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Pillars of Eternity

Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game Studios · 2015-03-26

SteamGOG

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 26, 2015 (Linux), Aug 08, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 08, 2022 (Mac), Aug 29, 2017 (Xbox One), Mar 26, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 29, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

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.

344
playing now
88%
positive of 26k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
81/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (319 ratings)
60h
to beat · rushed 34h · completionist 87h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

344 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Pillars of Eternity is a 2015 role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Paradox Interactive for Windows, OS X, and Linux. The game is a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale series, along with Planescape: Torment. Obsidian started a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for it in September 2012, raising over US$4 million. The game uses the Unity engine.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 344 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 686 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~86/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 652k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,077 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.95 at MacGameStore (2020-11-28) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 28 of 45 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24924920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6802052026-08-06 21:00 — 434 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 232 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 354 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 439 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 276 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 477 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 539 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 316 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 546 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 553 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 249 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 351 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 406 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 205 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 369 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 391 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 224 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 443 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 680 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 257 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 320 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 531 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 297 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 408 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 484 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 272 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 259 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 423 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 344 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$5.992015-01-012026-08-192015-01-01 — best price $44.992016-09-01 — best price $17.992017-12-05 — best price $29.992018-03-20 — best price $39.992018-05-28 — best price $29.992018-08-01 — best price $29.742018-10-08 — best price $39.992018-12-10 — best price $22.812019-02-09 — best price $37.992019-04-08 — best price $29.992019-06-14 — best price $19.992019-08-17 — best price $37.992019-10-23 — best price $39.992019-12-15 — best price $19.512020-01-29 — best price $40.972020-03-24 — best price $29.752020-05-14 — best price $14.992020-07-16 — best price $8.502020-09-26 — best price $33.192020-12-06 — best price $39.992021-01-21 — best price $19.992021-03-25 — best price $19.992021-05-10 — best price $18.392021-08-09 — best price $19.992021-12-05 — best price $39.992022-02-28 — best price $18.372022-04-23 — best price $37.992022-07-14 — best price $19.992022-09-14 — best price $20.002022-12-12 — best price $17.902023-05-22 — best price $36.192024-01-30 — best price $9.992024-10-08 — best price $39.992025-06-16 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-08-19 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.8k2602026-05-23 — 314 pageviews2026-05-26 — 419 pageviews2026-05-29 — 329 pageviews2026-06-01 — 324 pageviews2026-06-04 — 284 pageviews2026-06-07 — 399 pageviews2026-06-10 — 418 pageviews2026-06-13 — 328 pageviews2026-06-16 — 333 pageviews2026-06-19 — 325 pageviews2026-06-22 — 297 pageviews2026-06-25 — 283 pageviews2026-06-28 — 345 pageviews2026-07-01 — 343 pageviews2026-07-04 — 329 pageviews2026-07-07 — 558 pageviews2026-07-10 — 798 pageviews2026-07-13 — 960 pageviews2026-07-16 — 597 pageviews2026-07-19 — 558 pageviews2026-07-22 — 443 pageviews2026-07-25 — 391 pageviews2026-07-28 — 292 pageviews2026-07-31 — 322 pageviews2026-08-03 — 353 pageviews2026-08-06 — 357 pageviews2026-08-09 — 356 pageviews2026-08-12 — 298 pageviews2026-08-15 — 341 pageviews2026-08-18 — 342 pageviews2026-08-20 — 290 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1502026-08-26 19:15 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
46.5%
earned "Completed Act I"
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudCommentary availableRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)26,2591%48
Switch (Nintendo)270%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCRPGFantasyAdventureIsometricOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericExplorationKickstarter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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