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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

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.

Released Mar 27, 2018 Developer Catnip Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGMassively MultiplayerAdventureMMORPGSandbox
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

53.2%positive3,115 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Realistic 2026 Review: Prologue: I come from a long history of online multiplayer games. In fact, I still admin a multi-user dungeon (MUD) that's been up since the 90s. And just like this game, mine has like, 2% of the player base we once had. People came here, they played the…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's a bit low-key atm, friendliest player-base you'll ever find. Very dedicated and extremely supportive.”

— a player, Steam review · 177 hrs played
Not recommended · 14 found this helpful

“used to be fun, but it has lost direction and passion, now its jsut doll houses and milking the whales with ''rares''”

— a player, Steam review · 3,094 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
2524-hour peak
603all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 357 avg · Aug 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

29achievements
3.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: City Of Cutthroat Hearts
14.4% of players 11.4% of players 8.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.4% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.4% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 14.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
14.4%Team Player — Join a party.
11.4%Novice Crafter — Craft 10 items.
8.2%Novice Hunter — Kill 10 creatures.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%City Of Cutthroat Hearts — Hidden achievement
0.0%Legendary Slayer — Kill 5000 players.
0.0%Master Slayer — Kill 1000 players.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 29, 2026
Play Release 151!

Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 151 (R151), the dogs are running wild. For those wishing to

Jun 02, 2026
Play Release 150!

Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 150 (R150), we offer more than one kind of bark. For those

Apr 29, 2026
Play Release 149!

Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 149 (R149), we offer growing things that are, unfortunately

Mar 30, 2026
Play Release 148!

Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 148 (R148), we offer spring things, some of which are red i

Feb 23, 2026
Play Release 147!

Welcome! The Catnip Games development team marks this monthly release of Shroud of the Avatar with new content and improvements. For Release 147 (R147), we offer green things and feathered things and

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Massively Multiplayer · Adventure · MMORPG · Sandbox · Free to Play · Fantasy · Medieval · Crafting · Deckbuilding · PvE · PvP (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements29
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.shroudoftheavatar.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit or newer Processor: Quad Core 2.4 GHz or faster Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 Compatible NVIDIA 960 / AMD 560 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space