I have the same problem. The Exile series were some of my favorite games growing up (especially Exile III). But I haven't been able to really focus on Avernum. I keep telling myself to play through it, but it just doesn't feel the same. I have to assume it's because I personally have changed, and if I were introduced to Exile today I'd probably have some choice words about the UI. But the nostalgia factor is really high.

I played the original on my 486-DX2 and loved it. Countless hours I played that. I just picked up the demo of the remake (Avernum: Escape from the Pit) on my Windows tablet, and it works perfectly. It's not made for touch in any way, but the touch mostly just works. There are only a handful of situations where I wish the controls were improved, but the UI, while not modern, works just fine.

Try the remake. The demo is free.

I actually bought Avernum: Escape from the Pit on both my iPad and on Steam. And I still haven't put more than an hour into it (on either platform).

Really, I think the biggest difference is just that I don't have as much time to play games as I did growing up, and there are exponentially more games now that demand my attention than there were back then.

This, I can't seem to swallow them anymore as I used to. I grew up and learned english thanks to the Avernum series, but now it seems I can't get through it because I lose interest.Tho, it might be because I played it so many times I can remember a lot of stuff.

But in the end, the story and the world is so damn fascinating, and how it changes in real time is really damn awesome.

The Avernum games play pretty well on my iPad. If you're having focus troubles, I'd try them there.