Obsidian Entertainment | Company Profile, Culture & Jobs

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Company overview

Obsidian Entertainment, an Xbox Game Studio based in Irvine, California, is one of the world's leading developers of role-playing games. Obsidian's past titles include The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity I & II, Tyranny, Armored Warfare, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Fallout: New Vegas, Dungeon Siege 3, Alpha Protocol, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2. Obsidian also has other unannounced projects in the works - we're always hiring, so check us out at www.obsidian.net/careers!

Founded in 2003

Irvine, California, USA

311 employees (194 in marketing)

www.obsidian.net/careers

56% recommend to a friend

43% positive business outlook

People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$4.9M

Last raise

$4.4M

Equity Crowdfunding, 9 years ago

Funding history

Feb 2017

Equity Crowdfunding Obsidian Entertainment · $4.4M

Dec 2015

Venture Round Obsidian Entertainment

Dec 2015

Seed Round Obsidian Entertainment · $500K

Audience

Monthly website visitors

748.9K

Month over month-8.2%

Quarter over quarter+3.1%

Top sourceSearch (60.5%)

Ad budget per month$0.0

Average search rank38.9

Traffic source mix

Search

60.5%

Direct

30.2%

News

The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment pays tribute to legendary RPG dev and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman: "Her spirit will live on"

Nov 19, 2025 • GamesRadar+

The Outer Worlds 2 Review (PC) – A Better But More Uninspired Sequel

Nov 18, 2025 • The Outerhaven

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer Says Well-Written Games Don't Work If They're Poorly Paced

Nov 13, 2025 • TheGamer

Links

www.obsidian.net/careers

Crunchbase

X (Twitter)

Glassdoor

Obsidian Entertainment insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2003

Headquarters

Irvine, California

Employees

201-500

Flat last 12mo

Marketing team

194

62% of company

5 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Seed-stage · Flat headcount last 12 months · More mature · Last funding 3+ years ago

Trend

2021-06-28 -> 2026-01-26

Headcount (12 months)

+1%

Last funding round

110 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score2/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors

748.9K

Month over month-8.2%

Quarter over quarter+3.1%

Top sourceSearch (60.5%)

Traffic source mix

Search

60.5%

Direct

30.2%

Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

6 competitor sites

Search traffic: 156.4K organic clicks / 0 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

0

Keyword change

+2,954

Ad budget per month

$0.0

Average search rank

38.9

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

194

62% of the company • 5 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team

Based on saved marketing team size: 194.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings

Overall rating

3.4 / 5

Work-life balance

3.6 / 5

Culture

3.4 / 5

Diversity & inclusion

3.6 / 5

Recommend to a friend

56%

Positive business outlook

43%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding

$4.9M

Last raise

Equity Crowdfunding

9 years ago

Funding details

Amount raised

$4.9M

Last round

Equity Crowdfunding

Last fundraise

9 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment pays tribute to legendary RPG dev and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman: "Her spirit will live on"

Nov 19, 2025 • GamesRadar+

The Outer Worlds 2 Review (PC) – A Better But More Uninspired Sequel

Nov 18, 2025 • The Outerhaven

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer Says Well-Written Games Don't Work If They're Poorly Paced

Nov 13, 2025 • TheGamer

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Headcount +1% year over year

Referral

5.7%

Social

3%

Paid referral

0.7%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

107.5K

12-mo growth

+11.1%

Monthly growth

+1.4%

Salaries

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Obsidian Entertainment insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2003

Headquarters

Irvine, California

Employees

201-500

Flat last 12mo

Marketing team

194

62% of company

5 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Seed-stage · Flat headcount last 12 months · More mature · Last funding 3+ years ago

Trend

2021-06-28 -> 2026-01-26

Headcount (12 months)

+1%

Last funding round

110 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score2/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors

748.9K

Month over month-8.2%

Quarter over quarter+3.1%

Top sourceSearch (60.5%)

Traffic source mix

Search

60.5%

Direct

30.2%

Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

6 competitor sites

Search traffic: 156.4K organic clicks / 0 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

0

Keyword change

+2,954

Ad budget per month

$0.0

Average search rank

38.9

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

194

62% of the company • 5 saved marketing people

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team

Based on saved marketing team size: 194.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings

Overall rating

3.4 / 5

Work-life balance

3.6 / 5

Culture

3.4 / 5

Diversity & inclusion

3.6 / 5

Recommend to a friend

56%

Positive business outlook

43%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding

$4.9M

Last raise

Equity Crowdfunding

9 years ago

Funding details

Amount raised

$4.9M

Last round

Equity Crowdfunding

Last fundraise

9 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas studio Obsidian Entertainment pays tribute to legendary RPG dev and Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman: "Her spirit will live on"

Nov 19, 2025 • GamesRadar+

The Outer Worlds 2 Review (PC) – A Better But More Uninspired Sequel

Nov 18, 2025 • The Outerhaven

Obsidian's Josh Sawyer Says Well-Written Games Don't Work If They're Poorly Paced

Nov 13, 2025 • TheGamer

5.7%

Social

3%

Paid referral

0.7%

Total followers

107.5K

12-mo growth

+11.1%

Monthly growth

+1.4%

Open positions2 open marketing positions

Social Media Content Creator

Obsidian Entertainment

Irvine, CA (On-site)

$30/hr - $36/hrIn-houseContractIntern/new grad

9 days ago

Social Media Content Creator (Contract)

Obsidian Entertainment

Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

$30/hr - $36/hrIn-houseContractEntry level

2 weeks ago

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