Baldur's Gate 3
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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Larian Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Divinity 4.0 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| macOS (OS X) | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Turn-based |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Baldur's Gate |
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| Baldur's Gate | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Baldur's Gate 3 is an upcoming singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RPG game in the Baldur's Gate series.
The game was released in early access on October 6, 2020. The full release is scheduled for August 31, 2023.
General information
- Official forums
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Unofficial wiki
- Fextralife wiki
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\ |
| Steam | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Larian Studios\Baldur's Gate 3\PlayerProfiles\ |
| Steam | |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/Larian Studios/Baldur's Gate 3/PlayerProfiles/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1086940/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | Must opt-in within Options Menu. | |
| Steam Cloud | [1] |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ scaling.[2] | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | [3] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA and TAA. DLSS added in patch 6. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Framerate cap can be manually configured (10-240 FPS) or entirely disabled. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | Requires running the game in DirectX 11 mode. | ||
- Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | [4] |
Key bindings (part 1)
Key bindings (part 2)
Key bindings (part 3)
Key bindings (part 4)
Key bindings (part 5)
Key bindings (part 6)
Audio
Audio settings
Gameplay settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | [5] | |
| Subtitles | [1] | |
| Closed captions | [1] | |
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | Versus, Co-op [1] |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Versus, Co-op Also supports cross-platform multiplayer.[1] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Metal support | ||
| Vulkan | 1.1 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4690 AMD FX-4350 |
Intel Core i7-4770K AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 280X DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Default API is Vulkan 1.1. DirectX 11 API also provided. The minimum requirements might decrease over the course of Early Access, as performance improves.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.15.6 | 10.15.7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7 2.6 GHz Quad Core | Intel Core i9 2.3 GHz 8-Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 150 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon RX 460 Intel Iris Plus Graphics 4 GB of VRAM | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1086940/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1086940) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Steam - Baldur's Gate III - last accessed on 2019-06-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
- Screenshots taken at 2560x1080 (native), 3840x1080, 5760x1080, 1920x1080 and compared.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-08
- Applying a custom 3840x2160 resolution in the settings resulted in a significant decrease in FPS.
- ↑ Does Baldur’s Gate 3 Have Controller Support? - last accessed on 2020-10-09
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-10-09
- Tested on a 5.1 sound system and used Orban Loudness Meter to confirm the use of the rear speakers.