Obsidian

2025 · RPG · PC / Steam

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel that fixed the original's actual problems, deeper builds, sharper shooting, bigger zones, choices with real teeth, and shipped them inside a pricing controversy that briefly ate its own launch conversation. Obsidian's corporate-dystopia satire relocates to the Arcadia colony, where the jokes still run on one frequency but the role-playing underneath runs on many, a flaw system that pays permanent drawbacks for permanent perks, skill checks everywhere, and endings that itemize every faction you failed. Companions trail the studio's classics and the humor's second verse resembles the first. The RPG machinery is the studio's best in years.

2004 · RPG · PC / Steam

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II is one of the most ambitious and intellectually challenging RPGs ever set in the Star Wars universe, featuring writing and character work that remain unmatched in the franchise's gaming history. The rushed development left visible scars, particularly in a final act that collapses under the weight of cut content, and the game needs community restoration mods to approach its intended form. But even incomplete, the questions it asks about the Force, morality, and the nature of the Jedi give it a philosophical weight that no other Star Wars game has attempted. Play it with the Restored Content Mod installed, accept that the ending won't fully deliver, and appreciate that the journey there is something special.

2019 · RPG · PC / Steam / Epic

The Outer Worlds is a charming, well-written sci-fi RPG that delivers strong companions and sharp corporate satire but feels constrained by a scope that never reaches the ambition of the games it clearly draws from.

2016 · RPG · PC / Steam

Tyranny offers one of the most original premises in RPG history, casting you as a servant of evil in a world that's already lost. The writing is sharp, the choices feel meaningful, and few games let you explore morality from this angle. Its abrupt ending and underdeveloped companion arcs hold it back from greatness, and the combat won't convert anyone who bounced off the Pillars of Eternity system. For RPG fans hungry for something that actually asks different questions, Tyranny delivers a fascinating 20-to-30-hour experience. It just leaves you wishing Obsidian had been given the time to finish what they started.

2025 · Action RPG · PC / Steam / Xbox App

Avowed is a competent first-person fantasy RPG with Obsidian's trademark writing quality, but it feels like a game caught between ambitions, never quite becoming the fantasy epic or the focused RPG it could have been.