Game reviews / Avowed
Avowed
2025 · PC · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · Action RPG · Role-playing
4 scored sources · 3 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Avowed is a visually striking, choice-driven action RPG whose greatest strengths are its colorful fantasy environments, rewarding exploration, flexible combat, and Obsidian’s conversational writing. The Living Lands are compact rather than truly open-world, but their dense side content and vertical traversal make discovery consistently worthwhile. Critics were less consistent on the narrative, companions, and RPG systems: the main story can feel familiar, the world is less reactive than genre classics, and gear progression sometimes becomes restrictive or grindy. Overall, Avowed delivers a polished and enjoyable adventure, particularly for players who value exploration and dialogue over deep simulation or complex character systems.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-16
Pros
- Beautiful, varied fantasy environments and rewarding exploration
- Impactful, flexible combat with melee, ranged, and magical options
- Strong dialogue, player choices, and entertaining side quests
- Compact open-zone structure with useful vertical traversal
Cons
- Gear upgrades and crafting can feel restrictive, scarce, and grindy
- Main narrative and companions are less memorable than expected
- World reactivity and systemic depth lag behind major RPGs
- Performance can be inconsistent on some PC hardware
Review sources
4 sources found across 3 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- PSX Brasil · Brazil · 80/100
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 82/100
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 80/100
- GameSpot · United States · 60/100