{"title":"Versus Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eVersus Evil was founded in 2013 in Timonium, Maryland by Steve Escalante, a former ZeniMax Online Studios marketing executive who saw a gap between what independent developers could build and what they could get in front of players. Operating under the banner \"powered by indies,\" the publisher made its name almost immediately with Stoic Studio's The Banner Saga in 2014, a hand-animated tactical RPG whose critical success established Versus Evil as a publisher that backed distinctive, creator-driven projects rather than chasing trends. Over the following decade its catalogue grew to more than thirty titles across PC, console, and mobile - Guild of Dungeoneering, Armikrog, Faeria, Pathway, UnMetal, and First Class Trouble among them - with the complete Banner Saga trilogy remaining the label's defining body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publisher's highest-profile release came in 2018, when Obsidian Entertainment chose Versus Evil to publish Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, the crowdfunded sequel to one of the most celebrated computer role-playing games of its era - a partnership that put the small Maryland label alongside one of the genre's most storied studios. In November 2021 Versus Evil was acquired by tinyBuild together with its Brazilian QA studio Red Cerberus, but the arrangement proved short-lived: tinyBuild shut the label down in December 2023 and laid off its entire staff. The games Versus Evil championed remain widely available and well regarded, and its decade-long run stands as one of the stronger arguments for what focused, developer-first indie publishing can accomplish.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-steam","title":"Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire","description":"\u003cp class=\"lead\"\u003ePursue a rogue god over land and sea in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Obsidian Entertainment's sequel to the multi-award-winning Pillars of Eternity. A vast, unexplored archipelago waits beyond the horizon - and how you cross it, who sails with you, and what you leave behind at every port are entirely up to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eChart a Course Through the Deadfire\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeadfire hands you a region of exotic islands and lets you plot your own course through it. Every landfall brings new places to discover, inhabitants to win over or cross, and quests waiting at every port. Total freedom of exploration means the story bends around the route you choose, not the other way around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYour Ship Is Your Stronghold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour vessel is far more than transportation. Upgrade it, crew it, and choose which of your sailors' skills to improve, because the open sea has its own dangers and the encounters between islands can be as memorable as anything waiting on shore. A well-run ship is the difference between limping into harbor and arriving ready for what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBuild a Party Worth Following\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven companions can join your quest, and the new companion system lets their personal relationships and interactions unfold as you travel. Detailed character customization runs deep: assign multiple classes and deeper abilities for each party member and shape a crew that fights, argues, and grows the way you want it to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFight on Your Terms\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReal-time with pause\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eThe classic pacing the series is known for. Freeze the action mid-melee, line up spells and strikes across the battlefield, then let the chaos resume - fluid when you want momentum, deliberate when you need precision.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eTurn-based mode\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eAdded in the game's 5.0 update, turn-based mode restructures every encounter into measured, chess-like rounds. It changes how initiative, positioning, and abilities read, and it makes even familiar fights feel brand new on a second voyage.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eThe Ultimate challenge\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eFor veterans who have seen everything the archipelago can throw at them, The Ultimate stacks the game's hardest constraints into a single run - a test of build knowledge, tactics, and nerve that only a small fraction of captains will ever finish.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eChoices That Truly Matter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeadfire builds on the foundation of classic role-playing gameplay with vastly improved graphics, deeper mechanics, and a hand-crafted adventure where meaningful choices arrive at every turn. Bend the world to your will - the factions, crews, and gods of the Deadfire all respond to the captain you decide to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaise the anchor, pick a heading, and go find out what the rogue god is running toward. The Deadfire has been waiting for a captain like you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Versus Evil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12751726936150,"sku":"PC_1381667045462_DL_GL","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/3268\/files\/card-pillars-of-eternity-ii-deadfire-steam.webp?v=1787171895"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.pjsgames.com\/en-de\/collections\/versus-evil.oembed","provider":"PJ's Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}