Baldur's Gate
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| BioWare | |
| Publishers | |
| Black Isle Studios | |
| Interplay Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| Infinity | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 30, 1998 |
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| Baldur's Gate | |
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| Subseries of Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Baldur's Gate | 1998 |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2000 |
| Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | 2012 |
| Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | 2013 |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | 2021 |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | 2022 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 2023 |
For the Enhanced Edition released in 2012, see Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition.
General information
- Sorcerer's Place - fansite dedicated to roleplaying and Dungeons & Dragons games
- Spellhold Studios - a modding community for the Infinity Engine, Neverwinter Nights and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- GameBanshee - walkthroughs and strategy guides for Bauldur's Gate and its expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast
Availability
Game data
Save game cloud syncing
Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing
Baldur's Gate Combined Installation
The combined installation provides the ideal Baldur's Gate experience by allowing one to play a single character through the entire Baldur's Gate franchise from beginning to end, with all recommended enhancements and modifications.
The rest of this article is only useful if one is only planning to play just Baldur's Gate and/or Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast. If one intends to continue their play through to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, then consulting the Baldur's Gate Combined Installation article is recommended.
Version Differences
GOG.com provides a version known as Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga. This version includes the expansion Tales of the Sword Coast, as well as a number of modification which allow the game to be run in Windows 7.
Baldur's Gate Tutu
The 'Tutu' mod known as BG1Tutu allows the importing of Baldur's Gate files into the Baldur's Gate II engine.
If using the mods Baldur's Gate Tutu or Baldur's Gate Trilogy please refer to the Baldur's Gate II system requirements.
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 600 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 5.0 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |