Obsidian’s
latest
game
Avowed
has
been
out
for
a
few
days
now,
and
even
longer
for
anyone
who
opted
to
pony
up
extra
cash.
The
game
launched
to
fairly
strong
reviews
and
currently
holds
a
”
Very
Positive”
rating
on
Steam,
so
people
seem
to
be
enjoying
it.
However,
the
player
numbers
seem
soft
so
far.
Before
we
dive
into
those
numbers,
though,
we
do
need
to
consider
that
it’s
incredibly
difficult
to
gauge
Avowed’s
level
of
success
based
purely
on
player
counts
on
Steam.
The
game
has
launched
straight
onto
Game
Pass,
so
we
can
safely
assume
a
reasonable
chunk
of
the
PC
crowd
are
likely
playing
via
the
Game
Pass
app.
And
then,
of
course,
there’s
console
as
well.
But
the
visible
Steam
numbers
do
still
give
us
at
least
a
broad
look
at
how
it’s
doing.
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According
to
SteamDB,
Avowed
has
managed
a
peak
concurrent
player
count
of
17,490,
which
was
achieved
19
hours
ago
as
of
the
time
of
writing.
Its
highest
peak
player
count
prior
to
its
full
launch
on
February
18
was
a
little
over
13,000,
so
it
definitely
picked
up
more
players
once
it
became
available
to
everyone.
So,
let’s
put
those
numbers
into
some
context,
shall
we?
Avowed’s
peak
player
count
puts
it
right
on
the
lower
end
of
Obsidian’s
releases.
Both
Pillars
of
Eternity
and
Pillars
of
Eternity
II:
Deadfire
(Avowed
takes
place
in
the
same
universe)
achieved
higher
peak
player
counts,
clocking
41,906
and
22,724
respectively.
Avowed
also
didn’t
beat
The
Outer
Worlds
(20,349),
South
Park:
The
Stick
of
Truth
(34,811),
Grounded
(32,012)
or
Fallout:
New
Vegas
(51,038).
But
Avowed
has
so
far
beat
Pentiment
(1,250),
Tyranny
(15,792),
Knights
of
the
old
Republic
2
(6,581),
Dungeon
Siege
3
(4,189)
and
The
Outer
Worlds:
Spacer’s
Choice
Edition
(1,305).
It
gets
worse
if
you
put
Avowed
against
games
outside
the
Obsidian
family,
too.
The
obvious
comparison
is
another
recently
released
singleplayer
RPG
built
by
a
fairly
small
team.
Yup,
I’m
talking
about
Kingdom
Come:
Deliverance
2
which
managed
a
massive
peak
player
count
on
Steam
of
256,206,
and
hit
142,688
concurrent
players
in
the
last
24-hours.
At
the
time
of
writing,
Kingdom
Come:
Deliverance
2
has
over
2
million
copies
sold.
Of
course,
the
truly
important
figures
to
consider
are
those
that
we
cannot
get:
the
development
budget.
Only
that
number
would
help
us
determine
whether
Avowed
has
been
successful
in
terms
of
actual
profit,
although
even
that
is
a
muddy
topic
when
you
involve
Game
Pass
because
Game
Pass’
metrics
for
success
are
entirely
different.
With
that
said,
we
do
know
Avowed
is
not
a
triple-A
project
and
is
certainly
on
the
smaller
end
of
the
development
scale,
probably
somewhere
in
the
ballpark
of
$50-100
million.
As
for
me,
I’ve
been
playing
the
game
and
plan
on
reviewing
it.
So
far,
I’m
actually
having
a
lot
of
fun
with
it.
That
said,
it’s
nothing
special
and
lacking
Obsidian’s
usually
high-quality
writing,
leaving
it
as
an
entertaining
but
mindless
RPG.
