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Baldur's Gate (1998)

BioWare, BioWare Edmonton

Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS

3.99 from 1146 ratings

4103 members have it in their collection · 141 playing now · 1785 backlogged · 411 wish listed

How long? Main story 33h · with extras 43h · 100% 71h (from 31 logged playthroughs)

Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to … Read more
Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds such as Planescape: Torment. The game's story focuses on players controlling a protagonist of their own creation who finds themselves travelling across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions, to unravel the mystery surrounding a sudden iron crisis affecting the region and attempting to discover the culprits behind it, all while uncovering dark secrets about their origins and dealing with attempts on their life. Read less
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Developers
BioWare, BioWare Edmonton
Publishers
Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy, Open world
Franchises
Dungeons & Dragons
Series
Baldur's Gate
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Release dates

  • Dec 21, 1998 (Full Release) (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 1999 (Full Release) (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 30, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 30, 2012 (Worldwide) iOS
  • Oct 14, 2015 (Worldwide) Linux, Mac

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Rating distribution

5 stars
406
4 stars
425
3 stars
231
2 stars
68
1 star
16
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Status SuperFieroStatus Jul 13, 2018

OK I figured out what my gripe was with the graphics. Because I've played old games, and I don't mind older graphics and can even find them charming. The issue, here, is that I'm playing the Beamdog "Enhanced Edition" which, by default, has a setting that outlines all sprites in a gross black line. It makes things look cartoony and …

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OK I figured out what my gripe was with the graphics. Because I've played old games, and I don't mind older graphics and can even find them charming. The issue, here, is that I'm playing the Beamdog "Enhanced Edition" which, by default, has a setting that outlines all sprites in a gross black line. It makes things look cartoony and strange. I turned off this "feature" and the graphics look closer to how they should.

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Status SuperFieroStatus Jul 11, 2018

Giving this a shot on PC finally. Had to rebuy it because I found the mobile version unplayable. I hate the blobby look of everything, and the dialogue is a little clunky...aaaand having to spend 100g to rez my party members kinda blows...but we'll see.

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Status SuperFieroStatus May 8, 2015

I bought the Enhanced Edition on my tablet. This was a mistake. It's only an 8.4" screen. I can't see anything, things aren't responding to my taps, and my neck hurts while playing. Uugh. I really want a way to play these old Infinity Engine games with a controller. Desperately wanting a Steam controller for this. The game pauses on …

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I bought the Enhanced Edition on my tablet. This was a mistake. It's only an 8.4" screen. I can't see anything, things aren't responding to my taps, and my neck hurts while playing. Uugh. I really want a way to play these old Infinity Engine games with a controller. Desperately wanting a Steam controller for this. The game pauses on combat anyway. No twitch controlling needed.

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