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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire cover art

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Obsidian Entertainment · Versus Evil · 2018-05-08

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazon

RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), May 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 08, 2018 (Mac), Jan 28, 2020 (Xbox One), May 08, 2018 (Linux), 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

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.

435
playing now
88%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (108 ratings)
69h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 130h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

435 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is a 2018 role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Versus Evil. It is the sequel to 2015's Pillars of Eternity, and was released for Windows, Linux, macOS in May 2018, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2020. A version for the Nintendo Switch was originally announced in 2018, but has been ultimately cancelled in February 2022 after multiple delays. The game was announced in January 2017 with a crowdfunding campaign on Fig, where it reached its funding goal within a day.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 435 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 499 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~62/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,641 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 6,201 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 500k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 20,017 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at Fanatical (2022-11-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 21 of 36 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20182026Week of 2018-05-01: 1,351 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5021612026-08-06 21:00 — 330 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 194 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 290 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 325 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 223 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 361 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 385 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 248 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 416 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 398 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 205 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 292 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 305 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 161 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 311 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 303 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 197 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 386 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 502 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 255 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 319 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 423 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 300 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 372 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 390 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 271 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 242 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 383 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 263 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 435 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$0.002018-01-102026-08-192018-01-10 — best price $0.002018-05-31 — best price $47.492018-08-02 — best price $39.982018-10-11 — best price $37.492018-12-26 — best price $32.992019-04-17 — best price $23.692019-07-24 — best price $25.002019-10-21 — best price $16.822019-12-09 — best price $24.992020-01-31 — best price $49.992020-03-13 — best price $17.002020-05-20 — best price $19.992020-07-20 — best price $20.002020-09-05 — best price $28.952020-10-22 — best price $35.892020-12-11 — best price $15.992021-01-18 — best price $19.992021-03-19 — best price $16.992021-05-05 — best price $39.992021-07-05 — best price $39.992021-09-08 — best price $39.992021-11-22 — best price $8.392022-01-08 — best price $33.592022-04-12 — best price $39.992022-06-23 — best price $9.992022-09-08 — best price $8.492022-11-28 — best price $8.492023-02-20 — best price $9.592023-04-28 — best price $9.362023-07-17 — best price $8.492023-10-03 — best price $31.192023-12-13 — best price $9.592024-04-25 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992026-05-16 — best price $39.992026-08-19 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8491202026-05-23 — 136 pageviews2026-05-26 — 196 pageviews2026-05-29 — 152 pageviews2026-06-01 — 133 pageviews2026-06-04 — 120 pageviews2026-06-07 — 183 pageviews2026-06-10 — 154 pageviews2026-06-13 — 168 pageviews2026-06-16 — 190 pageviews2026-06-19 — 168 pageviews2026-06-22 — 441 pageviews2026-06-25 — 147 pageviews2026-06-28 — 193 pageviews2026-07-01 — 159 pageviews2026-07-04 — 155 pageviews2026-07-07 — 269 pageviews2026-07-10 — 362 pageviews2026-07-13 — 499 pageviews2026-07-16 — 425 pageviews2026-07-19 — 296 pageviews2026-07-22 — 240 pageviews2026-07-25 — 163 pageviews2026-07-28 — 160 pageviews2026-07-31 — 147 pageviews2026-08-03 — 152 pageviews2026-08-06 — 170 pageviews2026-08-09 — 188 pageviews2026-08-12 — 147 pageviews2026-08-15 — 160 pageviews2026-08-18 — 140 pageviews2026-08-20 — 160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2402026-08-26 19:15 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 3 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
60.9%
earned "A Sailor's Life"
14.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing7 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,9945%55
PS4 (PlayStation)1,57315%55

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

RPGCRPGNudityFantasyPiratesAdventureIsometricOpen WorldStory RichTurn-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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