Buy it if you like
- Story: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 18k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is very interesting, as we mainly learn about ourselves, our origins, and our destiny.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In a normal game these results might seem like bad design, but because of how well crafted Baldur's Gate is this exploration is fun.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love retro games and old school graphics are definitely my style.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It doesn't necessarily make the game better but it's a bit more flavour and allows for more character options.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The OST is good, but sometimes it goes way too hard for what's happening on screen.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you want to play coop over the internet, for me it helped to disable IPV6 in windows a LOT with stability and connectivity.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story113 reviews
Gameplay79 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat85% still recommend
Difficulty92% still recommend
Interface86% still recommend
Bugs75% still recommend
Crashes86% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$5.99$19.99−70%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $5.99
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