Avowed

Welcome to the Living Lands, a mysterious island filled with adventure and danger. 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?

— Avowed official site

Avowed is a 2025 action RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment. Selected contributions include branching conversations with choice and consequence, character development, quest design, worldbuilding, and more.

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“This particular quest […] goes a long way in both showing what kind of place your character is visiting, but also letting you decide what kind of person you’re going to be.”

— Polygon, “Avowed’s best early quest is about smuggling illegal birth control for sex workers”

“Instead of worrying what the outcome of my words might be, I can lean into my character wholeheartedly and take some time to really role play in a role playing game.”

— GamesRadar, “Avowed’s dialogue can feel more like a tabletop RPG than Baldur’s Gate 3’s, but in a totally different way”