The campaign converts elements of the Kingmaker adventure set for Pathfinder into a video game format. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG that uses a modification of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition rules. The setting of the game, given the title, is the Pathfinder campaign setting. The choices involved and variations based on class and alignment allow for large variation between playthroughs. The game has a very long campaign, taking well over 100 hours to complete. Political themes exist throughout the game, including diplomatic actions the players can take and topics brought up by NPCs, including freedom of speech, women’s rights, slavery, taxation, and more. Whilst the reception was not perfect, there had been significant improvements, particularly among Steam reviews. In June 2019, Owlcat Games and Deep Silver released an enhanced edition of the game, addressing a huge number of issues. However, due to numerous bugs and flaws, there were a lot of negative reviews. Pathfinder: Kingmaker was originally out for sale in September 2018 after a Kickstarter campaign in 2017.
