Baldur's Gate 3 ▶ Trailer
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AdventureRPGStrategyCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterTurn-Based CombatStory RichSexual Content

19,456 playing#50 on Steam by players#50 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 45,809

Peak in the last 7 days: 58,208

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Game description

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Basic info

DeveloperLarian Studios
PublisherLarian Studios
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 3, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM)
Storage150 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 411 reviews from the past 1 year

93.0/ 100
Top 5%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Metacritic: 96 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

102 reviews say Baldur's Gate 3 hooked them for hours, and it scores 93.0 from 863,985 Steam reviews, top 5% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Content Volume ranks 21st of 1351 and appears in 51% of analyzed reviews, and Gameplay ranks 38th of 1396. 84 reviews describe a rich, detailed story, and Story & World ranks 52nd of 1096. 32 praise the freedom to play with creativity and curiosity, and players add that choices truly matter and the characters are unforgettable. Multiplayer ranks 14th of 642, Visuals & Sound ranks 117th of 1249 and Pricing & Fairness ranks 276th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

25 reviews mention a steep learning curve and needing outside guides for achievements and story triggers. 19 find that dice rolls make challenges outside combat frustrating. 17 report bugs, and the most upvoted describes a save corrupting bug in the third act. Others find the inventory cluttered with too many items, and a few feel the sexual content overshadows the story.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“playing for 48 hours in 28 hours shows strong engagement despite initial skepticism” · 102 reviews
“story will replace your life, rich and flushed out narrative” · 84 reviews
“every interaction and boss defeat is different, choices truly matter” · 30 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.24 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “every interaction and boss defeat is different, choices truly matter” · 30 reviews
Negative “combat and character progression lack interesting build variety and meaningful roleplay” · 2 reviews

Progression 7% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 20% · Freedom 34% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 68% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +4.06 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story will replace your life, rich and flushed out narrative” · 84 reviews
Negative “excessive sexual content overshadows lore and mature storytelling” · 11 reviews

Characters 46% · World 32%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +4.28 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “endless replayability, mods nearly endless and super fun” · 21 reviews
Negative “from playthrough 3 onwards always makes same choices, loses desire to replay after 4th run” · 1 review

Volume 32% · Variety 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +4.04 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “phenomenal voice acting is incredible and memorable” · 6 reviews
Negative “soundtrack is weak, needs composer of Howard Shore or Jeremy Soule caliber” · 1 review

Visuals 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.88 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing to play together with boyfriend, something to discover everywhere” · 18 reviews
Negative “мультиплеер сильно разочаровал, игроки не взаимодействуют” · 1 review

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.15 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth buying at full price to support developers” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.18 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players

Stability 8% · Performance 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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