Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Steam Deck Playable

Obsidian Entertainment · RPG · May 8, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $19.99.

88%
Very Positive
20k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 20k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- The writing is strong, not as strong as Pillars 1, but still captivating.
171 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Even though I'll always be a turn based gamer at heart, I became so engaged in the gameplay that I really look forward to that aspect on returning playthroughs.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Combat, visuals, voice acting, different factions, stealth (it's actually fun to play a stealth character this time).
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Combat, visuals, voice acting, different factions, stealth (it's actually fun to play a stealth character this time).
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters171 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat93 reviews
87%
Difficulty21 reviews
81%
Optimization7 reviews
86%
Interface6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs14 reviews
57%
Performance11 reviews
73%
Crashes6 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $19.99. That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
55
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.