@spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social
Founded Spiderweb Software in 1994. Has written many games, including the Exile, Geneforge, Avadon, and Avernum series. Geneforge 2 - Infestation is out! www.spiderwebsoftware.com
New Blog Post! - Video games are machines for affecting the human brain. So let's find tricks to make it easier! Remember, players play with the brains they have, not the brains you want them to have. Avoid learning how their brains work at your peril.
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For Screenshot Saturday, another promo shots for iPad Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our new, well-reviewed, indie turn-based RPG should be out for your handheld by the end of the year. PC version is doing great and you can find it here ...
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is out for iPad Dec. 3, 2025! Our popular return to Avernum, a unique indie RPG series set in a vast underworld nation, will become portable!
Fight a monster plague. Explore the depths. Be loyal or treacherous. Get rich and famous! Huge & full of fun.
New Blog Post! "The Time I Annoyed Lord British and He Gave Me His Debris"
A story of the time one of the video game design greats was my summer camp counselor and I was an intense pain in his ass. But at least I traded my dignity for a nice souvenir.
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We have uploaded a bunch of cool, free desktop art for our newest RPG, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Get it at the link below.
Game is doing well on Steam. iPad version coming early next month!
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For Screenshot Saturday, one of our promo shots for iPad Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our new, well-reviewed, indie turn-based RPG should be out for your handheld by the end of the year. PC version is doing great and you can find it here ...
store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
Spiderweb Software is looking for a few beta testers for the iPad version of Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. It's a short testing period. If you have an iPad and want to take part in making video games and join our dedicated inner circle, apply here!
www.spiderwebsoftware.com/testing/beta...
We have a new turn-based RPG out called Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. If you would see how incapable we are of following our own noble principles, you should take a look. Great Steam reviews so far ...
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New Blog Post! Four ways you can make a turn-based strategy game more interesting. If you do them the right amount. A little is good, more can ruin everything. The dose makes the poison.
Enjoy a nerdy game design deep dive ...
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is up to Very Positive reviews. Thanks so much for the kind words! They really make a difference to a small indie. Our huge indie RPG in the underworld is selling well enough for us to write more games. Might be worth a look!
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Settling in to fix Avernum 4: Greed and Glory bugs today.
If I make a mistake with a tiny bug, I can introduce an enormous one.
Every issue is an unexploded bomb.
Lots of coffee. Locked in.
Screenshot Saturday for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our epic indie RPG is out and doing well enough that we can make more games! Here, we are in a deep ruin fighting a nasty band of slithzerikai. Intricate tactical combat, lots of options.
Try it at ...
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I am doing my last developer stream for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory today! I'll be on our Steam page from 4-6 PM PST, trying to beat a major dungeon and answering questions. Hope you stop by to say hi before I slink back into my office to rest ...
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New Blog Post! The third and last part of my postmortem for Avernum 4 (2005), a successful but flawed game. What went wrong, why, and how I fixed it, Game design deep dive for our newest RPG. Back to normaller posts soon!
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The only people in the game industry who are lucky enough to know for sure what they'll be doing in 10 years are the people making Grand Theft Auto 6. In 10 years, they'll still be making Grand Theft Auto 6.
23.10.2025 18:45 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Honestly, I spend a lot of time in the game industry feeling like a loser. Tiny team, modest sales, retro, no press.
Yet, I plan to retire in this industry at 65. My next 10 years are planned out. Not many in games are lucky and supported enough to plan 10 years ahead!
Avernum 4: Greed and glory, our new indie RPG, has been out a day. Happy with how things are going. Tons of competition out but sales are strong. We get to write more games! Thank you so much!
(When you know you like the game, Steam reviews really help.)
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We are doing a Reddit AMA today for the release of our new indie RPG, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory! New game is doing great, and we'd love to talk. I'll start answering your questions at 1 PM PST and continue throughout the day. Please drop by for a chat!
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory Dev Livestream!
I will be playing (badly) our newly out RPG and answering questions today on our Steam page, Wednesday the 22nd 4-6 PM PST. Also Friday the same time.
Hugely excited about the release and hope to see you!
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The Windows and Mac versions are out now on Steam, gog.com (gog.com/en/game/aver...), and our own site.
The iPad version is coming soon.
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is out! The 31 year old cult classic Avernum series is back with a unique indie RPG set in a vast underworld nation.
Fight a monster plague. Explore the depths. Be loyal or treacherous. Get rich and famous! Huge & full of fun.
store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
The second stream will be this Saturday, October 25th, at 2 PM PST. Come see me struggle desperately to play my own game without getting super-killed a bunch of times.
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For the release of our new, huge indie RPG Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Wednesday, I will be doing two livestreams to play the game and answer questions. The first is this Wednesday, 4 PM PST. Hope to see you!
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We updated Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor to v1.1! Our unique Empire management/politics RPG looks much better now, with better monitor scaling and animation. Big Queen's Wish news coming soon.
Get the new version where you purchased it or buy it at ...
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Late Screenshot Saturday pic for Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. The cult classic series returns with an epic, turn-based, indie RPG out Wednesday! Explore an enormous underworld nation. Here, we see an odd magic lab in a giant bug hive.
Wishlist here ...
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory livestream today! 4-6 PM PST, I will be streaming our awesome new indie RPG and answering questions on our Steam page. Our unique indie RPG in a huge underworld nation is out Wednesday!
Find it here ...
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Here is a video of the 2nd hour of the Avernum 4: Greed and Glory livestream I did today. I struggle through the first dungeon, talk about where Avernum came from, and constantly forget to use my abilities.
Game's coming October 22. Steam link in video!
youtu.be/qnHnMZ6JOCo
Here is a video of the first hour of the Avernum 4: Greed and Glory livestream I did today. I hack my way through the tutorial and talk about Avernum 4, how I design games, and how bad I am at playing them.
Game's coming October 22. Steam link in video!
youtu.be/D6Hn2J6QeLs
We have updated Queen's Wish: The Conqueror to v1.2! Our unique, innovative, turn-based RPG of empire management and family politics now has better graphics and monitor support. It's a really cool and unique game and if you haven't, it's worth a try.
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory livestream! Today, 4-6 PM PST, I will be streaming our awesome new indie RPG and answering questions on our Steam page. Another stream same time on Sunday. Game out in one week!
Find it here ...
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