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Avernum series

Exile: Escape from the Pit

The first game in the Exile trilogy by Spiderweb Software. Criminals and outcasts are banished to the caves of Exile by the cruel Empire, and it's up to you to help the exiles survive, or gain revenge on the…

31 December 1995

Exile: Escape from the Pit is an adventure developed by Spiderweb Software, released 31 December 1995 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Exile: Escape from the Pit is

Exile: Escape from the Pit is an adventure game developed by Spiderweb Software and released in 1995. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The first game in the Exile trilogy by Spiderweb Software. Criminals and outcasts are banished to the caves of Exile by the cruel Empire, and it's up to you to help the exiles survive, or gain revenge on the Empire above.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Avernum series

Exile: Escape from the Pit is the second of 9 entries we hold in the Avernum series. The next entry was Exile III: Ruined World in 1996.

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What it launched against

Exile: Escape from the Pit launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Loaded.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Loaded.

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When did Exile: Escape from the Pit come out?
Exile: Escape from the Pit was released on 31 December 1995 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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