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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 424 sampled Steam reviews (397 positive / 27 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing28% mention it
- Combat6% mention it
- Content & length6% mention it
- World & exploration5% mention it
- Difficulty & balance4% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing41% mention it
- Bugs & crashes33% mention it
- Combat19% mention it
- Controls & UI19% mention it
- Difficulty & balance15% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
5-15h
79%
28 reviews
15-40h
86%
37 reviews
40-100h
93%
75 reviews
100h+
96%
278 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 96 | 124 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 95 | 2 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 97% | 92 | 1932 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 94 | 464 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 94% | 89 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Dec 1, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 48309 total reviews in window · weighted 258.3 up / 16.5 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (191)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 90
“Baldur’s Gate 3 is a great adventure that's fun to be in. I adore this game despite all the potential pitfalls. Its freedom and possibilities really stand out, I think the only game that could rival this RPG would be Fallout: New Vegas.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“In case you couldn’t tell, I f.cking love this game....Baldur’s Gate 3 is truly exemplary, one of the few videogames in history that wholly deserve the universal acclaim heaped so freely upon releases above a certain marketing budget. The choices offered to the player in terms of both crafting an adventurer and influencing the story do an incredible job of translating Dungeons & Dragons to a form of interactive software that surpasses the loftiest expectation. The script is incredible, the gameplay beneath it downright luxurious. There won't be another like this in a long, long time. ”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Baldur's Gate III already offers an unearthly amount of content and freedom. However, that doesn't change the fact that I and many other players would love to see the aforementioned sequel or DLC. Will that be the case? Time will tell, although the main factor determining the future of the brand will be, as usual, gamers' wallets. I, however, have nothing left to do but to recommend Baldur's Gate III to everyone. Fans of tabletop RPGs will feel like they're in paradise. And all the rest? They will experience one of the best games of the genre ever.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“My first playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3 was a marvel: beautiful, enthralling, and bursting with content. Larian Studios has successfully created a CRPG that welcomes players who are not already part of the genre’s existing fold. An 80+ hour experience that’s gripping from start to finish, Baldur’s Gate 3 fills a vacancy that has not been truly filled since The Witcher 3. Those who are deeply familiar with D&D 5th Edition may have a heightened sensitivity to some of its shortcomings, but make no mistake: Baldur’s Gate 3 is a triumph and any fan of RPGs would do well to give it a roll.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“The journey for Larian Studios was a long one, and it's safe to say that Baldur's Gate 3 is truly worthy of all the praise it has received to this point.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Baldur's Gate 3 is, without a doubt, the most fantastic RPG I've ever had the opportunity to play and review. It offers an enjoyable experience with plenty of choices to make. With unprecedented freedom in the combat system and exploration, with full content without microtransactions, Baldur's Gate 3 is an authentic adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons. The game's size and the world's depth can be complex and overwhelming for newcomers to the genre. Baldur's Gate 3 reminds us that developers can trust the player and proves that putting together an exceptional title means risking hard work, which in this case, paid off. Baldur's Gate 3 has become the new standard that other RPGs will inherit for generations.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Baldur's Gate 3 is an RPG apotheosis with a great and complex story, amazingly deep character development, and captivating tactic battles. This game is for the ages!”
read full review ↗ - 95
“Baldur’s Gate 3 is an exceptionally good game that caters to many playstyles, and modders have already paved the way for many more. Thanks to its high level of professionally executed complexity, combined with the overall coherence of both the story and the gameplay experience, the game deserves high praise and can rightly be considered one of the best RPGs of last year, or even of the past several years.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“It's taken a couple of decades, but Baldur's Gate finally has a worthy sequel. While the sandbox it promises proves to be cunning legerdemain and the main story descends into another generic hero's journey, the richness of your party and the side quests you encounter will keep you engaged for literally hundreds of hours.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Baldur's Gate 3 is a masterclass in table-top-inspired CRPGs, rewarding imagination above all in a gorgeous presentation that brings the Forgotten Realms to life. Larian Studios' ambitious scope has birthed one of the most reactive worlds in all of gaming, where player choices govern both landmark events and smaller romantic flings with its delectable cast of companions. Through a nicely woven story that best represents its characters' misery and a combat style benefitted by unorthodox tactics, it has rightfully alarmed the larger AAA games industry to do better. Sure, there are some technical shortcomings in the final act, but that doesn't diminish its status as my Game of the Year so far. Baldur's Gate 3 is a certified must-play title and I can't wait to start my second playthrough, preferably as a monk Dark Urge, given how untimely and goofy his quotes are.”
read full review ↗ - 100
“Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the greatest RPGs of all time, and a testament to the talent of developer Larian Studios.”
read full review ↗ - 98
“Larian Studios' magnum opus. A pinnacle of RPG design that merges depth, uniqueness and writing of the best cRPGs with production quality and audio-visual presentation of AAA games. It is a new high for the video game industry.”
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Patch history
- Hotfix #36 Now Live!Mar 26, 2026
- Community Update #36 A Very Moddy ChristmasDec 1, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #35 Now Live!Nov 20, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #34 Now Live!Sep 23, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #35 Baldur's Gate 3 Turns TwoAug 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Room Temperature Fix #33 Now Live!Jul 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #31 Now Live!May 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #30 Now Live!Apr 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- The Final Patch: New Subclasses, Photo Mode, and Cross-PlayApr 15, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #33 - Patch 8 Stress Test Now LiveJan 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #32 Get Ready For The Patch 8 Stress Test!Jan 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #29 Now Live! (Console Only)Nov 21, 2024
- Hotfix #28 Now Live!Oct 16, 2024
- Community Update #29 Playing With ModsOct 1, 2024
- Hotfix #27 Now Live!Oct 1, 2024
- Hotfix #26 Now Live!Sep 19, 2024
- Patch #7 Now Live!Sep 5, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Closed Beta Delay & Patch 7 HighlightsJul 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #28 Closed BetaJul 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #27 Official Modding SupportJun 3, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Community Update #26 Evil Endings, New BeginningsApr 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #25 Now Live!Apr 10, 2024
- Hotfix #24 Now Live!Apr 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #23 Now Live!Mar 27, 2024
- Hotfix #22 Now Live!Mar 18, 2024
- Hotfix #21 Now Live!Mar 7, 2024
- Hotfix #20 Now Live!Feb 29, 2024
- Hotfix #19 Now Live!Feb 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #18 Now Live!Feb 20, 2024
- Patch #6 Now Live!Feb 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #17 Now Live!Jan 15, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #16 Now Live!Jan 9, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #15 Now Live!Dec 21, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #14 Now Live!Dec 15, 2023
- Hotfix #13 Now Live!Dec 8, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix #12 Now Live!Dec 2, 2023
- Patch #5 Now Live!Nov 30, 2023significant · resets scoring window
…and 51 earlier patch announcements.