Avernum 2: Crystal Souls

Released Jan 2015

Huge indie fantasy role-playing adventure in a massive, underground land. Packed with over 100 towns and dungeons and an epic story. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests. Master over 60 spells and abilities. Hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Over 50 hours of gameplay.

90% positive · 329 reviews

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Evaluation

Avernum 2: Crystal Souls launched on January 14, 2015 as a complete, self-contained RPG. The store description makes no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content — it presents the game as a finished product with a defined scope (50+ hours, 100+ towns and dungeons, three game-winning quests). There is no DLC listed for this title. The only developer news post found is from August 9, 2019, and it is an announcement for an entirely separate game (Queen's Wish: The Conqueror) — not a content update for Avernum 2. This post actually reinforces that Spiderweb Software had moved on to new projects well before that date. There are no roadmaps, announced expansions, or any indication of post-launch content ever having been planned or delivered for this title. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls was released as a complete, standalone experience with no post-launch content cycle. It remains available for purchase and fully playable as shipped.

Evidence

Store description presents Avernum 2 as a self-contained, complete RPG with a defined scope — no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content

description · Jan 14, 2015 source content shipped

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Spiderweb Software announces a brand new, separate game (Queen's Wish: The Conqueror), indicating the studio had fully moved on from Avernum 2 to new projects

news post · Aug 9, 2019 source development ending

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Developer

Spiderweb Software

Publisher

Spiderweb Software

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

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About this game

Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is an epic, indie, fantasy role-playing adventure in a unique, massive world. The subterranean land of Avernum is full of strange caves, cunning dungeons, and the alien inhabitants of the underworld. Explore a massive, underground nation of tunnels and caverns, packed with over 100 towns and dungeons. Fight to complete up to three distinct game-winning quests.

Avernum 2: Crystal Souls features:

Epic fantasy adventure with over 50 hours of gameplay. An enormous underworld, with multiple nations and alien cultures.
Rich game system with over 60 spells and battle disciplines and a multitude of beneficial character traits to choose from.
Over 100 towns and dungeons.
Three separate game-winning quests. There are many ways to fight the invaders. Do just one of them or all three!
Unique races and settings make Avernum different from any adventure out there.
Dozens of side quests and hundreds of magical artifacts.

The story of Avernum 2 is self-contained, and previous experience with Avernum games isn't required.