A pillar within Obsidian Entertainment has left. After 12 years with the studio Carrie Patel, who's most recent credit was the game director for Avowed, has left the studio to join Netflix's venture into gaming.

Patel updated her LinkedIn page today to show she left the company in May and has joined Night School, a studio under the Netflix umbrella. Her title at Night School is Game Director. What that game is yet is unknown at this time.

Obsidian Credits

During her 11+ year career at Obsidian she is credited with working on 8 different titles with the most recent being Avowed. Her LinkedIn bio page reads:

I'm a game director, creative lead, and narrative designer with 11+ years' experience in crafting story-driven RPGs that champion player expression. My work focuses on richly reactive, branching content; nuanced narrative experiences; and immersive game worlds that drive player exploration. I'm also a published author of speculative fiction novels and short stories.

Shipped titles: Avowed (2025), The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon (2020), The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos (2021), The Outer Worlds (2019), Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018), Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part I (2015), Pillars of Eternity: The White March Part II (2016), Pillars of Eternity (2015)

Patel at least leaves on a high from the studio with Avowed receiving a lot of love from critics and players alike. We at Gamer Social Club gave it a 9.5 in our review saying:

"The story is good, and it kept me entertained throughout my playthrough but what kept me wanting more was the world. I wanted to explore, talk to more people, and just stay in the Living Lands. The exploration is top tier for me, along with the combat, I can see myself playing through Avowed repeatedly. Like I said this game made a me magic user and I want to unlock more of the combat tree and see how powerful I can be."

We wish Carrie all the success at her new role and can't wait to see what her team at Night School comes up with.