Avowed release times, file size & how to preload

Avowed is finally here, bringing players into the harsh yet beautiful lands of Eora for a brand-new fantasy RPG adventure.

Set in the world of Pillars of Eternity, you play as an envoy from the Aedyr Empire, investigating a deadly disease called the Dream Scourge. In true Obsidian RPG fashion, you’ll be able to do your own thing –explore, find your perfect fighting style, complete side quests, recruit companions, and defeat all manner of foes.

Thankfully, for all those who didn’t grab the early access or are looking to dive in through Xbox Game Pass, Avowed officially releases on February 18. Here are the release times to know exactly when you can play, as well as the preload details and file size.

Avowed release times in all regions

Avowed releases on Tuesday, February 18. Anyone who buys the standard edition for $69.99/£69.99 or has Xbox Game Pass can play the full game on this date.

For most, Avowed will release on February 18, but for some timezones (including New Zealand) it’ll release on February 19.

February 18

• Los Angeles: 10 AM PDT
• Mexico City: 12 PM CST
• New York/Toronto: 1 PM EDT
• Sao Paulo: 3 PM BRT
• London: 6 PM GMT
• Paris/Berlin: 7 PM CET
• Helsinki: 8 PM EET
• Riyadh: 9 PM AST

February 19

• Seoul: 3 AM KST
• Tokyo: 3 AM JST
• Sydney: 5 AM AEDT
• Auckland: 7 AM NZDT

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Does the New Zealand trick work?

Unfortunately no, the typical New Zealand trick will not let you play Avowed early as it’ll release on February 19 in that timezone.

Sometimes, a game will be released the day before in New Zealand due to the time zones, meaning players can change their location to the country and get the game early. However, this is not the case for Avowed.

How to pre-load Avowed

You can preload Avowed now to start playing the game as soon as it goes live, and here’s how:

1. Buy Avowed through the Xbox Store or Steam, or have Xbox Game Pass.
2. Find Avowed on your platform’s store.
3. Select the pre-install button.
4. Select your hard drive (SSD recommended).
5. Hit pre-install one more time to confirm the download.

Download file size

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At launch, Avowed is 72.03 GB on PC. This is on the lower end for big releases – Dragon Age: The Veilguard is around 93GB and Xbox’s last major release, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, took up 113 GB on PC. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, a massive open-world RPG, is around 84GB.

While preparing to play Avowed, be sure to check out the best classes in the game, the best companions, or how to build the strongest Fighter, Ranger, and Wizard so you can help defeat that Dream Scourge.