Obsidian Entertainment shares an advance look at Pillars of Eternity's turn-based mode ahead of its beta test. In 2015, Obsidian Entertainment launched Pillars of Eternity, a party-based real-time tactical RPG. Now Obsidian is making one of the most significant changes to the game in the last 10 years by introducing a turn-based mode. And Pillars of Eternity players will be able to get their hands on it this week. On the game's official site, Obsidian announced that the public beta for Pillars of Eternity's turn-based mode will go live on November 5. The real-time combat was inspired by the system used by the game's sequel, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. The studio also released an announcement trailer for the new mode to demonstrate it in action. According to Obsidian, the following real-time improvements were made after taking fan feedback from Deadfire. As noted above, players can choose whether or not to embrace turn-based combat, or switch between real-time and turn-based at their desire. The beta test doesn't currently have an end date, but Obsidian notes that it will release future updates in support of this before adding turn-based mode to the game as a permanent feature. Josh Sawyer--who directed both Pillars of Eternity games--has suggested that if Pillars of Eternity 3 ever goes forward, it will embrace the influence of Baldur's Gate 3 and switch from an isometric perspective to a 3D-style game. Earlier this year, Obsidian released Avowed, an action-RPG that takes place in the same universe as the Pillars of Eternity games. Latest in Pillars of Eternity Avowed Studio Obsidian Removes Several Games From Sale Due To Unity Security Issues 11 Best Games Like Baldur's Gate 3 To Get Sucked Into In 2025 Pillars Of Eternity 3 Would Be Baldur's Gate 3-Style 3D, If It Ever Happens