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Avernum 3: Ruined World

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2018

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Quick resume

Wander free through this epic, indie fantasy adventure. Explore a huge world that evolves as time passes. Towns fight battles. Refugees flee. Disasters happen. Features cunning adventures, great depth, and unlimited freedom. Be a merchant or bounty hunter, buy a home, save the world!

Global score

84/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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    Pros

    • Huge open world with extensive exploration
    • Deep and engaging story with rich lore
    • Tactical turn-based combat with strategic depth
    • Flexible character customization and party building
    • High replayability and long playtime

    Cons

    • Retro graphics and minimal sound may deter some players
    • Some mechanics feel dated or tedious (e.g. puzzles, inventory management)
    • Limited quality of life features and ui quirks
    • No multiplayer or social features
    • Late game combat can become trivial or repetitive

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging tactical turn-based combat requiring strategic thinking and skillful use of positioning, abilities, and resource management."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal exploration and progression without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

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      "Focus is on personal progression and exploration without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report hundreds of hours, replayability, and habitual engagement with the game world and characters."

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      "Players report hundreds of hours of engagement, replayability, and habitual play with a large world and many quests."

    • Cooperation

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      "Gameplay centers on managing a solo party; no multiplayer or cooperative modes."

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      "Gameplay centers on managing a solo party; no multiplayer or cooperative social play is mentioned."

    • Creativity

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      "Players can customize characters through a flexible skill tree and equipment upgrades; some creative freedom in party build and playstyle."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize story and management; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over other players."

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    • Escapism

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      "Highly immersive fantasy world and story provide strong escape from real life."

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      "The large immersive fantasy world and engaging story provide strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and nostalgia; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different moves, combos, and strategies; some experimentation with character builds and side quests."

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    • Exploration

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      "Game features large world with many optional dungeons, secrets, and hidden areas to discover."

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization and cosmetic items allow self-expression, but limited compared to games focused on avatar personalization."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy setting with mythical creatures, magic, and an imaginative fictional world."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Gameplay is primarily single-player with minimal social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills through combat strategy, character progression, and learning game mechanics; story and character arcs provide personal growth."

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      "Players develop characters through skill trees and learn tactical combat; story progression also supports personal development."

    • Health

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      "The game is a sedentary computer RPG with no physical activity or health-related features."

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      "The game is a sedentary computer RPG with no physical activity elements."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and exploration; not designed for background or casual intermittent play."

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      "Requires focused attention on tactical combat and exploration; not designed for background or casual intermittent play."

    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional sharing; interactions are with NPCs in a limited narrative context."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players lead and manage a party of characters, making strategic decisions and guiding team actions."

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      "Players lead and manage a party of characters, making strategic decisions and guiding their actions."

    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on leveling up, acquiring items, and completing quests to advance character power and story."

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    • Relaxation

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      "While the game can be intense and thrilling, some players find it immersive and enjoyable in a flow state."

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    • Sensation

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      "Graphics and sound are minimalistic and functional, providing moderate sensory stimulation without flashy effects."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Turn-based combat and equipment management require tactical planning and problem solving."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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