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role-playing video game
Beyond Divinity
By Larian Studios, released 1 Jan 2004
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
What it is
Beyond Divinity is a role-playing game from Larian Studios, following Divine Divinity. Its story binds the player’s fate to a Death Knight, and the adventure spans four acts with non-linear quests. The game’s open character development has no fixed classes, offering more than 30 traits and 290 skills, including alchemy, crafting, and trap-making. Players can switch control between their avatar and the Death Knight, pause combat to issue commands, and use summoning dolls to expand the party. Exploration includes objects to inspect, trade, use, and combine, such as ingredients for potions or poison for weapons and arrows. A separate randomly generated Battlefields area offers loot, enemies, and quests. The remastered version supports Windows 7 and higher resolutions. Beyond Divinity is listed for Windows and macOS, while Steam lists Windows. Steam features single-player play and Family Sharing.
What players like, and what they don't
- Class-free character development
- More than 290 skills to learn
- Combat can be paused for commands
- Randomly generated Battlefields area
- Steam platform listing includes Windows only
- Single-player is the only listed play mode
Who it suits
It suits RPG players drawn to non-linear quests, open-ended character development, and a long-form adventure. Players who enjoy tactical combat can pause fights and issue commands to party members.
Beyond Divinity combines a four-act RPG adventure with class-free skills, party commands, and a separate randomly generated area. Its store description frames it as a follow-up to Divine Divinity.
