Important takeaways
- Aowed's delay to February 2025 was to give it more breathing room on Xbox Game Pass.
- Avowed faces stiff competition in February from other major game releases.
- Director Carrie Patel is confident that Avowed can stand out despite the busy release month.
Avowed game director Carrie Patel isn't worried about the game releasing in such a busy month. Obsidians Avowed has had quite a bit of hype since it was first announced, and it's only intensified after the latest set of previews. Obsidian fans have been very much looking forward to playing Avowed for themselves, but the game was unfortunately delayed to 2024 to launch in February 2025 instead.
AvowedThe release date delay was not due to any technical issues with the game or the title really needing more development time. That was reportedly done to give it more room to breathe on Game Pass. After all, Avowed is a day one Xbox Game Pass game, and it would have been released at a time when the service was hit with huge day one games that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, STALKER 2and soon, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Delays Avowed makes sense, although the game has now been released during an incredibly busy month for new game releases.

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In an interview with Games Radar, Avowed director Carrie Patel acknowledged this, but indicated that it was not much of a concern for the team. “The wonderful thing about the modern age, as a gamer, is that you always have great new stuff coming out. I don't think you'll ever find a window where absolutely nothing comes out and you're going to be the only one out in a month But we are very sure of it Avowed will stand on its own.” Even so, there's no denying that February 2025 is an exceptionally busy month for the gaming industry.
Big new game releases for February 2025
- Civilization 7 – 11 February
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – February 11
- Assassin's Creed Shadows – February 14th
- Avowed – February 18
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – February 21
- Monster Hunter Wilds – February 28th
On February 11, both will be launched Civilization 7 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 same day, while Assassin's Creed Shadows launched on February 14. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has nailed down a February 21st release date, and Monster Hunter Wilds will be released on February 28. Avowed is sandwiched in the middle of all these other game releases, with a release date of February 18th. And while it's true that it's hard to avoid other big releases regardless of when a game launches, it seems like releasing in January 2025, which is significantly less busy, would have made a bit more sense.
Something that will definitely give Avowed a big advantage over the other big games releasing in February 2025 is the fact that it's launching as a day one Xbox Game Pass title. This means it Avowed has a built-in player base, which could boost the game's profile, especially if word of mouth is good. At least I've enjoyed what I've played Avowed so far, and I'm very much looking forward to the full release on February 18th.