Genre-defining classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“TLDR: Still holds up today and is absolutely worth playing.”
Steam review · 65.1 h played ↗
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Beamdog2013CRPG · Party-Based RPG · RPG
The verdict
A foundational 1998 D&D CRPG with a huge explorable world and strong story, but dated AD&D rules, clunky combat and a weak co-op mode. Skip it if you expect BG3-style play.
Great for
Nostalgic veterans and patient D&D fans who want old-school exploration, party building and story
Main risk
Dated AD&D 2e rules, clunky combat and UI feel like a slog if you expect modern RPG design
What players love
Great story, characters and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“For those who enjoy a compelling story-line, BG is unsurpassed in my opinion.”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
Nostalgia and old-school D&D charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I've been playing this game since it came out. It's like coming home”
Steam review · 158.7 h played ↗
Huge world with deep exploration and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“One of those precious games where you really want to explore every nook and cranny, finish all quests and just see everything the game has to offer”
Steam review · 220.1 h played ↗
Good Enhanced Edition: widescreen, QoL and modern support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Proper remaster. No bs, just working as intended.”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Deep party building and tactical real-time combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You can actually pause and plan your attacks in this rpg without breaking from the enjoyment of the battles”
Steam review · 431.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dated, archaic and hard to get into
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“This is like a museum, great to visit and to read about for history, but you wouldn't want to live in a museum”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
Beamdog's changes and new content criticized
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The new characters simply do not fit in this classic game.”
Steam review · 75.9 h played ↗
Won't launch, crashes or save bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the game will install but will not run. According to the forum, this is a common problem.”
Steam review · 62.9 h played ↗
Unforgiving AD&D rules and poor onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“What I can't get past is the AD&D ruleset.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Clunky combat, AI and pathfinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Party members constantly choose the path to run into each other so niether can move despite the path to their desintation not including that point.”
Steam review · 156.9 h played ↗
Broken, crash-prone multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“multiplayer simply doesn't work, my friends drop from my server every 10-15 minutes and the devs don't care to fix this”
Steam review · 49.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10, 11 64 bit
ProcessorDual Core Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible
Storage5 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10, 11 64 bit
ProcessorDual Core Processor
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible
Storage5 GB available space
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