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Avowed

Systems
Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 82%
Released
February 18, 2025
ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Xbox Game Studios
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SUBSCRIPTION
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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?

Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Franchise
Pillars of Eternity
Number of Players
1
Genre(s)
Action RPG, Adventure, RPG
Number of Players
1

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Avowed: Giatta's Companion Skills and Combat Role Explained

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Avowed Dev Details Kai's Complexity as an Anchor Companion

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Avowed: Kai's Companion Skills and Combat Role Explained

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Obsidian Devs Detail Creation of Avowed's Companions

The Best War Games speaks with several Obsidian Devs about the companions who will join Avowed players: Kai, Giatta, Yatzli, and Marius.

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The Best War Games caught up with Obsidian to discuss its upcoming RPG Avowed and the variety of custom characters some team members played with.

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Avowed Dev Says 'Absurd Outcomes' Are an Obsidian Tradition

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Avowed Dev Says Evil Options Give "The Heroic Route Weight"

Speaking with The Best War Games, a developer for Avowed outlines how its villainous paths lends the heroic ones a greater sense of impact.

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Avowed's Skill Trees Explained

The Best War Games recently had the opportunity to talk with Avowed game director Carrie Patel about the game's skill trees and how they manifest in gameplay.

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Avowed Dev Details the World of The Living Lands

The Best War Games caught up with a developer on Avowed to talk about designing its exotic setting of The Living Lands within the world of Eora.

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