Obsidian seems scared people will compare Avowed to Skyrim, but it shouldn't be—the similarities are obvious, but the differences make it compelling
Bethesda's RPG looms large over Obsidian's latest, but having played it, there's no need to shrink from the comparison.25 Aug 2024After years of speculation about whether Avowed takes place before or after Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian casually revealed it's a sequel through a preview quest poking fun at the events of Pillars 2PC Gamer ︎14 Aug 2024Outer Worlds 2 is looking "incredible", says Obsidian boss, but they did consider "throwing the whole team on Avowed"RPS ︎02 Aug 2024Avowed is reportedly being delayed into 2025, but chill out - it's apparently just to give it a bit of Game Pass "breathing room"VG247 ︎01 Aug 2024Obsidian's first person RPG Avowed is reportedly getting delayed into next year despite being 'in good shape' for its original November releasePC Gamer ︎05 Jul 2024“It lets us really lean into the things that we excel at” - Avowed’s developers on choice, consequence, Game Pass, and those early Skyrim comparisonsVG247 ︎05 Jul 2024Avowed's combat wasn't ready to show at reveal, Obsidian admit, but they've made it "feel more juicy" sinceRPS ︎04 Jul 2024Obsidian says Larian's experience let it knock Baldur's Gate 3 multiplayer out of the park, but it wouldn't have been possible for AvowedPC Gamer ︎24 Jun 2024Avowed's devs tap the it's not Skyrim sign for the third time in a year (at least), and 'don't love' to compare games, anywayPC Gamer ︎20 Jun 2024Xbox will be whipping out its "biggest booth yet" at Gamescom 2024, while PlayStation and Nintendo give the show a missVG247 ︎11 Jun 2024Obsidian's Avowed shows off a 25-minute deep dive—revealing a 3rd person mode, a first look at its RPG mechanics, and a flirty wizard in need of a vasePC Gamer ︎10 Jun 2024Oops! Obsidian might accidentally have shared Avowed's release date after allVG247 ︎09 Jun 2024Obsidian's next RPG Avowed gets a trailer hinting at a trio of factions—those who want to purge the Dream Scourge, those who want to tame it, and a secret third thingPC Gamer ︎09 Jun 2024Avowed, Obsidian's own take on The Elder Scrolls, gets new gameplay trailer but no release dateVG247 ︎06 Feb 2024Obsidian says combat in Avowed will be good, actually, following criticism of battles shown in last month's game overview trailerPC Gamer ︎30 Jan 2024Don't think of Avowed as Obsidian's Skyrim but as a Fallout: New Vegas and Outer Worlds-style take on first-person fantasy, says the studioPC Gamer ︎29 Jan 2024Obsidian's fantasy RPG Avowed won't have companion romance, which is fineRPS ︎28 Jan 2024Avowed lead says there's "choice and consequence" for how you build your characterVG247 ︎24 Jan 2024Obsidian's next RPG Avowed won't have the option to do 'a pure pacifist run'PC Gamer ︎23 Jan 2024Avowed's game director says it has plenty of missable secrets and subtle choices, shows off extended gameplayVG247 ︎23 Jan 2024More Avowed details: it's a classless RPG with easy respeccing and "open zones" comparable to Outer WorldsRPS ︎19 Jan 2024Obsidian's Avowed embarks on an epic quest this fallVG247 ︎19 Jan 2024I still feel like I barely know anything about Avowed, but it's looking like a rare game that nails the wizard fantasyPC Gamer ︎18 Jan 2024Obsidian's first-person fantasy RPG Avowed is coming this autumnRPS ︎09 Jan 2024Xbox Developer Direct on January 18th will offer an update on Indiana JonesRPS ︎09 Aug 2023Avowed was going to be multiplayer till the devs realised they wanted to make 'an Obsidian game and not something different'PC Gamer ︎09 Aug 2023Obsidian "really pushed" Avowed as a co-op RPG, pivoted to single player in eight monthsRPS ︎20 Jun 2023Don’t worry Xbox fans, Avowed’s graphics are going to get betterVG247 ︎14 Jun 2023Avowed was originally pitched as Obsidian's take on SkyrimRPS ︎11 Jun 2023Avowed, Obsidian's first-person RPG, will launch in 2024RPS ︎11 Jun 2023Avowed gameplay trailer revealed at the Xbox Showcase, coming 2024VG247 ︎11 Jun 2023Avowed is looking like everything we want from ‘Obsidian does Skyrim’PCGamesN ︎11 Jun 2023Exclusive: Obsidian breaks 3-year silence to spill the secrets of Avowed, its next big RPGPC Gamer ︎11 Jun 2023Exclusive: Avowed started as Obsidian's Skyrim, but evolved to focus on depth over breadth, 'where Obsidian really shines'PC Gamer ︎04 May 2023Xbox June 11 Showcase: Xbox desperately needs a win that isn’t StarfieldVG247 ︎25 May 2022What to expect from the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022PC Gamer ︎