Avowed

First-person fantasy action RPG mixing weapons, shields, and magic

Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Feb 18, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 13K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 154 in 30 days
Playing now: 114; peak 24h 154
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 months ago; Mar 25, 2026

What is Avowed?

A single-player fantasy action RPG set in Eora’s Living Lands, played from a first-person perspective across semi-open regions. As an envoy of Aedyr investigating a mysterious plague, you explore, complete quests with companions, make story choices, and fight using melee weapons, guns, bows, shields, and spells.

For you if...

+you like exploring semi-open fantasy regions at your own pace
+you want companion quests and choice-driven storytelling
+you prefer solo RPGs with customizable character builds

Not for you if...

−you expect a deeply interactive, fully open-world sandbox
−you need varied enemies and rewarding loot progression
−you want minimal dialogue and few story decisions

What players say

77% of 13,256 reviews are positive · 76% of 154 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combat, exploration, visuals, and Eora lore. Common complaints concern repetitive enemies, shallow world interactivity, weak loot and progression, and uneven dialogue; views on the overall story are divided.

Screenshots and trailer

Avowed system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / Intel i5-8400
Graphics: AMD RX 5700 / Nvidia GTX 1070 / Intel Arc A580
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 75 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean.