All was prosperous and peaceful in the Empire—until recently. Someone tried to assassinate the Empress…but who would dare such a thing, and to what end? The answer to the mystery may lie with the rebel Dorikas, who has fled to the subterranean realm of Avernum. A party of four brave heroes must pursue Dorikas underground, solve the mystery, and restore order to the land.

Avernum V is an isometric role-playing game in the tradition of Ultima, Fallout, and the previous Avernum games. Create a party of four characters of various races, classes, skills, and traits and explore a vast underground territory. Exploration and menu navigation is mouse-driven with optional hotkey controls. The combat mode is a turn-based affair in which each party member has a given number of action points for movement, melee/ranged attacks, and spellcasting.

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Concept	Jeff Vogel
Design	Jeff Vogel
Programming	Jeff Vogel
Terrain Icon Design	Andrew Hunter
Splash Screen	Ben Resnick
Character Icon Design	Linda Strout
Office Manager	Linda Strout
Editor	Linda Strout
Business Manager	Mariann Krizsan
Design Assistant	Mariann Krizsan
Macintosh Beta Testers	David Abramson Ayjona S. Bajracharya Chris Bergsten Joe Bolten Sabrina Bowers Ray Cwalina Benjamin Fields K. E. Fitzner Douglas Frederick (Synergy) David Gloss MD Andrew R. Hartung Daniel Helman istara
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Critics

Average score: 79% (based on 12 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 6 ratings with 1 reviews)

Not a bad way to spend several hours.

The Good

Lengthy dungeon crawl, lots of combat encounters
Decent game mechanics, turn-based combat
Best balance of the second Avernum Trilogy
Decent writing (what there is of it...)

The Bad

Dated but functional graphics
Not as many tactical options as there could be
Small party size of four characters
Individual combat encounters aren't exactly epic
If you've played the previous Avernums you'll feel you've seen it all before...
Light on story

The Bottom Line
The game is definitely worth playing, especially since you can get all three games in the second Avernum trilogy in a bundle for a good price. It's possible the game places too much emphasis on dungeon crawling and not enough on plot and character interaction, but it's not a big deal.

Windows · by SharkD (425) · 2010

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Avernum 5 FAQ/Walkthrough
by Matt P, hosted on neoseeker.com
Avernum 5 Wrap Report
An IGN: RPG Vault post-mortem article from developer Jeff Vogel concerning the making of the game. (26 Mar 2008)
Official Website
The developer's product page for Avernum 5, which offers additional details, a demo, and ordering information.

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Game added by PCGamer77.

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Game added March 14, 2008. Last modified February 15, 2024.