Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3
Developer(s)	Larian Studios
Publisher(s)	Larian Studios
Director(s)	Swen Vincke
Producer(s)	David Walgrave
Programmer(s)	Bert Van Semmertier Blake Maltby
Artist(s)	Joachim Vleminckx
Writer(s)	Adam Smith
Composer(s)	Borislav Slavov
Series	Baldur's Gate
Engine	Divinity Engine
Platform(s)	Windows PlayStation 5 macOS Xbox Series X/S
Release	Windows 3 August 2023 PlayStation 5 6 September 2023 macOS 22 September 2023 Xbox Series X/S 7 December 2023
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Baldur's Gate 3 is a 2023 role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main installment of the Baldur's Gate series, based on the tabletop fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. A partial version of the game was released in early access for macOS and Windows in October 2020 until the full release for Windows in August 2023, with versions for PlayStation 5, macOS, and Xbox Series X/S releasing later that year.

Set in the universe of the Forgotten Realms, the game begins with the protagonist waking up from unconsciousness on a mind flayer dimension-crossing ship infected with a parasitic tadpole that threatens to transform them into a mind flayer. Alongside several others who have met the same fate, they are forced to go on a quest to find a remedy to prevent ceremorphosis. Players choose from twelve character classes and customise their characters at the beginning of the game; they also select an origin from several options. Through interacting with other characters, engaging in round-based combat against enemies, and making plot decisions, players determine not only their fate but also the fate of Faerûn. That determination is also impacted by the game's dice roll mechanic, where a player's roll determines whether the outcome of a character's action is successful.

Baldur's Gate 3 received critical acclaim, with praise for its gameplay, narrative, production quality, and acting performances. It has been ranked among the greatest video games of all time and won numerous Game of the Year awards, including becoming the first game to win Game of the Year at all five major video game award ceremonies: the British Academy Games Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, the Game Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, and the Golden Joystick Awards.