Obsidian Entertainment has released Update 2.1 for Avowed, which includes additional bug fixes, improvements, and a popular feature requested by players. Avowed has recently gained renewed attention following its first anniversary in February 2026. Obsidian shared several exciting announcements with fans and welcomed new players to explore the Living Lands.
Originally released on Xbox and PC on February 18, 2025, the RPG Avowed recently marked its first anniversary with a major update. This patch included numerous bug fixes and improvements players had been asking for, such as new playable classes, the Quarterstaff weapon, a dedicated Photo Mode, and the option to customize a character’s appearance during a game. Players who finish the game can now also enjoy a New Game Plus mode, letting them restart with their existing progress and abilities. Following the 2.0 update, Obsidian has just released another significant patch for players to download.
Update 2.1 is a smaller patch compared to the large update released in February. Like with the 2.0 update for Avowed, the developers at Obsidian listened to player feedback. The previous update added enemies that could respawn in certain areas, letting players repeatedly fight them. Some players didn’t like that they couldn’t completely stop this from happening, so this update includes new options in the Combat settings. These options allow players to disable enemy respawns in those areas.
The update also includes many fixes for various bugs and problems players have been experiencing. Photo Mode has been improved with fixes for issues like a broken ‘Browse Photos’ button and crashes near Xaurip Elders. Console players on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 will also notice clearer color filters, as a graininess issue has been resolved.
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This update includes several specific bug fixes. For example, companions will now look at the Envoy during conversations when traveling between regions, and players should no longer get stuck leaning to the side while playing in third-person view. Obsidian also resolved an issue where some owners of the Avowed Premium Edition were missing the Yatzli’s Obsidian Collection outfit.
Alongside its one-year anniversary, the game Avowed became available on PlayStation 5, bringing it to a wider audience. Although the launch and a major update revitalized the game, some PS5 players expressed disappointment with the improvements, particularly those for the PlayStation 5 Pro. Experts at Digital Foundry observed that the Pro version of Avowed didn’t offer significant enhancements beyond a slightly more stable resolution. Given that other games effectively utilize the Pro’s advanced capabilities and features like PSSR, many expected more from Avowed, especially considering that other former Xbox exclusives, such as Forza Horizon 5, included unique features specifically for the PS5 Pro.
Avowed Update 2.1 Patch Notes
Community Requested Feature:
- In the previous update, we implemented 3 encounters in each region that would respawn enemy units. We’ve added a toggle in the settings menu to disable respawning enemies.
- Go to Settings > Gameplay > Combat > Check Toggle
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing the player to get stuck leaning to the right during third person mode.
- Fixed a crash when engaging in combat with a Skeleton Barbarian.
- Fixed a crash when starting Photo Mode near a Xaurip Elder.
- Fixed an issue where companions would not look at the Envoy during inter-region party camp conversations.
- Fixed an issue where switching loadouts would remove the cooldown reduction of grimoire abilities when casting from the hot bar.
- Abilities from the grimoire and hotkey bar now properly separate their cooldown depending on which way they were used.
- Fixed issue where frame limits were incorrectly disabled when DLSS-FG was enabled.
- Fixed issue where XeSS Frame Generation did not work properly.
- Fixed the “Browse Photos” option not being functional in Photo Mode.
- Fixed an issue where certain decals would fail to display until game was reloaded.
- Fixed Yatzli’s Obsidian Collection outfit not appearing for players who have the Premium Upgrade entitlement
- Fixed an issue where certain terrain shaders would initially show up incorrectly after clearing shader cache.
- Removed the “You cannot change character” line during character creation confirmation.
- Capped the companion ability points to the maximum purchasable amount of 16, to prevent notifications for additional unusable points in New Game+.
- Fixed issue where rebinding certain buttons would prevent user from closing tutorial pop-ups.
- Fixed issue where characters would sometimes stretch during ragdoll.
Console Fixes
- Fixed an issue where color filters on Photo Mode for consoles would appear grainy.
Xbox:
- Improved the presentation of conversation animations in inter-region party camps for XSX Performance mode.
PlayStation:
- Added background music for Avowed on PlayStation 5.
- Fixed issue where controller settings reset after exiting the game on PlayStation 5.
- Fixed a crash that could occur during Fast Travel on PlayStation 5.
- Fixed an issue where game settings were shared between accounts on the same device on PlayStation 5.
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