Fun, fluid combat with varied builds
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Comparing Avowed's combat to Skyrim's is like night and day. It feels very fluid and well thought out.”
Steam review · 22.1 h played ↗
Avowed
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Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Obsidian Entertainment2025Action RPG · RPG · Adventure
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A pretty, fun-to-fight and fun-to-explore Obsidian action RPG with a good Eora story, but shallow RPG systems and quippy writing. Skip it if you want deep Pillars-style RPG or Skyrim-like freedom.
Great for
Pillars of Eternity fans and players wanting a semi-open exploration and combat focused fantasy RPG on sale
Main risk
Expecting a deep Skyrim or Pillars-level RPG and getting a shallow, repetitive, quippy action game
What players love
Beautiful, colorful world and art design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the world is absolutely gorgeous.”
Steam review · 91.2 h played ↗
Rewarding exploration and parkour
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The exploration was very satisfying with tons of well hidden things. The game consistently rewards you for looking around.”
Steam review · 51.3 h played ↗
Meaningful, morally grey choices and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“almost every choice you make is morally ambiguous and you'll always be asking yourself: "Did I make the right choice?"”
Steam review · 87 h played ↗
Likable companions and camp banter
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I especially loved how all the companions engaged with each other at camp; it truly felt like a community of people fighting for a cause.”
Steam review · 68.7 h played ↗
Rich Pillars of Eternity lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Great extension to the Pillars of Eternity universe. One of the best FP RPGs I've played in a long time.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, forgettable story and companions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“4 companions that we get are super boring.”
Steam review · 34.2 h played ↗
Crashes, stutter and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Estaba todo lindo y bonito hasta que empezó a crashear constantemente una vez que llegué a la segunda zona del mundo.”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Weak, quippy dialogue and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“They are ALL the insufferable sarcastic millenial redditor quirk chungus character.”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Repetitive combat and low enemy variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“every area is basically the same enemies with different colors and the same weapons with different colors.”
Steam review · 67.4 h played ↗
Dialogue choices don't matter, shallow RPG
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you don't have real choices despite the game putting a lot of effort into making you think you have choices.”
Steam review · 38.3 h played ↗
Tedious gear upgrades and lifeless loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you can't upgrade anything past what area you're currently in allows.”
Steam review · 36.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support75 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Storage75 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel i7-10700K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGraphics: AMD RX 6800 XT / Nvidia RTX 3080
Storage75 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 with updates
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Storage75 GB available space
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