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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Deep and engaging story with moral ambiguity
  • Extensive character customization and multiclassing
  • Large open world with rich exploration
  • Meaningful faction and companion interactions
  • Turn-based and real-time with pause combat options

Things to keep in mind

  • Main story considered short or rushed by some
  • Ship-to-ship combat is underdeveloped and repetitive
  • Performance issues and long load times reported
  • Some quest bugs and order dependencies
  • Loot balance and pacing can be frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

  • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • Pillars of Eternity

Less intimate

Games that feels like Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire but with less focus on close relationships

  • King's Bounty: Crossworlds

  • Ember

  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

  • Tower of Time

  • SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

  • FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles

More social

Games that feels like Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • SWORN

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

  • Titan Quest Anniversary Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire but with less of a community feel

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

  • Hades II

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • King's Bounty: The Legend

  • The Necromancer's Tale

  • Disciples: Liberation

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • The Outer Worlds 2

  • Avowed

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

  • The Outer Worlds

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 04/08/2026