Avowed launch times, release date, and advance access period

Avowed companions - Kai
(Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment)

With Avowed's imminent launch, it's almost time to return to Obsidian's world of Eora for the first time since 2018's Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. We've had the de rigueur "advanced access" preorder bonus for those who forked over for the game's "Premium" edition, with high roller fans able to access Avowed beginning on February 13.

The rest of us will have to wait for Avowed's proper release on Tuesday, February 18. Below, I've laid out Avowed's unlock times by time zone, with one section for advanced access, and another for all us plebs.

Avowed full launch release date

Avowed's full launch date is on Tuesday, February 18, likely at 10 am Pacific. Since its Steam store launch for advance access lines up with a common Steam store unlock time, we should be able to assume the same will apply to its full launch date on the 18th.

Here's how that breaks down in other time zones:

  • 10 am PST, February 18 (Los Angeles)
  • 1 pm EST, February 18 (New York)
  • 6 pm GMT, February 18 (London)
  • 7 pm CEST, February 18 (Berlin)
  • 5 am, February 19 (AEDT)
  • 7 am, February 19 (NZDT)

Avowed advanced access unlock time

Avowed advance access launch times global map showing local time zones all correlated to 10 am Pacific time on Thursday, February 13

(Image credit: Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios)

Premium Edition players got "advance access" to Avowed beginning at 10 am Pacific on Thursday, February 13.

To play Avowed before its main launch date of February 18, you'll need to have put down $90 on a preorder of its premium edition to play five days early. Obsidian did finally reveal specific launch times for Avowed a few hours ahead of the advance access period to confirm the timing we'd been expecting.

Avowed early access launch times

  • 10 am PST, February 13 (Los Angeles)
  • 1 pm EST, February 13 (New York)
  • 6 pm GMT, February 13 (London)
  • 7 pm CEST, February 13 (Berlin)
  • 5 am, February 14 (AEDT)
  • 7 am, February 14 (NZDT)

Can you preload Avowed on PC?

It looks like you can only preload Avowed on Xbox. Going off Microsoft's other releases, we'll likely have to wait for Avowed to unlock to start downloading it on PC.

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