Avowed Upcoming Obsidian's Fantasy RPG coming in 2024

We got our first proper glimpse of Avowed during the Xbox Games Showcase, and while everyone’s attention may have been on a Bethesda-developed space game, Obsidian’s fantasy RPG adventure has all the hallmarks of a fun romp across the Pillars of Eternity world. Will you use your magic powers and competent swordsmanship for good, or will you terrorize the land with evil intent? It may be a while until Elder Scrolls 6, so this is the next best thing, even if it’s not an open-world game.

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Avowed is set to launch sometime next year, but thankfully we do now know a fair bit about it, at least when compared to what we knew when the game was announced. Gameplay has been shown off, and we have a couple of trailers to pore over while we wait for Avowed to release.

From what we’ve seen so far, fans of Skyrim will be right at home with Avowed, given that it boasts a similar style of combat involving melee and magic attacks. There’s guns too, and even companions to meet and take out on missions. All of this makes Avowed in prime position to potentially land on best Xbox games lists all over the internet!

Here’s what we know about Avowed so far, including whether it’s coming to Xbox Game Pass. As more information is revealed on Avowed, this page will be updated. Hopefully we hear more sooner rather than later.

Avowed: cut to the chase

What is it? A new first-person fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment
When does it come out? TBC 2024
What can I play it on? Xbox Series X|S and PC
Who is making it? Obsidian Entertainment

AVOWED STORY AND SETTING

A fantasy landscape. Countryside, green grass and blue skies — (Image credit: Obsidian)

Avowed is a fantasy RPG. Set in Eora, the world of the Pillars of Eternity games, both games are developed by Obsidian but Avowed will take a first-person perspective, rather than POE’s isometric perspective. So, the game will feel quite different from its predecessors. We expect fans of the POE games will be sure to recognize elements of the world. Pillars of Eternity largely focused on the nation of Dyrwood, though, which is slightly different to what’s on show this time around.

What’s also new here is that the POE games were very much PC-first experiences, even if both 2015’s Pillars of Eternity and 2018’s sequel Deadfire came to current-gen consoles a couple of years after their initial launch dates. Avowed being announced on an Xbox stream, for a launch across PC, Xbox, and Game Pass, confirms how different this is going to be. Expect a very controller-friendly RPG.

Based on its trailer, Avowed has drawn some comparisons with the Elder Scrolls series in terms of its appearance but Phil Spencer has said there are “distinct differences” between the games. When asked on an IGN podcast if Avowed will play an Elder Scrolls role for Xbox, given the The Elder Scrolls 6 is quite a while off yet, Spencer responded:

“I think the games are very different, so maybe I struggle a little bit to say that’s our version of this, just knowing what [Obsidian studio head Feargus Urquhart] and the team are going off to do. But when I think about our lineup, and I think about that more core fantasy RPG setting, I think Avowed is gonna be an awesome entrance there.”

Either way, we’re excited to see what Obsidian brings to the table, even if it cleaves close to Skyrim in its combination of spell-aided combat and epic open-world quests.

AVOWED GAMEPLAY

Thanks to the most recent Avowed trailer, we now have a pretty good idea as to what gameplay will be like once the game launches. Things look very similar to something like Skyrim in that it’s a mix of spell-casting and melee combat. You can mix and match magic, swords and even pistols to dispatch your enemies, which range from skeleton armies to giant infected bears.

One thing we do know is that you will be able to recruit companions while playing Avowed. These will follow you on quests and into battle. It’s unclear just how large the map is, but things do appear to be set up in a large open-world area. We’ll need to hear more before we can say for sure.

What we would like to know more about are the RPG mechanics. It’s currently unclear as to how much control players will have over things like character customization and skill trees. Given that this is being made by Obsidian however, expect a decent amount of options as far as building a character is concerned.

The latest trailer for Avowed was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 event. It’s a much more gameplay-focused affair than the last one, and really helps set the tone for the game moving forward.

So far there have only been two trailers for Avowed. We advise fans to keep their eyes on the Xbox YouTube channel for any updates in the future.

Avowed shown off at Xbox Games Showcase 2023
After a couple of years of silence, Avowed was shown off once more at Xbox Games Showcase 2023. A new trailer gave us our best look at gameplay yet, and there were even companions and spell-casting to en

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