Avernum 3 is the third installment of the Avernum series and is an overhaul of Exile 3: Ruined World. In it, you create a party of 1-4 characters and play as one of the first bands to return to the surface from years of exile in the prison caves of Avernum. Rather than the paradise you expected, you find a world struck by sickness and plagued by monsters.

The game is very open-ended, and your party can attempt to save the world or just set up shop and live out their days as merchants.

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Concept	Jeff Vogel
Design	Jeff Vogel
Programming	Jeff Vogel
Icon Design	Andrew Hunter
Opening Scene	Andrew Hunter
Business Manager	Mariann Krizsan
Design Assistant	Mariann Krizsan
Office Manager	Linda Strout
Editor	Linda Strout
Line Art	Phil Foglio
Sound Design	Jeff Vogel Benjamin Young
Mac Beta Testers	Chris Baer Reed Balmer S. Douglass Colin Ferguson Brent Heustess Kate Hunter Istara Patrick Karjala (patman) Nik Manak (Frost) Stephen D. Morais R. Dwight Porcher Nicholas Solberg (FreeFrog) Ryan Thompson (Drakefyre)
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Secret town

In the very final dungeon, players can access a secret dungeon by looking for a locked room in the southwestern quadrant with two runes. Then, after putting a pair of pants on the left rune and then stepping on the right rune, they'll be sent the "Generic Dungeon" with the most basic monsters. After beating it they'll reach an entire secret town with NPCs to talk to, including the creator of the game Jeff Vogel.

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Official Website
The developer's product page for Avernum 3, which offers additional details, a demo, and ordering information.
Rache's Avernum 3 Site
A fansite devoted to the third game in the Avernum series which provides a walkthrough of the game, maps of the world, and general information about the various weapons, items, skills, and spells to be found and learned throughout the game.

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Game added by OneBallJay.

Macintosh added by Jeanne.

Additional contributors: Jony Shahar, Zeppin, Patrick Bregger.

Game added October 18, 2002. Last modified February 15, 2024.