Pathfinder: Kingmaker

A foundation for the studio

Kingmaker was Owlcat Games’ first Pathfinder CRPG. Its breadth called for an audio approach that could support exploration, combat, characters, and many hours of play without losing consistency.

Building for scale

The project helped establish a working relationship between creative audio, implementation, and the wider production team. Reusable construction, sensible priorities, and technical support mattered as much as the individual sounds. Lessons from this first large RPG informed the later titles.

I wrote about the project’s audio production in more detail in Designing Sound for Pathfinder: Kingmaker on Habr.