The Latest Breaking News from Obsidian

Avowed director teases a ‘more focused’ experience rather than a ‘big sprawling’ one

Avowed director Carrie Patel has explained that the open-zone format allows Obsidian's RPG to have "more intentionality."

TechRadar · Jan 31, 2024

Avowed director says it's "hard" to avoid Skyrim comparisons, but the action-RPG is more like Obsidian's "fantasy take on The Outer Worlds"

There are also elements of Fallout: New Vegas

GamesRadar · Jan 30, 2024

Asked once again about Pillars of Eternity 3, Obsidian RPG veteran Josh Sawyer shares what Baldur's Gate 3 features he'd like to riff on

Sawyer points to Baldur's Gate 3's movement as a standout feature

GamesRadar · Jan 30, 2024

Avowed lead reveals there's "no one perfect build" in Obsidian's classless RPG: "There's gonna be choice and consequence for what you kit out”

So you can mix and match the guns, wands, and shields however you want

GamesRadar · Jan 27, 2024

Avowed's commitment to ubiquitous player choice could make it 2024's standout RPG: "At Obsidian, it's your world, your way, right?"

Interview | In combat, in questing, and in everything between, Avowed puts you at the heart of everything it does

GamesRadar · Jan 26, 2024

Obsidian's Xbox RPG Avowed doesn't have strict classes, with players able to choose any skills and respec their character

In a new interview, Obsidian Entertainment has revealed that Avowed doesn't use strict classes that lock players into specific skillsets.

Windows Central · Jan 24, 2024

Obsidian's next RPG Avowed won't have the option to do 'a pure pacifist run'

Avowed has a 'focus on combat'.

PC Gamer · Jan 24, 2024

Avowed's companions won't ditch you for making the 'wrong' choices: 'It's not about maintaining their approval, it's about getting to know them'

You'll be able to adventure with two companions at a time in Obsidian's upcoming RPG.

PC Gamer · Jan 23, 2024

Obsidian's next big RPG Avowed is looking to Vermintide's 'masterclass in having a sense of hitting and impact' to make its first-person sword-swinging feel weighty

FPS: First Person Swordster.

PC Gamer · Jan 23, 2024

Obsidian's Avowed is going 'classless', ditching Pillars of Eternity's crunchy stat-heavy builds in favour of Skyrim-like ability trees

I suppose classlessness is the logical next step for a studio so keen on historical materialism.

PC Gamer · Jan 23, 2024