"According to Obsidian boss Feargus Urquhart, Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 didn't meet expectations. "They're not disasters," Urquhart told the outlet. "I'm not going to say this was a kick in the teeth. It was more like: 'That sucks. What are we learning?'" The disappointing sales for these two semi-open-world RPGs have Urquhart thinking "a lot about how much we put into the games, how much we spend on them, how long they take.""
"and The Outer Worlds 2 were some of the best games released in 2025. We over here at Kotaku liked Avowed so much that we called it one of the 12 best games released last year. Meanwhile, The Outer Worlds 2 was my personal game of the year. A lot of other critics liked both of these Obsidian Entertainment-developed RPGs, too. But according to Obsidian, all that acclaim didn't translate to big sales."
Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 received strong critical praise but failed to meet Obsidian's sales expectations. Feargus Urquhart described the outcomes as disappointing rather than disastrous and said they spurred reflection on development scope, cost, and duration. Both RPGs took over six years to develop, and Urquhart wants future projects completed in three to four years. Grounded 2 took about three years to develop and achieved major commercial success, illustrating that long development is not always necessary for high sales. The No Games For Genocide boycott likely reduced sales, and Obsidian cancelled plans for The Outer Worlds 3 while adding new content and pursuing Avowed-universe games.
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