A lot of people at Avowed studio Obsidian would be up for a Pillars Of Eternity tactics spin off
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Summary
Obsidian’s director, Josh Sawyer, has expressed enthusiasm for a potential new tactics game to tie in with the Avowed universe.
However, Sawyer has reservations about the profitability of the game due to the limited size of the targeted audience.
Sawyer’s comments echo those made last year in which he suggested that while there was internal support for such a project, the small size of the strategy RPG audience made such a game difficult to justify.
Obsidian also has commitments to other projects, including the upcoming RPG outer worlds 2, which further limits its resources.
Despite these comments, Sawyer’s reflections on the profitability of projects as a measure of success rather than a guarantor of future projects is seen as a positive approach within the industry.
Obsidian’s Avowed is the studio’s first RPG release since 2018, and the newly announced Ancient Evil, a classic-style RPG, is currently in early development.
With the strongest commitment to the release of Outer Worlds 2 this year, Obsidian is likely to focus its resources on these projects, but will continue to monitor the potential market for a tactics game.
