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| header1 = Details | |||
| label2 = Genre | |||
| data2 = Adventure, RPG, Strategy | |||
| label3 = Developer | |||
| data3 = [[Larian Studios]] | |||
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| data4 = [[Larian Studios]] | |||
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| data5 = Baldur's Gate | |||
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*Microsoft Windows | |||
*Mac | |||
*Linux | |||
*GeForce Now | |||
*PS5 | |||
*Xbox Series X/S | |||
*''Stadia (2020-January 2023)'' | |||
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* October 6, 2020 ''(Early Access)'' | * October 6, 2020 ''(Early Access)'' | ||
* August 3, 2023 ''(PC)'' | * August 3, 2023 ''(PC)'' | ||
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* September 22, 2023 ''(macOS)'' | * September 22, 2023 ''(macOS)'' | ||
* December 7, 2023 ''(Xbox Series X/S)'' | * December 7, 2023 ''(Xbox Series X/S)'' | ||
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| [ | | data8 = [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2828130/ Borislav Slavov] | ||
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{{Q|Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. | {{Q|Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. | ||
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{{hatnote|For a thorough walkthrough, see [[Prologue]].}} | {{hatnote|For a thorough walkthrough, see [[Prologue]].}} | ||
The game starts in the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and months after the events of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate:_Descent_into_Avernus Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus]. The player character can be one of the pre-made [[Origins|characters]] or a custom origin (the default name is Tav, however the player can name their character whatever they like). The protagonist has been taken captive by the [[Mind flayer|mind flayers]], who have launched an invasion on [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Faerun Faerûn]. They have implanted the protagonist, as well as a host of other creatures, with illithid tadpoles, parasites capable of enthralling and transforming their hosts into other mind flayers; however, before the mind flayers could transform their victims, the [[nautiloid]] flying ship upon which they are all aboard comes under attack from [[githyanki]] warriors and their red dragons, and flees through multiple realms, including Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells. | The game starts in the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and months after the events of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate:_Descent_into_Avernus ''Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus'']. The player character can be one of the pre-made [[Origins|characters]] or a custom origin (the default name is Tav, however the player can name their character whatever they like). The protagonist has been taken captive by the [[Mind flayer|mind flayers]], who have launched an invasion on [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Faerun Faerûn]. They have implanted the protagonist, as well as a host of other creatures, with illithid tadpoles, parasites capable of enthralling and transforming their hosts into other mind flayers; however, before the mind flayers could transform their victims, the [[nautiloid]] flying ship upon which they are all aboard comes under attack from [[githyanki]] warriors and their red dragons, and flees through multiple realms, including Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells. | ||
The protagonist is freed during the fighting and steers the damaged ship back to Faerûn, where it crashes. As the protagonist searches for a way to remove their parasite, they encounter other survivors of the wreck: the [[half-elf]] [[cleric]] [[Shadowheart]], the [[human]] [[wizard]] [[Gale]], the [[high elf]] [[rogue]] [[Astarion]], the | The protagonist is freed during the fighting and steers the damaged ship back to Faerûn, where it crashes. As the protagonist searches for a way to remove their parasite, they encounter other survivors of the wreck: the [[half-elf]] [[cleric]] [[Shadowheart]], the [[human]] [[wizard]] [[Gale]], the [[high elf]] [[rogue]] [[Astarion]], the githyanki [[fighter]] [[Lae'zel]], the human [[warlock]] [[Wyll]], and the [[tiefling]] [[barbarian]] [[Karlach]]. | ||
{{Q|Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.}} | {{Q|Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.}} | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery heights="200"> | <gallery heights="200"> | ||
Baldur's Gate 3 Cover Art Early Access.webp|Early Access cover art | |||
Bg3_Old_Logo_Circle.webp|Old Logo featuring a different design for the "u" letter | |||
BG3Logo.webp|Current Logo with "u" and "G" connected | |||
Bg3_old_logo.webp|Old 2020 Steam Banner featuring a variation of the in-line old Logo | Bg3_old_logo.webp|Old 2020 Steam Banner featuring a variation of the in-line old Logo | ||
Collector's_Edition.webp|Collector's Edition promo | Collector's_Edition.webp|Collector's Edition promo | ||
Karlach Promo Wallpaper.webp|Digital Deluxe Wallpaper | Karlach Promo Wallpaper.webp|Digital Deluxe Wallpaper | ||