Avowed

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Obsidian Entertainment · RPG · Feb 18, 2025

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99−40%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Avowed?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 172 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 163 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
172 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Otherwise, no issues with the intended combat - the gameplay is solid and fun when it works the way it's meant to.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
171 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story starts out strong with choosing your background, decent charachter customasition, and a lot of dialogue options in conversations you can use to really make some of those darn choices people love!!
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
163 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So there are definitely some choice mechanics here that build heavily on what was used and learned in Tyranny.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For Graphics its the amazing unreal engine, but just like many other games...
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character customization is pretty in-depth, with quite a bit of customization options.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although some of the party members (Kai) see more love than others (Yatzli), everyone has a strong role to play and great voice acting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat172 reviews
Story171 reviews
Gameplay163 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Characters29 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Crashes
49% still recommend
Performance
45% still recommend
Optimization
45% still recommend
Bugs
47% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Stats

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$29.99$49.99−40%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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