Baldur's Gate
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 78
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Baldur's Gate?
The classic returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition restores the full original adventure and Tales of the Sword Coast, now polished with quality‑of‑life upgrades for a smoother timeless Dungeons & Dragons journey.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 21 December 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Interplay Entertainment |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
| Languages | 15 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q663583, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Baldur's Gate received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | Yes |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | 5 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Baldur's Gate on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes13 of 300 (4%)
Playing multiplayer means permanent discounections, crashes and disappearing items all the time.
Steam review, 28 February 2025 · 39 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpfulDid I mention it is also full of bugs, and crashes all the time.
Steam review, 1 February 2023 · 12 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful - Will not launch or install10 of 300 (3%)
For me, i can run it on STEAM Deck and on my Laptop with I7 12 Gen and a RTX 4060 GPU, but on my Desktop PC with a RTX 3080 cant launch it.
Steam review, 26 March 2024 · 35 hours played · 24 readers marked it helpfulIf you can't run Baldur's Gate 3 but wish for a similar experience, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
Steam review, 12 August 2023 · 10 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful
A further 11 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Baldur's Gate
24 games overlap with Baldur's Gate on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Neverwinter Nights and Tyranny.
Common questions about Baldur's Gate
What platforms is Baldur's Gate on?
Baldur's Gate is available on PC. It first released in 1998.
How much does Baldur's Gate cost?
$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Baldur's Gate?
92% of 17,990 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Baldur's Gate?
78 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Baldur's Gate work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Baldur's Gate as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.