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Pillars of Eternity

Party-based fantasy RPG with consequential choices and tactical combat

Obsidian Entertainment · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Mar 26, 2015

RPG

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 26K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 56 in 30 days
Playing now
225
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
2 months ago
Jul 6, 2026

Metacritic: 89/100 (critic reviews)

What is Pillars of Eternity?

This single-player isometric fantasy RPG has you create a hero and lead a party across a fantasy realm, exploring pre-rendered areas and monster-filled dungeons, completing quests, and fighting in real-time-with-pause or turn-based combat. Choices affect faction reputations and later consequences as the party searches for lost treasure and ancient mysteries.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy text-heavy stories and extensive fantasy world-building
  • +you want tactical party combat with pausing or turns
  • +you value character creation, factions, and consequential choices

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike long dialogue and extensive reading
  • −you tire of frequent, repetitive combat encounters
  • −you prefer brisk pacing and minimal exposition

What players say

88% of 26,149 reviews are positive · 92% of 56 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the writing, world-building, companions, character creation, and the clearer flow of turn-based combat. Common complaints cite slow pacing, heavy exposition, and too many repetitive fights; recent players also report crashes and turns locking up in turn-based mode.

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Pillars of Eternity

Pillars of Eternity system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista 64-bit or newer
Processor
Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
14 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista 64-bit or newer
Processor
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Graphics
Radeon HD 7700 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
14 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
48
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish.

Tags

Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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