Avowed: A Deep Dive into Meaningful Roleplay and Multiple Endings

Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment's highly anticipated fantasy RPG launching in 2025, promises a richly layered experience where player choices significantly impact the narrative. Game director Carrie Patel recently offered insights into the game's complex gameplay and multiple endings.

In a Game Developer interview, Patel emphasized the game's focus on player agency and expression. Avowed aims to provide "moment-to-moment opportunities to express and explore where they're leaning," ensuring every decision, no matter how seemingly small, contributes to a cohesive and personalized journey. The game encourages players to reflect on their engagement: "When am I excited? When am I curious? When is my attention starting to wane?" she posed.

The player's choices in Avowed directly influence their political maneuvering in the Living Lands region of Eora, where they act as an envoy for the Aedyran Empire, investigating a spiritual plague. The depth of the narrative is highlighted by Patel's comment, "Giving players things to dig into—that's what makes it meaningful roleplay. It's about who you want to be in this world, and how these situations prepare you to express that."

Beyond the narrative choices, Avowed boasts strategic combat blending magic, swords, and firearms. Weapon loadouts and ability choices offer diverse gameplay experiences on each playthrough. Multiple endings, numbering in the double digits, are confirmed by Patel. These endings aren't simply variations, but rather "a lot of different combinations" resulting from the cumulative effect of player choices throughout the game. As Patel notes, "Your ending really is the sum total of your choices across the game."