Baldur's Gate III
An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.
Baldur's Gate III is an adventure developed by Larian Studios, released 3 August 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia and Linux. The main story takes about 132.1 hrs to finish.
What Baldur's Gate III is
Baldur's Gate III is an adventure game developed by Larian Studios and released in 2023. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Divinity Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The land of Faerûn is in turmoil. Refugees cross the wilds, fleeing the helltorn stronghold of Elturel. A vicious cult marches across the Sword Coast, uniting every race of monsters and men under the banner of a cryptic god they call the Absolute. Chaos strikes at Faerûn's foundations, and none may escape its talons. Not even you. The grotesque nautiloid ship appears out of nowhere, blotting out the sun. Its writhing tentacles snatch you from where you stand. The mind flayers have come, imprisoning you on their ship, infecting you with their horrid parasite. You will become one of them. By fate or fortune, you survive when the nautiloid crashes in the Sword Coast outlands. You set out for…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 1 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 54 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series
Baldur's Gate III is the 128th of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. The next entry was Dungeons & Dragons Online: Vecna Unleashed in 2023. Its critic score of 95 is 22 points above the series average of 73. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Baldur's Gate III holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 95, across 1,644 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 132.1 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 5,649.6 hrs, roughly 42.8 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 150GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Russia is the cheapest region we track at ₽1,999.00 (about $23.87), while Mexico pays MX$1,299.00 — 3 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 30 on Steam, which is about $29.99.
What it launched against
Baldur's Gate III launched on 3 August 2023, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch, Blasphemous II and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch, Blasphemous II, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Baldur's Gate III yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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