Avowed director pushes back on the Skyrim comparisons, says the RPG is “a lot closer” to Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds

When Avowed was first announced back in 2020, the internet latched on to one comparison that Obsidian’s RPG hasn’t been able to shake off since: a comparison to Skyrim. A first-person perspective, fantasy world, sword-and-magic dual-wielding – the surface-level similarities are certainly there, but Avowed’s leads say the game has more in common with the studio’s prior work.

Once again asked about the Skyrim comparisons, Avowed director Carrie Patel told Game Informer that “the best comparison is The Outer Worlds,” Obsidian’s satirical, anti-corpo space romp, because it “gives a much clearer idea of the scope of the game and also the design and layout.” Rather than letting folks loose in an open world that you can walk across from one point to the other, Avowed follows its galactic sibling’s footsteps with a “series of open zones that are connected and unlock over the course of the game… and yeah, in terms of the kind of the quest structure, the narrative structure, it’s a lot closer to The Outer Worlds, as well,” Patel adds.