| Baldur's Gate 3 | |
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| Developer(s) | Larian Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Larian Studios |
| Director(s) | Swen Vincke |
| Producer(s) | David Walgrave |
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| Artist(s) | Joachim Vleminckx |
| Writer(s) | Adam Smith |
| Composer(s) | Borislav Slavov |
| Series | Baldur's Gate |
| Engine | Divinity Engine |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Baldur's Gate 3 is a 2023 role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main installment to the Baldur's Gate series, based on the tabletop fantasy role-playing system of Dungeons & Dragons. A partial version of the game was released in early access format for macOS and Windows in October 2020. It remained in early access until its full release for Windows in August 2023, with versions for PlayStation 5, macOS, and Xbox Series X/S releasing later that year.[1][2]
Set in the universe of the Forgotten Realms, the game begins with the protagonist waking up from unconsciousness on a mind flayer dimension-crossing ship infected with a parasitic tadpole that threatens to transform them into a mind flayer. Alongside several others who have met the same fate, they are forced to go on a quest to find a remedy to prevent ceremorphosis. Players choose from twelve character classes and customise their characters at the beginning of the game; they also select an origin from several options. Through interacting with other characters, engaging in round-based combat against enemies, and making plot decisions, players determine not only their fate but also the fate of Faerûn. That determination is also impacted by the game's dice roll mechanic where a player's roll determines if the outcome of a character action is a success or failure.
Baldur's Gate 3 received critical acclaim, with praise for its gameplay, narrative, production quality, and voice-acting performances. It won many Game of the Year awards and became the first game that won GOTY awards at all five major video game award ceremonies at the Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards,[3] the D.I.C.E. Awards,[4] the Game Developers Choice Awards, and the British Academy Games Awards.[5][6][7]
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