Avowed is simply brimming with lore. A bundle of fantasy nations, a pantheon of gods, crystals of magic soul energy — it’s a lot to learn if you haven’t already played Obsidian’s two Pillars of ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

We’ve all been there: playing an RPG in a fictional world when suddenly you’re lost in a swamp of made-up proper nouns. Where ...

Avowed has a small, but very useful feature that players think should be a standard for future RPGs. Video games are constantly moving forward at a rapid rate and every studio is learning something ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Obsidian’s Avowed is one of the better action-RPGs released in 2025.

While it’s not as big as an RPG like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Avowed is still a massive evolution for the Pillars of Eternity franchise. That series gave us slow-paced, isometric CRPGs, while ...

Alex Co has been writing about games for 15 years and running, and is a huge fan of online shooters and anything horror related. Avowed faced development struggles, experiencing two reboots before ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Avowed was originally going to have multiplayer components, similar to that of Destiny where players could walk around in a massive world. In an ...

When Skylight Collective set out to craft the key art for Obsidian Entertainment’s fantasy RPG, Avowed, the art team knew they weren’t making just another traditional video game box art. The result – ...