Rich writing, lore and worldbuilding
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The most well written CRPG ever made, on par writing with BGIII for sure.”
Steam review · 134.2 h played ↗
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Obsidian Entertainment2018Party-Based RPG · CRPG · RPG
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, beautifully written pirate-themed CRPG with excellent multiclass combat and huge content. Skip it if you dislike heavy lore text or are sensitive to stutter and memory-leak issues.
Great for
CRPG fans who love reading, build theorycrafting, and Baldur's Gate-style party play
Main risk
Heavy lore and text, plus memory-leak stutter and quest bugs, can wear you down
What players love
Memorable companions and full voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The VA work compared to the first game is a massive step up and the returning characters are way improved from the first.”
Steam review · 59.8 h played ↗
Excellent combat, real-time or turn-based
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“one of the best crpg, specially for the real time combat, in most crpg that feature gets out of hand quickly because of a lot of micro managment on a very short amount of time, this game nails it”
Steam review · 42.6 h played ↗
Deep multiclass and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“probably the best subclass mechanic in all video games”
Steam review · 97.2 h played ↗
Pirate setting, ship and open exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“my main critic about the base-building in the previous game was perfectly answered here with the addition of the ship. Seriously, this gave me all the right pirate vibes”
Steam review · 260.1 h played ↗
Huge amount of content and side quests
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is so freaking large. It actually gives Baldur's Gate 3 a run for its money in terms of content.”
Steam review · 260.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, boring story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This game is competently made, but I was just totally bored by the story and characters.”
Steam review · 36.1 h played ↗
Stutter, memory leak and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“STUTTERS every 5-10 seconds after 30 minutes of playing.”
Steam review · 138.7 h played ↗
Game-breaking and quest bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“enjoy getting locked out of your chosen questline because you unknowingly completed a different quest 30 hours before you were supposed to”
Steam review · 49.4 h played ↗
Ship combat and sailing feel pointless
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The ship management aspect was really disappointing, it's just a money sink with little pay off. Navel battle is text based and gets old immediately.”
Steam review · 31.3 h played ↗
Turn-based mode is slow and fights drag
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the turn based mode is an absolute slogfest, turning what should be a 30 second fight into 3 minutes.”
Steam review · 107.1 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“1 minute in the game it crashes and forces to restart my PC.”
Steam review · 481.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable45 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista 64-bit or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 Compatible
Storage45 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
Storage45 GB available space
OSWindows Vista 64-bit or newer
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50 GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 Compatible
Storage45 GB available space
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