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Pillars of Eternity

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Deep and immersive story with meaningful choices
  • Extensive character customization and party management
  • Rich, detailed fantasy world with lore
  • Tactical real-time-with-pause combat
  • High replayability with multiple classes and dlc

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve with lots of reading required
  • Some technical issues like pathfinding and loading times
  • Combat micromanagement can be tedious
  • Lack of romance options and limited companion interactions
  • Some backer npcs break immersion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less social

Games that feels like Pillars of Eternity but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Hades II

  • Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition

  • Tower of Time

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Pillars of Eternity but with less leadership over others

  • Wigmund

  • Weird West: Definitive Edition

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

  • How to Survive

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)

Less intimate

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

  • Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

  • Wasteland 3

  • Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • Solasta: Crown of the Magister

  • Solasta II

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Outer Worlds 2

  • Avowed

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

  • Tyranny

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Pillars of Eternity. These titles are not in What to play next.

Pillars of Eternity: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. 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 Competition.

Last update: 21/08/2026