Placeholder data. The verdict, frame rates and settings on this page are illustrative. They reproduce the approved design and have not been measured yet.
- RPG
- Strategy
- Turn-Based
Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian Studios
Released: Aug 3, 2023
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Current Recommendation
Best value: $45 or less
- Updated:
- Nov 15, 2024
- Tested on:
- 4.0
10-Second Reality Check
Biggest win
Reactive quest design where almost every choice has a written consequence, and companions that carry the whole runtime.
Biggest issue
Act 3 drops frames in the city on every device tested, and the inventory UI fights you for the entire run.
Value
Buy at full price if you want the deepest RPG of the generation; otherwise the first sale price is a formality.
Reality Matrix
Overall: Buy now
Performance
Fine through Acts 1-2, visibly heavier in the Act 3 city.
Stability
No crashes across a full playthrough after patch 7.
Monetization
No microtransactions of any kind.
DRM
No third-party DRM.
My Hardware
See how it actually runs on your rig.
Who is this for?
Buy if
- You want choices that actually change the story
- You enjoy turn-based combat
Think twice if
- You only have time for short sessions
- You dislike reading-heavy menus
Best Settings
| Setting | Recommended | FPS gain | Visual loss |
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Testing & Evidence
- Test Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Game Build
- Current public build
- Platform
- PC
- GPU
- RTX 4070
- CPU
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- RAM
- 32GB DDR5
- Driver
- Current Game Ready
- Test Duration
- 20 hours
- Copy
- Retail Digital