Avowed Director Leaves Obsidian, Joins Oxenfree Studio

Carrie Patel leaves Obsidian after 12 years to join Night School Studio as a game director, though its next project remains a mystery.

Posted By | On 20th, May. 2025

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Obsidian Entertainment has some big plans coming to Avowed, but the action RPG’s director, Carrie Patel, is moving on. In a new LinkedIn post, Patel confirmed that she’s left the studio and joined Night School Studio. Owned by Netflix, it’s best known for the Oxenfree series.

Patel will be working as a game director at the studio, but it’s unknown on which project. She worked at Obsidian Entertainment for 12 years and has been a writer for the Pillars of Eternity series, a narrative designer on The Outer Worlds, and a director on The Outer Worlds’ DLC Peril on Gorgon. After departures and a turbulent development cycle, she took over as director for Avowed.

As for Avowed, Obsidian recently released an update that added Arachnophobia Safe Mode and improved reactivity. Its next patch is due this Summer and adds new abilities for NPCs, new skills, custom map markers, and more. New Game Plus, Photo Mode, a new weapon type, and more will arrive this Fall in another update.


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