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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues cover art

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

Catnip Games · 2018-03-27

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayMassively MultiplayerRPG

Franchise: Ultima · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Mar 27, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2018 (Mac), Mar 27, 2018 (Linux)

SHROUD OF THE AVATAR: FORSAKEN VIRTUES is a multiplayer fantasy RPG that sets the player on a path filled with peril and tough choices as they explore a persistent realm that can be shared with other Avatars. It is the spiritual successor to Richard Garriott’s Ultima games.

15
playing now
53%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is a 2018 fantasy role-playing video game. Described as being a spiritual successor to the Ultima series, Shroud of the Avatar was developed by Austin, Texas-based developer Portalarium, with a team led by Richard Garriott as creative director, Starr Long as executive producer, Chris Spears as lead technical designer, and Tracy Hickman as lead story designer. It is currently maintained by Catnip Games.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 53 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (153 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2016-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
808020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3372026-08-06 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 26 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 25 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 25 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$0.002015-01-012018-11-012015-01-01 — best price $38.242015-01-02 — best price $44.992015-02-02 — best price $33.742015-02-09 — best price $44.992015-04-07 — best price $33.742015-04-21 — best price $44.992015-06-11 — best price $33.742015-06-18 — best price $22.492015-06-19 — best price $33.742015-06-22 — best price $44.992015-10-29 — best price $22.492015-11-02 — best price $44.992015-11-25 — best price $22.492015-12-01 — best price $44.992015-12-22 — best price $22.492016-01-04 — best price $44.992016-02-05 — best price $22.492016-02-12 — best price $44.992016-09-05 — best price $39.992016-10-28 — best price $19.992016-11-01 — best price $39.992016-11-23 — best price $19.992016-11-29 — best price $39.992016-12-22 — best price $19.992017-01-02 — best price $39.992017-06-22 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $39.992017-10-26 — best price $19.992017-11-01 — best price $39.992017-11-22 — best price $19.992017-11-28 — best price $39.992017-12-21 — best price $19.992018-01-04 — best price $39.992018-03-27 — best price $33.992018-04-03 — best price $39.992018-06-21 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $39.992018-11-01 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

29
achievements tracked
14.4%
earned "Team Player"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8840%29

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

PvEPvPRPGCo-opMMORPGFantasySandboxCraftingMedievalAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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