Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment for Windows in September 2000. It is the sequel to 1998's Baldur's Gate. Following its predecessor, the game takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a fantasy campaign setting, and is based on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition rules. Powered by BioWare's Infinity Engine, Baldur's Gate II uses an isometric perspective and pausable real-time gameplay. The player controls a party of up to six characters, one of whom is the player-created protagonist; the others are certain characters recruited from the game world.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2000
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 22 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | MacPlay, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q804859, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn? How long to beat it
Total play time for Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is about 130.4 hours to do everything, and around 68.3 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 68.3h | 33 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 86.9h | 68 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 130.4h | 29 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 59ahead of 13% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
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Part of the Baldur's Gate series
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is one of 4 Baldur's Gate games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
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Common questions about Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
What platforms is Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn on?
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is available on PC. It first released in 2000.
How long does it take to beat Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn?
about 68.3 hours for the main story, 86.9 hours with the main extras, 130.4 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.