Avadon: The Black Fortress
Isometric fantasy RPG with turn-based battles and a conspiracy to uncover
Spiderweb Software · Released Aug 17, 2011
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 462
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Oct 3, 2019
Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)
What is Avadon: The Black Fortress?
This single-player fantasy RPG has you assemble a party, take missions, explore dungeons, collect equipment, and fight turn-based battles from an isometric view. As an agent of Avadon, you investigate a plot against an alliance of five nations. Side quests and choices can lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fantasy stories shaped by your choices
- +you like turn-based battles and party-based dungeon exploration
- +you want side quests and hidden places to find
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time combat to turn-based battles
- −you dislike managing a party and exploring dungeons
- −you want modern visuals rather than an old-school look
What players say
80% of 462 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, setting, and classic party-based RPG structure. Some find the gameplay clunky or repetitive and the presentation dated.
How many players finish Avadon: The Black Fortress?
3.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Hand of Avadon», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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Avadon: The Black Fortress system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL compliant, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Avadon: The Black Fortress?
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- OS
- Windows® XP / Vista™ / Windows® 7
- Processor
- 1.6 GHz CPU
- Graphics
- OpenGL compliant graphics card
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 300MB
Does Avadon: The Black Fortress have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Avadon: The Black Fortress run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Native resolution not supported
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Avadon: The Black Fortress use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
