Pillars Of Eternity tests its turn-based mode tomorrow and you can sign up for free

Obsidian confirms open beta for the new game mode for Pillars Of Eternity.

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We’re making progress and we’ve just started November, getting closer to the arrival of the new year, although before that, we’ll have to go through the rest of the big releases that companies have prepared for this final stretch of 2025.

In addition to new games, these months will continue to bring new content for titles that have been on the market for a long time and are still active, setting examples like the case of Pillars Of Eternity, one of the most well-known and beloved RPGs from Obsidian Entertainment.

Turn-based mode arrives tomorrow in Pillars Of Eternity

This fantasy and adventure title was released over ten years ago for PC and last-generation platforms, but that hasn’t stopped it from being played frequently on computers to this day, so the developers wanted to find a way to celebrate this tenth anniversary.

Obsidian promised it a few months ago, and that promise will finally be fulfilled, as it has been officially confirmed that Pillars Of Eternity will launch an open beta tomorrow to test the turn-based combat mode, which aims to add great new features after so much time on the market.

• Unlimited turns: Now, all turns are influenced by the character’s overall speed, improving the usefulness of attributes and the mechanics of the Real-time with Pause mode.
• Smarter free actions: Actions like switching weapons, drinking potions, or activating menus are now free. To maintain balance, each free action is limited to one per turn and per type.
• Faster pace: Lethality in combat has increased significantly, both for enemies and players, making battles more intense and exciting.
• Mode flexibility: You can choose the turn-based mode along with the difficulty when starting a new game, or switch freely between the Real-time with Pause mode and the turn-based mode in the game options. We’re also investigating an option to enable/disable the mode directly in the interface for greater convenience.

It’s great to see that Obsidian continues to care for games with such a long history, and we hope that all these new features will be to the liking of the most die-hard fans of this RPG saga.