<s>
Pathfinder	B-Device
:	I-Device
Kingmaker	I-Device
is	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cypriot	O
studio	O
of	O
Russian	O
origin	O
Owlcat	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Paizo	O
Publishing	O
's	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
through	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
25	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
modeled	O
on	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
role-playing	O
game	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
classic	O
computer	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
real-time-with-pause	O
or	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
both	O
established	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
newly	O
invented	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Device
:	I-Device
Kingmaker	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
six	O
modules	O
that	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
Adventure	O
Path	O
campaign	O
published	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player-character	O
kills	O
a	O
local	O
bandit	O
leader	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
made	O
a	O
baron/baroness	O
in	O
the	O
Stolen	O
Lands	O
by	O
Jamandi	O
Aldori	O
,	O
a	O
noble	O
in	O
the	O
nearby	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Brevoy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Baron/ess	O
must	O
deal	O
with	O
multiple	O
threats	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
including	O
unusual	O
trolls	O
,	O
an	O
epidemic	O
of	O
people	O
turning	O
into	O
beasts	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ancient	O
lich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Baron/ess	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
help	O
Aldori	O
,	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
ruling	O
Brevic	O
government	O
,	O
negotiate	O
a	O
peaceful	O
solution	O
,	O
or	O
stay	O
uninvolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
resolving	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
the	O
Baron/ess	O
rises	O
to	O
become	O
an	O
independent	O
king/queen	O
(	O
hereafter	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Monarch	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
may	O
become	O
the	O
Lantern	O
King	O
's	O
herald	B-Application
,	O
gaining	O
immortality	O
and	O
restoring	O
the	O
kingdom	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
she	O
sponsored	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
Baron/ess	O
,	O
Jamandi	O
Aldori	O
also	O
appointed	O
another	O
new	O
baron	B-Application
:	O
Mercenary	O
leader	O
Maeger	O
Varn	O
for	O
the	O
barony	O
of	O
Varnhold	O
in	O
the	O
eastern	O
Stolen	O
Lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
Baron/Baroness/King/Queen	O
has	O
dreams	O
pointing	O
to	O
a	O
massive	O
dungeon	O
called	O
the	O
Tenebrous	O
Depths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
enough	O
clues	O
,	O
the	O
Baron	B-Application
can	O
make	O
Xelliren	O
understand	O
the	O
truth	O
:	O
the	O
dragon	O
had	O
been	O
unintentionally	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
subtitled	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pathfinder	B-Device
:	I-Device
Kingmaker	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
technical	O
side	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
was	O
plagued	O
by	O
numerous	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
long	O
loading	O
screens	O
and	O
balance	O
issues	O
,	O
which	O
hurt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
reception	O
with	O
both	O
professional	O
critics	O
and	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlcat	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
Pathfinder	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Righteous	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
