Obsidian Entertainment

COMPANY» Founded 2003-01-01

Irvine,California,United States

Obsidian is a California-based developer most famous for their PC RPGs. The studio was acquired by Microsoft in 2018.

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Founded by Chris Avellone (Person), Chris Jones (Person), Chris Parker (Person), Darren Monahan, and Feargus Urquhart (Person) in 2003 after the collapse of Black Isle Studios (Company), Obsidian Entertainment is most famous for developing PC role playing games.

Obsidian Entertainment started by taking over the development of sequels from Bioware. They first started with Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and Neverwinter Nights 2 (Game). Both games had a heavy focus on dialogue and inter-party influence.

In their first original IP, Obsidian Entertainment released the spy-themed shooter-RPG Alpha Protocol (Game) on June 1, 2010.

On April 20 2009, Bethesda Softworks (Company) announced that a new game in the Fallout (Franchise) series, Fallout: New Vegas would be developed by Obsidian. Fallout: New Vegas was released on October 19, 2010.

On September 14, 2012, Obsidian Entertainment has announced a Project Eternity on crowd funding platform Kickstarter, on a pledge to drive 1.1 million US dollars for its development.

On January 26, 2017, Obsidian announced Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire and launched a crowd funding campaign through Fig (Company). The game reached it's funding goal in less than a day and was released on May 8th, 2018.

The studio was acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018. At The Game Awards 2018, Obsidian announced The Outer Worlds (Game) due for release in 2019. Despite the Microsoft purchase, the game will be published by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s Private Division (Company).

List of Games by Obsidian Entertainment

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004)
• Neverwinter Nights 2 (Game) (2006)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (2007)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (2008)
• Alpha Protocol (Game) (2010)
• Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
• Dungeon Siege III (Game) (2011)
• South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014)
• Pillars of Eternity (Game) (2015)
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018)
• The Outer Worlds (Game) (2019)
• Wheel of Time MMORPG (Cancelled Sometime around 2014)

• Grounded ( In development TBA)

Developed Games

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Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Game)

9 October 2007

The silver shard of Gith is gone from your chest, replaced with a mysterious hunger for souls. You find out what happpened and discover a cure before the hunger consumes your very soul.

PC​

Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (Game)

4 November 2008

Storm of Zehir is an expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2. It adds full customization for a party of 4 and a free roaming overland map.

PC​

Pillars of Eternity (Game)

26 March 2015

Pillars of Eternity is Obsidian Entertainment's isometric, party-based RPG set in the new fantasy world of Eora.

PC​ MAC​ NSW​ +3

Dungeon Siege III (Game)

17 June 2011

Dungeon Siege 3 is the third instalment of the Dungeon Siege franchise. It tells the tale of the fallen 10th Legion taking back the Kingdom of Ehb from the popular Azunite champion Jeyne Kassynder.

PC​ X360​ PS3​

Aliens RPG (Game)

Unknown Release

A canceled role-playing game by Obsidian, based on the Alien franchise.

PC​ X360​ PS3​

The Outer Worlds (Game)

25 October 2019

A sci-fi first-person RPG from Obsidian Entertainment in the vein of Fallout: New Vegas.

PC​ NSW​ XONE​ +3

Grounded (Game)

28 July 2020

The world is a vast, beautiful, and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunken to the size of an ant.

PC​ NSW​ XONE​ +3

Avowed (Game)

18 February 2025

Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Pillars of Eternity and developed by Obsidian Entertainment.

PC​ XSX​

The Outer Worlds 2 (Game)

29 October 2025

An adventure made for capitalism by capitalism.

PC​ PS5​ XSX​

Grounded 2 (Game)

29 July 2025

The kids have been shrunk again, but this time they must survive within a city park.

PC​ XSX​

Alpha Protocol (Game)

27 May 2010

Control rogue agent Michael Thorton as he tries to unearth an international conspiracy in the near future (where everybody seems to have a hidden agenda or two) in this third-person action RPG.

PC​ X360​ PS3​

Tyranny (Game)

10 November 2016

A new RPG from Obsidian set in an original fantasy world in which the forces of evil have already triumphed.

PC​ MAC​ LIN​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Obsidian Entertainment

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 2003

Location

Irvine,California,United States

Website

https://www.obsidian.net/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (Game)
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (Game)
• Pillars of Eternity (Game)
• Dungeon Siege III (Game)
• Aliens RPG (Game)
• The Outer Worlds (Game)
• Grounded (Game)
• Avowed (Game)
• The Outer Worlds 2 (Game)
• Grounded 2 (Game)
• Alpha Protocol (Game)
• Tyranny (Game)
• Pentiment (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Dungeons & Dragons (Franchise)
• Forgotten Realms (Franchise)
• Neverwinter Nights (Franchise)
• Pillars of Eternity (Franchise)
• Fallout (Franchise)
• Grounded (Franchise)
• Mass Effect (Franchise)
• Star Wars (Franchise)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Franchise)
• The Outer Worlds (Franchise)
• Alien (Franchise)
• Baldur's Gate (Franchise)
• Dungeon Siege (Franchise)
• Icewind Dale (Franchise)
• Paper Mario (Franchise)
• Pathfinder (Franchise)
• Red Dead (Franchise)
• South Park (Franchise)
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight (Franchise)
• Star Wars: Racer (Franchise)

People

• Chris Avellone (Person)
• Laura Bailey (Person)
• Alan Pavlish (Person)
• Ashley Johnson (Person)
• Brian Fargo (Person)
• Chris Jones (Person)
• Chris Parker (Person)
• Chris Taylor (Person)
• Danny Trejo (Person)
• Darren L. Monahan (Person)
• Dave Foley (Person)
• Dave Mitchell (Person)
• David Anthony Pizzuto (Person)
• Feargus Urquhart (Person)
• Felicia Day (Person)
• Fred Tatasciore (Person)
• Ian Gregory (Person)
• Inon Zur (Person)
• J.E. Sawyer (Person)
• James Horan (Person)

Characters

• Ammon Jerro (Character)
• Kana (Character)
• Neeshka (Character)
• One of Many (Character)
• Abraham (Character)
• Al Gore (Character)
• Alan Parker (Character)
• Albatross (Character)
• Aldanon (Character)
• Ali Shaheed (Character)
• Allie Nelson (Character)
• Amber Hankey (Character)
• Ameiko Kaijitsu (Character)
• Amelia Kim (Character)
• Amie Fern (Character)
• Amiri (Character)
• Anders (Character)
• Andreas Maler (Character)
• Anjali (Character)
• Annie Nelson (Character)

Concepts

• Dialogue Tree (Concept)
• Heads Up Display (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Morality System (Concept)
• Voice Acting (Concept)
• Attributes (Concept)
• Character Creation (Concept)
• Customizable Character (Concept)
• GOG.com (Concept)
• Experience Points (Concept)
• Human (Concept)
• Level Up (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• Xbox Game Pass (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Inventory (Concept)
• Slashing Weapons (Concept)
• Steam Achievements (Concept)
• Xbox Cloud Gaming (Concept)

Locations

• Faerûn (Location)
• Neverwinter (Location)
• Space (Location)
• The Forgotten Realms (Location)
• Bar (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Church (Location)
• City (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Mojave Desert (Location)
• North America (Location)
• Oil Refinery (Location)
• Post Office (Location)
• Prison (Location)
• Russia (Location)
• School (Location)
• Shop (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Beard (Object)
• Hat (Object)
• Leather Armor (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Robe (Object)
• Water (Object)
• Alcoholic Beverages (Object)
• Assault Rifle (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Blood (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Book (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Chain Mail (Object)