernum 3 is the seventh of 9 entries we hold in the Avernum series. It arrived 2 years after Avernum 2. The next entry was Blades of Avernum in 2004.

See all 9 Avernum games in release order →

What it launched against

Avernum 3 launched on 20 June 2002, within three weeks of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, SoulCalibur II and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

Released around the same time: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos, SoulCalibur II, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

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When did Avernum 3 come out?
Avernum 3 was released on 20 June 2002 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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