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Baldur's Gate 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Larian Studios, set in the Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms universe. It adapts the fifth edition rules of the tabletop game and is the third entry in the Baldur's Gate series. Players create a customizable character and quest alongside a party of fully voiced companions.
Baldur's Gate 3 was released for Windows on the 3rd of August 2023, for PlayStation 5 on the 6th of September 2023, and for macOS on the 22nd of September 2023. The game reached Xbox Series X and Series S on the 7th of December 2023.
By the end of 2025, Baldur's Gate 3 had sold over 20 million copies. Larian's publishing director reported over 10 million players by February 2024, and the Irish Independent reported Larian's 2023 pre-tax profit at €249 million, a twentyfold increase over the prior year.
Baldur's Gate 3 became the first game to win Game of the Year at all five major ceremonies: the Golden Joystick Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, the BAFTAs, and The Game Awards. It also won the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Video Game.
Baldur's Gate 3 had a six-year development cycle, beginning after Larian Studios received a licence from Wizards of the Coast following a second pitch made around the time of Divinity: Original Sin II's release in 2017. Development was complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of Larian's Saint Petersburg office following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Baldur's Gate 3 features 248 voice actors who also performed their characters' motion capture. Notable performances include Neil Newbon as Astarion, Jennifer English as Shadowheart, Samantha Béart as Karlach, and Amelia Tyler as the game's narrator. J. K. Simmons, Jason Isaacs, and Maggie Robertson portray the three main antagonists.