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Baldur's Gate 3
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Details
Developer Larian Studios
Genre RPG
Adventure
Platform
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
  • GeForce Now
  • PS5
  • Xbox Series X/S
  • Stadia (2020-January 2023)
Release date
  • October 6, 2020 (Early Access)
  • August 3, 2023 (PC)
  • September 6, 2023 (PS5)
  • September 22, 2023 (macOS)
  • December 7, 2023 (Xbox Series X/S)
Composer Borislav Slavov
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.

Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you, drawn from a mind flayer parasite planted in your brain. Resist, and turn darkness against itself. Or embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil.

From the creators of Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes a next-generation RPG, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.
— Official Steam description

Baldur's Gate 3 is a fantasy roleplaying videogame made by Larian Studios in which the main campaign takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It's based on a modified version of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons as a sequel to Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and their respective expansions. The game was announced on June 6th, 2019 and released as an Early Access game on October 6th, 2020. The game officially launched on August 3, 2023 for PC users, September 6, 2023 for PS5 users, September 22 for MacOS and December 7 for Xbox Series X/S.

The game received critical acclaim and won several Game of the Year awards including the Golden Joystick Awards[1] and The Game Awards 2023[2].

Plot

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 Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. The player character can be one of the pre-made 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 flayers, who have launched an invasion of Faerûn. They have implanted the protagonist, as well as a host of other creatures, with illithid tadpoles, parasites capable of enthralling and transforming them into other mind flayers; however, before the mind flayers can 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 parasites, they encounter other survivors of the wreck: the human wizard Gale, the half-elf cleric Shadowheart, the high elf vampire rogue Astarion, the human warlock Wyll, the tiefling barbarian Karlach and the githyanki fighter Lae'zel.

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.

Character creation

See Character Creation for more

Choose from 12 classes and 11 races from the D&D Player's Handbook and create your own identity, or play as an Origin hero with a hand-crafted background. Or tangle with your inner corruption as the Dark Urge, a fully customisable Origin hero with its own unique mechanics and story. Whoever you choose to be, adventure, loot, battle and romance your way across the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Gather your party. Take the adventure online as a party of up to four.

Origins

Main page Origins

Classes

Main page Classes

Races

Main page Races

Backgrounds

Main page Backgrounds

Spells

Learn how to use Spells or see the complete list of all spells.

Update log

  • The latest update was Hotfix 25 - 16:00, 10 April 2024 (CET). See Patch Notes for more.

Cast

The game features over 240 voice actors. Visit list of Voice Actors for more

Main

System requirements

PC

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 150 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD required

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT (8GB+ of VRAM)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 150 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD required

Mac

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: macOS 10.15.6
  • Processor: 2.6GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon460 4GB
  • Storage: 150 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimum specs can run the game on low to medium settings. To meet minimum specs, you'll need a MacBook Pro 15 inch from 2016 or newer, with the above mentioned GPU. Or, a MacBook Pro 13 inch from 2018 or newer. M1 Chip requirements: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini with Apple M1 chip and 8GB of RAM. SSD recommended.

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: macOS 10.15.7
  • Processor: 2.3GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB
  • Storage: 150 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Recommended specs can run the game on high or ultra settings. You'll meet recommended specs if you have a MacBook Pro 15 inch or 16 inch from 2019 and upwith the above mentioned GPU. An iMac from 2017 or newer will also pull it off. M1 Chip requirements: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM.SSD recommended.

Gallery

Video

See also

Baldur's Gate 3 on Wikipedia Baldur's Gate III on the Forgotten Realms Wiki

References