All the Games Currently Known to Be in Development at Obsidian Entertainment
In the world of Western RPGs, Obsidian Entertainment is a name to know. This American video game developer was founded in June 2003, shortly before the closure of Black Isle Studios by ex-Black Isle employees. While that name has not been seen in a long time, Black Isle Studios is one of the original pioneers of the CRPG genre, being the developer behind the original two Fallout games, Planescape: Torment, the Icewind Dale series, and the publisher of most Baldur's Gate games. Obsidian Entertainment carried on this legacy, becoming known as the developer of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords and Fallout: New Vegas, among several other things.
After a long absence from the genre, Obsidian held a successful Kickstarter campaign to release Pillars of Eternity in 2015. Following some other projects, Obsidian later released Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. Shortly after that, the studio was relieved of its financial difficulties via an acquisition by Microsoft. The first game it released under Microsoft's banner was The Outer Worlds, a spiritual successor to Fallout: New Vegas. The company’s history currently ends with the Early Access release of Grounded, but this RPG powerhouse still has plenty of projects left. Even if Obsidian's name is not quite as relevant in the modern-day as Bethesda or BioWare, it still puts out excellent Western RPGs, and has several in the works right now.
Avowed's Rumored Development Status Could Shed Light on Fable
Among Obsidian's output, Grounded is a special case. The company is no stranger to experimenting with other genres, but Grounded leaves the usual CRPG format behind in favor of a survival crafting game. Players take control of children who have been shrunk down to the
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