No gamepad controls but it wasn’t an issue for me at all. But again, after trying these other games with gamepad control scheme I switched to emulating mouse with trackpads, if trackpads don’t work for you then it might be a problem, yeah. These games have very few small icons that require precision, and PoE2 can be played in turn-based combat.

Pillars of Eternity 2 doesn’t have gamepad controls, but I feel like on SD you’re often better off with KB&M emulation rather than using awkward controls in games like that - I’ve played Divinity and Pathfinder games with KB&M on SD rather than with gamepad.

PoE2 is really underrated. You don’t necessarily have to play PoE1, which is a fine game too, but it’s not required to enjoy PoE2. I’d call PoE2 a strong contester for a title of best RPG ever but not PoE1.

If you’re more into a decision/character/story aspect of BG3 you can’t go wrong with Mass Effect Legendary Edition. You’ll get three chunky games for your money and it works well on SD.