
Avowed
Obsidian Entertainment
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyfastimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and otherworldly: an unsentimental RPG, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
80 / 100
108 ratings
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About This Game
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. The Living Lands is a place that feels foreign yet somewhat intrinsic to you as it feels the island itself is calling out to you for help. Explore an island home to many different environments and landscapes, each with their own unique ecosystem. Mix and match swords, spells, guns, and shields to fight your way. Dig into your grimoire for spells to trap, freeze or burn enemies, bash them with your shield, or use range bows to attack from a distance. Companions from a spread of species will fight alongside you, with their own unique set of abilities. From a former mercenary to an eccentric wizard, they...
Summary: IGDB
Story
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?
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- Developer
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Released
- 18 February 2025
- Series
- Pillars of Eternity
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Time to beat
- 20h rushed, 48h normally, 63h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
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- IGDB
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