Upcoming Obsidian games: Every new Obsidian game in development
Following the release of Grounded on September 27, 2022, the list of upcoming Obsidian games looks a little more manageable. The studio, responsible for some of the best RPGs of all-time, has been keeping itself busy with a stacked schedule – following its acquisition by Microsoft Gaming in 2018.
Now, as we look towards 2023 and beyond, there are three new Obsidian games in development, and they are some of our most anticipated upcoming Xbox Series X games. Between two sprawling open-world RPGs and an imaginative narrative adventure game, this studio will be one to watch in the coming years. So keep on reading to discover all of the upcoming Obsidian games that are in development.
Upcoming Obsidian games
Pentiment
Release date: November 15, 2022
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox One
Pentiment is a truly wonderful experiment from Obsidian. While the studio is perhaps best known for crafting some of the best RPGs of the last decade – including Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity 2, and Tyranny – Pentiment is something entirely different. It's a carefully crafted narrative-adventure game, where play is largely handled through sprawling conversation options. You'll explore 16th century Bavaria as journeyman artist Andreas Maler, investigating the death of a friend over the span of 25 years – only, Pentiment will never truly reveal the true murderer, but you'll instead have the capacity to pin it on the people you meet and interact with. One part murder mystery and one part historical record, Pentiment might just be one of the strangest first-party exclusives out of the Xbox Game Studios group.
Avowed
Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X
Avowed is one of the most anticipated Xbox exclusives, and for good reason! Obsidian Entertainment is returning to the world of Eora – the universe that the studio's stunning Pillars of Eternity games are set in – for a first-person, swords and shields RPG. With a wide world to explore, the option to imbue your character build with magic, and the promise of branching dialogue options, it really does sound like Obsidian is setting out to craft its very own Elder Scrolls-style adventure. Sadly, Avowed is thought to be in early development, and we've had precious little information since its reveal in 2021. However, we do know that Avowed will be released on PC and Xbox Series X, and that it'll be in Xbox Game Pass from day one.
The Outer Worlds 2
Release date: TBC
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X
The Outer Worlds 2 is still a long, long ways away, but that doesn't mean we can't start losing our minds with a little unbridled anticipation. Obsidian announced its sequel to The Outer Worlds back in 2021, with a rather amusing trailer announcing that The Outer Worlds 2 was so early in development that it hadn't even finalized the design of the main character – let alone anything else. Still, there is good reason to get excited by the game's existence; Obsidian says it will be a "New star system; New crew; Same Outer Worlds", and we know that the RPG will be in development on Epic's impressive Unreal Engine 5 platform. One bit of disappointing news for players of the first game, it does appear that The Outer Worlds 2 won't launch on Nintendo Switch or PS5 as it's being published by Xbox Game Studios.
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