Avowed

Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. You are the envoy of Aedyr, a distant land, sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague throughout the Living Lands - an island full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences, and untamed wilderness. You discover a personal connection to the Living Lands and an ancient secret that threatens to destroy everything. Can you save this unknown frontier and your soul from the forces threatening to tear them asunder?

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Released
February 18, 2025
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Xbox Game Studios
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Franchise
Pillars of Eternity

Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. Set in the fictional world of Eora that was first introduced to players in the Pillars of Eternity franchise, Avowed is a first-person fantasy action RPG from the award-winning team at Obsidian Entertainment.

You are the envoy of Aedyr, a distant land, sent to investigate rumors of a spreading plague throughout the Living Lands - an island full of mysteries and secrets, danger and adventure, and choices and consequences, and untamed wilderness. You discover a personal connection to the Living Lands and an ancient secret that threatens to destroy everything. Can you save this unknown frontier and your soul from the forces threatening to tear them asunder?

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As it did with The Outer Worlds, Obsidian is skipping a companion feature in Avowed, which means it will likely do the same in The Outer Worlds 2.

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Avowed's smaller scale may not only be a boon, but it could give it a leg-up on the open-world titles it once sought to replicate.

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A Magical Feature Inspired by Iconic Fantasy RPGs Could Be a Game-Changer For Avowed

Obsidian Entertainment's forthcoming fantasy RPG FPS, Avowed, could make great use of a design option seen in other similar titles.

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Avowed Shouldn't Forget A Big 'Mortal Kombat 1' Twist From Pillars of Eternity

Obsidian's upcoming RPG, Avowed, is based on the Pillars of Eternity series, and should incorporate a similar Mortal Kombat 1 story twist from it.

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Avowed Addresses Skyrim Comparisons

Obsidian Entertainment reveals all the details that will help distinguish Avowed, its upcoming fantasy action RPG, from Skyrim.

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Avowed Character Creation Includes Surprising Restriction

The character creator of Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming first-person fantasy RPG, Avowed, comes with a surprising drawback.

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Avowed already looks to iterate well on spellcasting combat from Hogwarts Legacy, but it is likely to excel in another shared feature as well.

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Avowed Gameplay Reveals New Zone Shatterscarp and Other Features

Obsidian Entertainment sits down with Xbox to delve deeper into what players can expect from Avowed, the studio's upcoming fantasy RPG.

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Borrowing One Elder Scrolls Trick Could Help Avowed Thrive As a Longrunning Series

While fans are still waiting to see what experience Avowed will bring, the franchise already has the perfect blueprint to carry the series forward.

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