Avadon: The Black Fortress
Fair · RPG · 2011
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $2.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 39.9h 79h to 100%
- Value
- $0.07/hr
- Reviews
- 81% of 623 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Avadon: The Black Fortress is an epic, Indie fantasy role-playing saga. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Use your power to crush a growing rebellion! (Or join it.)
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, OpenGL compliant graphics card, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
April 2014 is where it bottomed out, at $1.99. 67 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 70 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart.
On value it sits in the top 11 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 62 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 77 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Avernum: Escape From the Pit ($9.99, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Vampire's Fall: Origins ($12.99, scores 53).
The drop-off
41% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 4 when we last checked, on Oct 15, 01:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This is a thumbs sideways review, but ever slightly more to the positive side. I really enjoyed the setting, and story of the game. There were some cliché moments here and there, but also some unexpected events that made it worthwhile. The writing is good, and the gameplay is passable. There are unfortunately a lot of essential features missing from such an RPG. The tracking of quests is not done well, and it was...
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Avadon: The Black Fortress review This is a good game. I don't know why... but for some reason despite the archaic UI and lack of any kind of music, playing this game just feels like breeze. It has its strengths and weaknesses but does it's best to just present the player a nice and satisfying adventure. These games aren't very pricey either and I think if you like RPGs for the systems they have you will get your...
Exactly what I needed - a story-heavy RPG fix with a utilitarian UI geared towards reading well-written dialogues and plot, and reasonably in-depth combat and progression systems. I've only scratched the surface of the tale - hopefully it will live up to the expectations and provide hours of immersive play and reading material. So far, after 3 hours, I'm enjoying it immensely!
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Cite this score
Avadon: The Black Fortress scores 58/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/112100/avadon-the-black-fortressReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 5. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.