Status BMO Oct 12, 2023
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Baldur's Gate III (2023)
Google Stadia · Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S
4.69 from 1983 ratings · #1 top rated on Grouvee
6233 members have it in their collection · 1020 playing now · 1962 backlogged · 1510 wish listed
How long? Main story 110h · with extras 114h · 100% 174h (from 119 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Larian Studios
- Publishers
- Larian Studios
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
- Franchises
- Dungeons & Dragons, Forgotten Realms
- Series
- Baldur's Gate
- Events
- PC Gaming Show 2023, Summer Game Fest 2023, PlayStation State of Play 2023, The Game Awards 2022, PC Gaming Show 2019, Stadia Connect 6.6.2019
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Oct 06, 2020 (Early Access) (Worldwide) Google Stadia, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Aug 03, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Sep 06, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
- Sep 22, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
- Dec 08, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S
- Sep 23, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux
- TBD (Cancelled) (Worldwide) Google Stadia
Also available on
- Baldur's Gate 3: Digital Deluxe Edition (2023) · MAC, PC, PS5, XSX
- Baldur's Gate 3: Deluxe Edition (2024) · PC, PS5, XSX
- Baldur's Gate 3: Collector's Edition
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Status BMO Oct 12, 2023
I didn't really have Astarion join me for a lot of my first two playthroughs, mostly because I was proficient enough at lock-picking (and stealing as a bard in my second play through, because my druid wouldn't steal the first time around). Now that I'm playing in Tactician, I really see the value of a rogue. Attacking enemies from the …
Read moreI didn't really have Astarion join me for a lot of my first two playthroughs, mostly because I was proficient enough at lock-picking (and stealing as a bard in my second play through, because my druid wouldn't steal the first time around). Now that I'm playing in Tactician, I really see the value of a rogue. Attacking enemies from the shadows and consistently gaining advantage via surprise really is the way to go!
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Status BMO Oct 12, 2023
You know you have something magical when you've already put hundreds of hours into multiple single-player, story driven campaigns, and you still want to put hundreds more without tiring. I'd be burnt out on any other game by this point and want to move on, but I literally don't feel like playing anything but BG3 all over again. This isn't …
Read moreYou know you have something magical when you've already put hundreds of hours into multiple single-player, story driven campaigns, and you still want to put hundreds more without tiring. I'd be burnt out on any other game by this point and want to move on, but I literally don't feel like playing anything but BG3 all over again. This isn't sane. I must have some sort of brain parasite or something...
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Status BorisY Oct 8, 2023
I’m very close to pulling the trigger on this. Question is do I buy the:
- PS5 version (the easy no brainer no hassle option)
Or
- Steam version, which I’d be able to play mainly on Steamdeck (+/- official dock) and also potentially on my 13” M2 MacBook Air.
….I’m in a state of analysis paralysis!
Status BMO Oct 6, 2023
One of the biggest downsides of GeForce Now is that it occasionally fails to upload your game saves to Steam Cloud. Yesterday I popped in for a moment over lunch when I was away from home, and registered a save. Today I can't access that save on my computer or Steam Deck because it wasn't uploaded. And, as a nice …
Read moreOne of the biggest downsides of GeForce Now is that it occasionally fails to upload your game saves to Steam Cloud. Yesterday I popped in for a moment over lunch when I was away from home, and registered a save. Today I can't access that save on my computer or Steam Deck because it wasn't uploaded. And, as a nice bonus, GeForce now is patching the game and BG3 won't be available for a few hours, so I can't log in to force the upload. Wonderful way to start my long weekend!
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Status BMO Oct 5, 2023
For god's sake, I thought they fixed the
Status BMO Sep 28, 2023
Both times I arrived at Baldur's Gate I suddenly felt deeply overwhelmed. Not in a true sense that relates to a real desire to physically stop playing, but in the sense that I empathize with a character that must be in sudden awe of a city space that feels multitudes more intimidating than all the spaces I've travelled in-game prior …
Read moreBoth times I arrived at Baldur's Gate I suddenly felt deeply overwhelmed. Not in a true sense that relates to a real desire to physically stop playing, but in the sense that I empathize with a character that must be in sudden awe of a city space that feels multitudes more intimidating than all the spaces I've travelled in-game prior to this point. Baldur's Gate is literally awesome in the historical sense of the word: daunting and inspiring fear and apprehension. I feel small, and unable to plot where I should go first. It's truly, and wonderfully, intimidating.
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Status lingsdook Sep 28, 2023
I'm in a big pickle! Second playthrough is going swell, I'm being evil, which so far has included
I'm in a big pickle! Second playthrough is going swell, I'm being evil, which so far has included
Status BMO Sep 28, 2023
Given Grouvee is now my personal BG3 blog, it might be surprising to anyone following along that I nearly passed this game over. Not for lack of interest, but because I wasn’t sure I was in the mood for this type of cRPG at the exact moment is was officially launching. I’m glad I was wrong and succumbed to curiosity, …
Given Grouvee is now my personal BG3 blog, it might be surprising to anyone following along that I nearly passed this game over. Not for lack of interest, but because I wasn’t sure I was in the mood for this type of cRPG at the exact moment is was officially launching. I’m glad I was wrong and succumbed to curiosity, because I honestly think this is the first game since Chrono Trigger that compels me to play every permutation possible, to experience every angle and ending to the story.
Even my beloved Mass Effect, a game I replayed twice after my first play-through didn’t feel quite like BG3 does to me. To this day I still haven’t played as a soldier in Mass Effect but I feel like I want to play BG3 as ever class, sub-class and even every multi-class option I can think of.
This game feels like an obsession and I’m starting to wonder if I should bother picking up any other new games this Fall-Winter while that obsession is going strong. If I buy Super Mario Wonder or Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, will I even bother playing them?
I still haven’t played Goodbye Volcano High, a game I was dying to play, not because I don’t want to but because I can’t tear myself away from BG3. And Mineko’s Night Market came out two days ago, and I’ve been excited about that for the better half of a decade, but I feel like I can’t tear myself away from BG3. I also bought Cocoon and don't know when I'll get to it.
I promised myself I’d pause for other games between my first and second play-through, but I didn’t. It seems Larian owns my soul at this point.