Key Takeaways
- It turns out there is no safe date to release a game in 2025, as the year will be jam-packed with major releases.
- In February alone, Avowed will launch alongside Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds.
- But that isn’t deterring Obsidian, as the studio believes its game will be able to rise to the top.
When Obsidian’s upcoming fantasy role-playing game, Avowed, launches next year on February 18, it’ll be just one title of several heavy hitters to release that month. That’s because, after a delay, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch four days earlier, on February 14, and Monster Hunter Wilds will launch 10 days later on February 28.
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That’s three huge Game of the Year contenders within 28 days. And that’s not even counting the likes of Civilization VII and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, among other titles.
In other words, February is a jam-packed month. But if you ask Carrie Patel, Avowed’s director, she isn’t worried about the game releasing among other competition. The reason? Well, 2025 is setting up to be chock-full of huge titles regardless.
2025 Is Going To Be An All-Time Year
In an interview with GamesRadar, Patel shooed away any concern about Avowed launching against other major titles. “The wonderful thing about the modern age, as a gamer, is you’ve always got great new stuff coming out,” she said. “I don’t think you’re ever going to find a window where absolutely nothing is coming out, and you’re going to be the only one out for a month.
“But we’re very confident that Avowed is going to stand on its own.”
Indeed, 2025 is shaping up to be an all-time year for games. A cursory glance at GameSpot’s running calendar of 2025 releases has the likes of Donkey Kong and a Tales remaster in January, Suikoden in March and a new Fatal Fury in April. And that’s just confirmed dates.
Games like Borderlands 4, Grand Theft Auto 6, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei and Doom: The Dark Ages have all been given 2025 windows, meaning there is no perfect time to release a game. There’s going to be competition either way, and stiff one at that.
Still, Patel is confident that Avowed will be able to rise to the top. “I’m very excited about a lot of those games coming out personally, and I think that we’re also a very distinct experience from them,” she added. “And so, players who want an Obsidian-style RPG, with our approach to choice and consequence and our very nuanced take on narrative, are going to find exactly what they’re looking for with Avowed.”
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