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The crowdfunded CRPG that proved the old Infinity Engine audience had never disappeared.
Pillars of Eternity earns its iconic status through its Kickstarter success, real-time-with-pause combat, dense lore, and party writing brought classic PC RPG structure back into the spotlight. It is not just remembered as a release; it became a reference point players and designers still use when talking about genre, pacing, structure, or cultural afterlife.
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its Kickstarter success, real-time-with-pause combat, dense lore, and party writing brought classic PC RPG structure back into the spotlight
Why it matters
Pillars of Eternity matters because it helped reopen the market for modern CRPGs before Baldur's Gate 3 made the genre massive again.
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