Avowed is part of the universe of Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity series, but it feels a lot more like the studio's other recent RPG, The Outer Worlds, in how it plays.

But from its trailer at the Xbox Game Showcase, it seems that Avowed has one thing Skyrim didn't – a sense of humor. Don't get me wrong. Skyrim had the potential to be very, very silly.

My respec in Avowed turned the combat from Skyrim into Dishonored, and now I'm having a blast as an invisible parkour sword-mage. Story by Robert Zak • 1mo.

Back in 2020, when Avowed was first announced, the internet had a pretty specific opinion of what sort of game it was going to be.It was Xbox’s Skyrim, right? Fans read between the lines of that ...

Avowed might look like Skyrim, but its director says Obisidian's new fantasy RPG is actually much closer to The Outer Worlds than anything from Bethesda. Story by Ali Jones • 20h.

Avowed, the newest RPG from Fallout New Vegas makers Obsidian, started life as a Skyrim clone before turning into something rather different. Avowed’s director and Obsidian’s CEO made the ...

Avowed is less like Skyrim, more like Fallout New Vegas, Obsidian says. Picking up from Pillars of Eternity, Obsidian’s Avowed aims for the curated sandbox of Fallout New Vegas rather than the ...

A recent interview with Avowed’s director, Carrie Patel, has revealed that Obsidian Entertainment’s latest title was originally a multiplayer take on Skyrim.Avowed was in development for six ...

I know we’re all tired of the Skyrim comparisons, but as someone who hasn’t played any other first-person RPGs it’s my only point of reference for Avowed, Obsidian’s upcoming contender.

Avowed should also adopt some of the more dynamic NPC logic found in some of Pillars of Eternity's dungeons.In Skyrim, players might find a dungeon filled with bandits.As any stealth archer knows ...

Avowed was recently delayed to February 18, 2025 in order to avoid a very busy fall release window later this year. It will be playable on Xbox and PC and available day one for Game Pass Ultimate ...

Unlike Skyrim, Avowed's world is said to be more reactive and interactive. Obsidian has ambitious goals with physics simulation when it comes to magic. The developer is also making use of updated ...