Obsidian Entertainment has released a roadmap for Avowed, just in time for you to finish up Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The studio has revealed what players can look forward to in the Living Lands with the release of the May 2025 1.4 update and what’s coming next.
Much of the new content deals with quality-of-life efforts and a focus on implementing more content for those who have completed their adventure.According to the company’s statement regarding the new content, the improvements were greatly influenced by the Avowed community’s “continued reports, feedback, and suggestions.”
Check out the big plans Obsidian has planned for Avowed below.
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The 1.4 update rolled out on Friday, May 15, and focused on fog of war improvements, map exploration, increased gold and crafting materials, soul pods, and unique gear.
Additionally, Obsidian added keyboard and mouse support for Xbox players, new optional settings for chests to appear on the minimap, power attacks for the bow and arquebus, and even an arachnophobia mode that replaces the sinister and petrifying spiders with “floating orbs that still pack a punch.”
But that’s not all; Obsidian tackled more bugs, crashes, glitches, and exploits in the new update, the full details of which can be found here.
An update planned for the upcoming hot summer months will improve cooking and crafting, piggybacking off the 1.3.1 update. The summer patch will also bring new NPC behaviors and abilities, active and passive abilities, unique weapons and armor, and custom map markers for exploration.
This fall, the Avowed community will be finally treated to a new game plus feature, breathing a second life into the action RPG title. Along with new game plus, the fall 2025 update will include new weapon types, the ability to change appearances in the wild, new character presets, more Godlike presets, and photo mode — because if you don’t have a picture, did it really happen?
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It’s unclear whether the game will continue to receive major content in 2026. However, Obsidian did call attention to its plans for localizing Avowed for Korean and Japanese audiences, as well as ongoing improvements for French-speaking regions, all available at a future and unnamed date.
Avowed was released in February 2025 and may have been more recently overshadowed by show-stealing titles such as Oblivion and Expedition 33, both which released in April. But, with major update commitments, it appears Avowed will be ready for you when you return from Cyrodiil and Lumière, respectively.
Are you looking forward to picking Avowed back up, or trying this game for the first time? Let us know!