Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate
Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons
Baldur's Gate	1998
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	2000
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition	2012
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition	2013
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	2021
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II	2022
Baldur's Gate 3	2023

Baldur's Gate 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RPG game in the Baldur's Gate series.

The game was released in early access on October 6, 2020 with the full release being planned for August 31, 2023. In a community update published in late June 2023 it was announced that the release of the game had been moved up two weeks, with a full release scheduled for August 3, 2023 instead.^[1]

General information

Official forums

Developer Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Unofficial wiki

Fextralife wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Digital Deluxe Upgrade	Extra skins and items, digital soundtrack and artbook. Given for free to players who bought the game during the Early Access period.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1086940\remote\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\
Steam
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy		Must opt-in within Options Menu.
Steam Cloud		^[2]

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ scaling.^[3]
4K Ultra HD		^[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, SMAA, TAA and DLAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.4, FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Framerate cap can be manually configured (10-240 FPS) or entirely disabled.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Requires running the game in DirectX 11 mode.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		^[5]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Key bindings (part 1)
Key bindings (part 2)
Key bindings (part 3)
Key bindings (part 4)
Key bindings (part 5)
Key bindings (part 6)

Audio

Audio settings

Gameplay settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		^[6]
Subtitles		^[2]
Closed captions		^[2]
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Versus, Co-op ^[2]
LAN play
Online play		Versus, Co-op Also supports cross-platform multiplayer.^[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Metal support
Vulkan	1.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4690 AMD FX-8350	Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.15.6	10.15.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz Quad Core	Intel Core i9 2.3 GHz 8-Core
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	150 MB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon RX 460 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 4 GB of VRAM	AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1086940/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1086940) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Steam - Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #20: A Dragonborn, a Half-Orc & a Monk Walk Into a Tavern - last accessed on 2023-08-04
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Steam - Baldur's Gate III - last accessed on 2019-06-06
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 (native), 3840x1080, 5760x1080, 1920x1080 and compared.
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
Applying a custom 3840x2160 resolution in the settings resulted in a significant decrease in FPS.
↑ [missing title] - last accessed on 2023-08-04
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-09
Tested on a 5.1 sound system and used Orban Loudness Meter to confirm the use of the rear speakers.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1086940/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1086940) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1086940/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1086940) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Steam - Baldur's Gate 3 - Community Update #20: A Dragonborn, a Half-Orc & a Monk Walk Into a Tavern - last accessed on 2023-08-04

[Steam-Store-Page-2019-06-06-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Steam - Baldur's Gate III - last accessed on 2019-06-06

[4] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 (native), 3840x1080, 5760x1080, 1920x1080 and compared.

[5] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
Applying a custom 3840x2160 resolution in the settings resulted in a significant decrease in FPS.

[6] [missing title] - last accessed on 2023-08-04

[7] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-09
Tested on a 5.1 sound system and used Orban Loudness Meter to confirm the use of the rear speakers.

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Developers

	Larian Studios
Engines
	Divinity 4.0
Release dates
Windows	August 3, 2023
macOS (OS X)	August 3, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	94
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Baldur's Gate