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In a mystical purgatory called the Downside, you guide a band of exiles seeking a chance to return to freedom. You travel with the group, meet rival teams, and learn about the people and world around you through conversations and story passages. The central contests, called Rites, are three-on-three ball games. Choose three companions for each match and use their distinct movement, abilities, and team roles to carry an orb into the opposing team’s pyre. Talismans and Masteries let you customize characters, while routes and activities between matches can offer resources or improvements. Victories and defeats both move the story forward, and match results and other decisions shape its course. Important outcomes can mean choosing which companions leave the group, changing who is available for later Rites. The campaign has no game-over state; a local two-player Versus Mode offers standalone ritual matches.

Lead exiles through dialogue-rich travels and tactical three-on-three magical contests, where wins and losses shape their path to freedom.

Released 25 Jul 2017

90%positive of
9.3k player reviews
$19.99
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Play Three-on-Three Rites

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Lead Exiles to Freedom

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Choose Who Goes Free

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.

Developed by Supergiant Games · Published by Supergiant Games

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Heavy Dialogue
  2. Repetitive Matches
  3. Sports Gameplay Divides
90%
positive of 9.3k player reviews
82/100
Metacritic

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 51
Age ratings
  • ESRB E10+ — Fantasy Violence Tobacco Reference Mild Language Use of Alcohol
  • PEGI 7 — Violence
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Drogas ilícitas Violência fantasiosa
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Kekerasan Interaksi Daring
  • Steam (Germany) 14 — Drogen Fantasy-Gewalt
Players 1–2
Play modes
  • Local PvP
  • Split screen
Other modes
  • Single-player Campaign
  • Local Versus Mode
  • Versus Mode vs CPU opponent
Multiplayer Pyre has a single-player campaign and a separate Versus Mode. The provided store text states Versus Mode is local two-player and supports play against either a friend or a CPU opponent. The campaign is single-player, with three-on-three matches using teams selected from a larger party.
Multiplayer & mods No mod support or multiplayer-related modding is mentioned in the provided information. One review expresses hope for a third-party online multiplayer alternative, but this is not presented as an existing feature.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 1 listed on Steam
Content notices
  • Fantasy Violence
  • Tobacco Reference
  • Mild Language
  • Use of Alcohol
  • Online interactivity
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 82/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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