Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
Quick menu
Patch 5.0 - Turn-based mode and The Ultimate challenge out now! Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a rpg, party-based rpg and isometric game
developed by Obsidian Entertainment
and published by Obsidian Entertainment and Versus Evil .
Released on May 08th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 18,931 reviews of which 16,666 were positive and 2,265 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam with a 75% discount, but you can find it for 3.97€ on Gamivo.
The Steam community has classified Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire into these genres:
Media & Screenshots
Get an in-depth look at Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire through various videos and screenshots.
System requirements
These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 Compatible
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.12.6 Sierra 64-bit (or newer)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.9GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT750M
- Storage: 45 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64-bit or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850 or NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
- Storage: 45 GB available space
User reviews & Ratings
Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.
I wish the quality of this game had been made clearer to me sooner. Perhaps the bext crpg I have ever played, with excellent writing, voice acting, characters, mechanics, classes, and an open world that feels meaningful and expressive to interact with. I sincerely hope that there is a pillars of eternity 3. The Beast of Winter DLC is one of the strongest story driven expansions I've seen in a crpg, and a delight for anyone who is interested in the lore of the world of Eora.
Expand the review
Best CRPG I've ever played. One of the best games I've ever played, in general. For some context: I grew up playing Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age Origins. I got back into CRPG's through Divinity Original Sin 2, however I didn't love how sandbox-y/sometimes silly that game felt. There was a focus on puzzles and metagaming, rather than immersion and role playing. I also LOVE real-time-with-pause. I played Baldur's Gate 1 + 2, which were fun but dated, and honestly some of the gameplay in Baldur's Gate 2 was so convoluted and obscure that it felt like the only way to enjoy the game was on a second playthrough once you know how to prepare for each zone. Pathfinder was buggy and had timers and kingdom management which turned me off. Which brings me to Pillars 1 + 2. I played Pillars 1 and fell in love with the game. The atmosphere was perfect, the systems were fresh and felt designed around being a fun videogame rather than trying to take an existing system and make a videogame around it. However, I wanted more. I wanted more depth, more story, more exploration, more variety. Pillars 2 scratched that itch. It's hard for me to think of this game without getting excited about all of the different ways you can create a character. It feels like there are infinite options, each one well thought out and on a standard difficulty, it feels almost difficult to go wrong! That's a huge achievement for this genre. The gameplay is a blast. Changing abilities to per-encounter from per-rest was a huge improvement alone, and should be the standard for CRPG's. The story is wonderful. I read a lot of comments from Gamers™ who complain about moral ambiguity, or that the characters they want to support morally are not likeable enough. For me and for that reason, I found this to be one of the most honest depictions of colonialism/imperialism in gaming. It does not fall into a noble savage trope. It often goes out of its way to create friendly and likeable characters who support the colonial powers. It makes you think about your choices in the context of what is moral and ethical for the game world, not just for your favorite characters. I think it's bravely written and very interesting, far more interesting than a stock fantasy story. And yet, it doesn't subdue its fantastical elements which stays front and center in both gameplay and story. 10/10
Expand the review
The best written story I have seen in any game. You have to make choices, and there is no clear good option. By helping someone and trying to do what is right, you will always hurt someone else.
Expand the review
This game is fantastic. At the time of this review i'm only 27 hours in, and it's everything I want in an RPG. Great characters, interesting side quests, imaginative world, and engaging combat. I get that we're getting Avowed later this year, but please just make Pillars 3 already. We don't need it to be the next Baldur's Gate. We just need it to be the next Pillars of Eternity.
Expand the review
The next game in the Pillars of Eternity series is an interesting specimen. Overall it is a great improvement over the first game. There’s full voice acting, graphics are improved (marginally from what I can tell), combat is “improved” (We will get to that), and they added sailing and ship battles, cool! However there are some issues that I have with this game that need to be discussed. In this review I will break down the game and discuss various categories including: Factions, plot, combat, ships and sailing mechanics. Factions: The faction system has been greatly expanded over the first game. You now have primary factions that branch off into several different secondary factions that are roughly related to the primary factions in some way. Four of these primary factions can be joined and have their own quests to complete. You have the Principi, the pirate faction (you can guess what they are about). The Vallian Trading Company, they are about making as much money as possible through mostly legal means. The Royal Deadfire Company, they try to maintain order and law around the Deadfire. And finally the Huana, who are the natural inhabitants of the Deadfire and try to keep their culture alive and in power. Each of the factions is shown as being “morally gray” with no clear good or evil option. They all have their own agendas and sometimes use shady tactics to get what they want. The player technically doesn’t have to side with any of the factions if they don’t want to. The ending when you have to reach Ukaizo will be a bit more difficult but the game lets you not pick sides if you don’t want to. Based on your actions you can lose or gain reputation with a faction. Having high or low reputation does have an effect on gameplay whether it's through dialogue or affecting whether certain guards are hostile or not. In the end I think the faction system is well done. Each one is unique and has its advantages and disadvantages. This was one of the exceptionally designed aspects of the game in my opinion. Plot: The main plot is pretty simple but it works. Eothas ( the god of light, renewal, redemption, rebirth), has somehow materialized himself into the giant adra statue underneath Caed Nua and digs himself out. This destroys your fortress from the first game and ends up killing you. Eothas then starts treading far across the land destroying and killing everyone and everything in his path as he makes his way to Ukaizo so he can break the wheel, stopping the process of reincarnation and trapping all the souls in the in-between. Your character is then brought back to life by the god Berath with the catch of being her servant and tasked with stopping Eothas. So, throughout the main story you are following Eothas’s footsteps to find where he is and try to talk him down of what he's doing. However, along the way as you progress your quest, you will be forced into councils with the various gods who debate and argue on what to do with Eothas and Kith, with the option to chime in once in a while to voice your opinion. You will eventually have to make a choice if you agree with what Eothas is trying to do or not, however I don’t think there is much of a difference. I might be wrong but I don’t think you can actually stop Eothas from breaking the wheel, but you can tell him how you feel and tell him how to “inspire” Kith to move on after the wheel is destroyed. I think the main plot and villain was more nuanced in the first game. Thaos, while he had his problems with how they incorporated him in the story, was still a much more interesting character and “villain” than Eothas in my opinion. I hesitate to even call Eothas a villain since while yes he is murdering a lot of people just to get to Ukaizo, couldn’t he have at least tried to be a bit more careful not to step on people along the way? But his end goal wasn’t really malicious and he is viewed as more of a “morally gray” character. Of which is a recurring theme with all the characters in this game, there really are no “villains” except maybe the Crookspur slavers or the vampire lord in Splintered Reef but they are such a small part of the game. Overall I think the plot is one of the weakest aspects of the game, being so simple and lacking much real choice in the end. Combat: The combat is mostly the same from the first game. One big change is that now each spell and ability are all per encounter instead of per rest. This lessens the amount of down time between encounters. Since spells and abilities are all per encounter, there is almost no need to rest. You can go through one tough encounter to the next without having to manage your spells or needing to stop and heal. Another big change was how the health system works. In the first game characters had health and endurance. When they took damage, their endurance would lower along with a small amount of health. When their endurance reaches zero, they would be knocked out and would re awaken after the battle is over or by being revived from a spell or scroll. After a battle endurance would regenerate, but health did not. To regain health, you had to rest. Now in Pillars 2, you no longer have endurance, instead it’s just health and “injuries”. Your health works the same way endurance works in Pillars 1. Injuries would occur if a character takes damage in some special way like through failing a skill check, or sometimes, but rarely, in combat. Once a character becomes injured 3 times, they die. I actually don’t really know what happens at that point because that never happened to me, but I am assuming they have to be revived in some special way. To recover from injuries, you have to rest. There are also special bonuses that can be gained from resting, like in Pillars 1. These are gained by resting at an inn, or by resting with certain types of food that you have on you when out in the field. So, you no longer need to rest to regain your spells, abilities, or heal. Now the only reasons to rest are to recover from injuries or to gain some bonuses to your stats. Honestly it’s hard to say which system is better for combat and resting mechanics. The original focused on resource management and made each fight feel like there is more on the line. You can’t just throw all of your spells and abilities at the enemies constantly and have to decide which is necessary to use depending on the situation. While in Pillars 2, being able to use your full arsenal in every fight does allow you to utilize and experiment more spells and abilities than you otherwise would if you were limited. This does also have the consequence of making each spell and ability feel less special and makes each fight feel more homogeneous. Ultimately I think I prefer the system in Pillars 1 which takes its inspiration from D&D and the infinity engine games. One last important thing to note about the combat is that there is an option now to pick either real time with pause or turn-based. I actually picked turned-based for my playthrough. Even though the first game was RTWP, I wanted to try something new this time around. Well lets just say I ended up regretting that choice about half way through the game. The game was originally designed as RTWP, like Pillars 1. However turn-based was added later as an update, and it shows. The turn-based mode functions fine and actually feels pretty good for the most part. The problem however is that many encounters were not designed with turn-based in mind and also the dexterity stat becomes pretty much useless. Some combat encounters start really far away from enemies, so you have to sit through turn after turn to slowly get your characters over to the enemies in order to actually attack them or do something. Luckily this is pretty rare and I can only think of a couple instances when this happened, but it was rather annoying and concerning. Review continued in the comments.
Expand the review
Similar games
View all
Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Enhanced Plus Edition is the first isometric party-based cRPG set in the Pathfinder fantasy universe. Enjoy a classic RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. Explore and conquer the Stolen Lands and make them your kingdom!
Pillars of Eternity
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness
Black Geyser is an isometric, party-based fantasy RPG inspired by genre classics. Recruit characters with unique personalities and explore a land ravaged by civil war and a mysterious curse of greed. Your choices, good or evil, will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Isilmerald.
Sovereign Syndicate
A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Rediscover the beloved RPG classic— now enhanced for modern adventurers! Gather your party of heroes and continue the legendary adventure in this story-rich fantasy epic where every choice matters.
Stellar Tactics
A Sci-Fi role-playing game featuring turn-based ground combat, space exploration, deep character customization and a massive living universe with over 160,000 star systems. Equip your ships with the best equipment you can find, gather a powerful crew of mercenaries and set out into the void!
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.
The Thaumaturge
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Avernum: Escape From the Pit
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire received 16,666 positive votes out of a total of 18,931 achieving a rating of 8.61.
😎
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Obsidian Entertainment and Versus Evil .
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a single-player game.
There are 10 DLCs available for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. Explore additional content available for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire on Steam.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
Data sources
The information presented on this page is sourced from reliable APIs to ensure accuracy and relevance. We utilize the Steam API to gather data on game details, including titles, descriptions, prices, and user reviews. This allows us to provide you with the most up-to-date information directly from the Steam platform.
Additionally, we incorporate data from the SteamSpy API, which offers insights into game sales and player statistics. This helps us present a comprehensive view of each game's popularity and performance within the gaming community.
Last Updates| Steam data | 09 June 2025 08:06 |
|---|---|
| SteamSpy data | 09 June 2025 06:02 |
| Steam price | 14 June 2025 20:41 |
| Steam reviews | 12 June 2025 15:56 |
If you'd like to dive deeper into the details about Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, we invite you to check out a few dedicated websites that offer extensive information and insights. These platforms provide valuable data, analysis, and user-generated reports to enhance your understanding of the game and its performance.
- SteamDB - A comprehensive database of everything on Steam about Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
- SteamCharts - Analysis of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire concurrent players on Steam
- ProtonDB - Crowdsourced reports on Linux and Steam Deck Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire compatibility
Game modes
Features
Online players
379
Developer
Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher
Obsidian Entertainment,
Versus Evil
Release
08 May 2018
Platforms
Remote Play
By clicking on any of the links on this page and making a purchase,
you may help us earn a commission that supports the maintenance of our services.