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August 3, 2023

Baldur's Gate 3

Tactical Strategy Fantasy

Summary

Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios blends tactical RPG depth with a sprawling fantasy adventure. Released August 3, 2023, this turn-based strategy epic invites players to build a custom hero, design a balanced party, and craft synergistic loadouts across Dungeons and Dragons inspired systems. Encounters reward construction minded planning through action economy, elevation, environmental hazards, stealth, and skill checks. Narrative choices branch widely, with origin companions, camp sequences, and long term consequences that reshape quests and regions. Character creation, multiclassing, gear tuning, and camp management let teams be constructed for precise roles, while co op supports shared decision making. On PC Windows, its tool rich UI encourages meticulous preparation over twitch reflexes. For readers compiling strategy rpg game recommendations, this stands out for deep world building, flexible builds, and encounters that consistently reward careful design.

Developers

Larian Studios

Publishers

Larian Studios

Genres

Tactical
Strategy
Fantasy
Turn-Based Strategy
Adventure
RPG

Platforms

Pc
Xbox Series Sx
Mac
Google Stadia
Windows
Stadia
Macintosh
Pc Microsoft Windows
Playstation 5
Macos
Xbox Series Xs
Xbox Series

Release Date

August 3, 2023

Metacritic Score

97

Media

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