Avowed Patch 1.4 Adds Arachnophobia Mode, Roadmap

Obsidian Entertainment has unveiled its 2025 post-launch plans for Avowed alongside detailed patch notes for the 1.4 update.

The fantasy RPG developer shared comprehensive updates today on their official website. While update 1.4 introduces meaningful additions – including accessibility features like an Arachnophobia mode (transforming spiders into harmless-looking spheres) and enhanced map navigation – the roadmap offers even more exciting prospects.

Three major updates are planned throughout 2025. The first arrives with update 1.4, featuring quality-of-life improvements along with cross-platform support (mouse/keyboard compatibility for Xbox), expanded crafting resources, gear refinements, a new campsite mechanic, and more substantial rewards.

Summer will bring cooking/crafting enhancements, expanded NPC interactions, fresh weapon/armor sets, and customizable map markers. Later in autumn, Avowed receives its most substantial content drop yet – introducing highly anticipated New Game Plus and Photo Mode features alongside character customization upgrades.

The development team also addressed localization requests: "We recognize players in Korean, Japanese, and French-speaking regions deserve proper localization. Rest assured these language options are actively in development and will be implemented when perfected."

For the comprehensive breakdown of quality-of-life enhancements, technical optimizations, and gameplay refinements included in Update 1.4, continue reading below:

Avowed Update 1.4 Patch Notes

Accessibility & Quality-Of-Life

• Arachnophobia Mode transforms spiders into spherical variants
• Automatically reveals unexplored map regions when nearing completion
• Expanded fog-clearing radius during exploration
• Chest indicators now optional on minimaps

Gameplay Refinements

• Enhanced water physics/interactions
• Improved economy balance (increased gold/rewards)
• Critical combat bug fixes/enemy AI improvements
• Weapon balancing and enhancement adjustments

Technical Improvements

• Optimized performance across all platforms
• Fixed rare crashes/stability issues
• Improved visual effects and animations
• Corrected UI/UX discrepancies

The complete changelog contains hundreds of additional fixes and refinements available here. Avowed continues to evolve following its February 2025 launch on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Game Pass.