Avernum: Escape from the Pit

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Android

Genres

• role-playing video game

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Series

• Avernum

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• RPG^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Stats^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  100^*

• Isometric^*

  Votes · historical

  95^*

• Party-Based RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  83^*

• Turn-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  72^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  64^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Old School^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Turn-Based Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• CRPG^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• Grid-Based Movement^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Remake^*

  Votes · historical

  39^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  37^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  36^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  35^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  24^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  20^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  18^*

• Female Protagonist^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

System requirements

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.5 or later^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.6 GHz^*

  Memory

  256 MB RAM, 512 MB Recommended Hard Disk Space: 300 MB Video Card: 3D accelerated graphics card, Open GL compliant^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.6 GHz^*

  Memory

  256 MB RAM, 512 MB Recommended Hard Disk Space: 300 MB Video Card: 3D accelerated graphics card, Open GL compliant^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.6 GHz^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  11^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Spiderweb Software

Publishers

• Spiderweb Software

• 2011-12-14

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2012-09-30 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-09-30^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 11, 2012^*

Detailed specifications