Avowed Director Quits Obsidian After More Than a Decade for Job at Netflix-Owned Oxenfree Studio

Avowed Director Quits Obsidian After More Than a Decade for Job at Netflix-Owned Oxenfree Studio

Avowed director Carrie Patel has quit legendary RPG company Obsidian Entertainment, just months after its most recent game's launch.In an update to her LinkedIn page, Patel revealed she had begun a new job at Night School, the Netflix-owned developer behind the Oxenfree series of narrative adventures."I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Game Director at Night School: A Netflix Game Studio!" Patel wrote in a brief update. Patel…

Obsidian without Avowed director. Pillars of Eternity veteran joins Netflix studio

Carrie Patel is no longer working at the Obsidian Entertainment studio. The Avowed director was expected to join Netflix and the creators of the Oxenfree series.This info Obsidian without Avowed director. Pillars of Eternity veteran joins Netflix studio was first published on Gamepressure.com 21 May 2025.

Avowed Game Director Leaves Obsidian to Join Netflix

Avowed Game Director Carrie Patel has left Obsidian after over 11 years to join Netflix, specifically the Night School Studio responsible for the Oxenfree franchise. Patel herself provided the announcement on her LinkedIn page. The news is rather unexpected, to be honest. Following the successful launch of Avowed, Patel shared her interest in doing more in the same world now that the team had found its groove, so to speak: Now that we've built t…

Avowed director packs up and leaves Obsidian for one of Netflix's game studios

Obsidian veteran Carrie Patel has announced her departure from the acclaimed RPG studio after roughly 12 years of service. Avowed's director has packed up her stuff and shuffled on over to Night School: A Netflix Games Studio.

Carrie Patel (Avowed director) leaves Obsidian...

Carrie Patel, the director behind Avowed, has left Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios for a new opportunity at Netflix Games. Click to expand... Click to shrink... In a post on LinkedIn, Patel confirmed the news herself stating that she was joining Night School as a game director. Patel leaves Obsidian after nearly 12 years where, in addition to working as a game director, she was a narrative co-lead and senior narrati…

Avowed Game Director Leaves Xbox & Obsidian For Netflix Studio

After spending 11 years at Obsidian.There's been a big departure from the team at Obsidian Entertainment, with Avowed game director Carrie Patel announcing on LinkedIn that she's now joined Night School: A Netflix Game Studio has of this month.Patel had been at Obsidian for 11 years and 7 months, contributing to not only Avowed, but also The Outer Worlds (as a senior narrative designer) and both Pillars of Eternity games as a narrative designer.…