<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
titles	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	O
III	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
later	O
revived	O
in	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
in	O
Summer	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
three	O
short	O
scenarios	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
trilogy	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
editor	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
scenarios	O
,	O
which	O
need	O
not	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Exile	O
game	O
world	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
meeting	O
places	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
of	O
the	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
community	O
are	O
the	O
official	O
company-hosted	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Vogel	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
game	O
content	O
for	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
under	O
version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
these	O
games	O
are	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
rated	O
Exile	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
Ultima-style	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
required	O
"	O
patience	O
and	O
thoroughness	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
slightly	O
"	O
cheesy	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
named	O
Exile	O
as	O
runner	O
up	O
to	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Strategic	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
said	O
that	O
Exile	O
II	O
:	O
Crystal	O
Souls	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
size	O
,	O
scope	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
plot	O
unmatched	O
in	O
Macintosh	B-Device
role-playing	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	O
II	O
:	O
Crystal	O
Souls	O
was	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
for	O
MacUsers	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
behind	O
winner	O
Escape	B-Operating_System
Velocity	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
Exile	O
III	O
:	O
Ruined	O
World	O
appears	O
at	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
game	O
with	O
primitive	O
graphics	O
"	O
but	O
reveals	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
remarkably	O
deep	O
"	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
game	O
with	O
deceptive	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
called	O
Exile	O
III	O
"	O
huge	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
highly	O
detailed	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
quality	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
elegant	O
interface	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
detailed	O
worlds	O
and	O
plots	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
has	O
offered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exile	O
III	O
received	O
the	O
1998	O
ZDNet	O
Shareware	B-License
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Ziff-Davis	O
magazines	O
FamilyPC	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
remade	O
in	O
2000	O
–	O
2002	O
as	O
the	O
First	O
Trilogy	O
of	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
two-dimensional	O
tile-based	O
graphics	O
system	O
of	O
Exile	O
with	O
an	O
isometric	O
one	O
and	O
made	O
numerous	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
RPG	O
system	O
and	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remakes	O
were	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
,	O
Blades	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	O
trilogy	O
was	O
rebooted	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Escape	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pit	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Avernum	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Avernum	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ruined	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
remakes	O
featured	O
an	O
enhanced	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
expanded	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
changes	O
between	O
Exile	O
III	O
and	O
Blades	B-Application
of	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
were	O
more	O
subtle	O
and	O
were	O
again	O
of	O
the	O
color	O
and	O
style	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
