Spiderweb Software announces Avernum 2: Crystal Souls will be released on January 14th, which is this Wednesday, saying the throwback RPG remake is coming to Windows and OS X through various digital distributors. There are more details along with screenshots and a trailer on the Avernum 2: Crystal Souls product page, and here's word:

Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is an epic fantasy role-playing adventure in a unique, massive world, full of strange caves, cunning dungeons, and the alien inhabitants of the underworld. Fight to complete up to three game-winning quests. Explore a massive nation of tunnels and caverns, seeking over 100 towns and dungeons. Master over 60 spells and battle disciplines and hunt for hundreds of magical artifacts. Avernum 2: Crystal Souls is a total, ground-up rewrite of the award-winning indie hit Avernum 2.