Is Baldur's Gate III on PlayStation 5?

Yes, Baldur's Gate III is available on PlayStation 5. The full platform list: PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Is Baldur's Gate III on Steam?

Yes, Baldur's Gate III is available on Steam.

Baldur's Gate III

18Full Release

What this is

A reactive fantasy campaign where D&D-style choices and environmental experimentation reshape encounters.

What you actually do

You create characters, explore, make consequential choices, and resolve encounters with turn-based combat and dice rolls. Your decisions shape outcomes, while learning the many rules and systems rewards patience.

Verdict

Player Agency Meets Tactical Complexity

Baldur's Gate III turns D&D-style choices, dice rolls, and environmental experimentation into a remarkably reactive role-playing campaign. Its dense rules, inventory demands, and occasional technical problems can make the experience demanding, especially for newcomers.

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Is it for you?

What shines

Highly reactive choices and consequences
Memorable companion characters
Creative encounter solutions
Deep character customization
Strong tactical combat
Excellent voice acting

What to know

Occasional save corruption bugs
Slow combat and movement
Overwhelming rules for newcomers
Uneven pacing
Frequent unsolicited romance advances

Quick facts

Genre

RPGFantasy

View

Isometric

Solo

Co-op

up to 4

PvP

Length

73h

Entry

Can start here

Pricing

Paid

MTX

Account required

Active Support

Crossplay

+Best if

You want a flexible party adventure where dialogue choices and combat improvisation both matter.

!Skip it if

You want streamlined menus, quick battles, or a gentle introduction to complex RPG systems.

Developer

Larian Studios

Publisher

Larian Studios

Release

Aug 3, 2023

Game DNA

Rhythm

Slow pace

Depth

Deep & complex

Mood

Story-richChallengingImmersive

Structure

BranchingStory-driven

Also tagged

Character CustomizationTurn-Based CombatDungeons & Dragons

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Your role and how it develops

Your role

You create and develop a party, make consequential decisions, and solve encounters through strategy, dialogue, and experimentation.

Learning and mastery

The systems are rich but can be intimidating, with critics and players noting that learning the rules takes patience.

Replay and variation

High, because character builds, party choices, and alternative solutions encourage new playthroughs.

Systems you interact with

What you actually engage with

Character creation

Shape custom characters through classes, abilities, and appearance.

Turn-based combat

Position a party and spend actions, abilities, and spells tactically.

Party management

Build a group around complementary skills and combat roles.

Dialogue choices

Use conversations and decisions to redirect quests and relationships.

Exploration

Search environments for routes, secrets, hazards, and alternate solutions.

Dice-driven resolution

Let ability checks and chance influence important actions.

Cooperative play

Share a campaign with friends through online or split-screen play.

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Time investment

How long it takes

HowLongToBeat

Main story

focused run

73h

Main + extras

story and side content

117h

Completionist

full clear

181h

Session fit

What the time commitment feels like

When it clicks

Expect a deliberate opening while you learn the rules, party tools, and interaction possibilities.

Session constraints

Inventory upkeep, slow combat decisions, and complex systems can interrupt momentum.

Best session rhythm

It works best in focused sessions where you can explore, manage the party, and remember ongoing choices.

DLC timing

Additional content is not needed to understand the core campaign.

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Review interpretation

Current mood

Recent players are still enthusiastic, praising the freedom, replayability, and role-playing experience.

Why it works

Players and critics highlight remarkable freedom, meaningful choices, replayability, and a richly realized role-playing experience.

Critic gap

Players broadly celebrate the freedom and replayability, while critics note that the game's complexity, bugs, and occasional inconsistency can undermine that ambition.

What players value

Player agency and freedom

high

Players describe extreme freedom in how they approach situations and praise choices that produce genuinely different outcomes.

Replayability

high

Players repeatedly start new runs, explore alternate choices, and continue discovering different possibilities.

Role-playing and storytelling

medium

Players praise the story, fully voiced presentation, and the feeling of participating in a tabletop role-playing campaign.

Evidence-backed risks

Save corruption and crashes

highreviews

Some players report saves crashing or becoming impossible to load, including reports of lost progress.

Inventory and interface friction

mediumreviews

Players frequently describe inventory management as cumbersome and the interface as difficult to understand or easy to misread.

Steep learning curve

mediumreviews and critics

Players report limited guidance, confusing navigation, and combat systems that can be difficult to understand for newcomers.

Uneven consistency and technical performance

mediumreviews and critics

Critics and players note bugs, performance problems, and sections that feel less consistent than the rest of the experience.

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Minimum PC

Playable baseline

OSWindows 10 64-bit

CPUIntel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite

RAM8 GB RAM

GPUNvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM)

Recommended PC

Better target

OSWindows 10 64-bit

CPUIntel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600

RAM16 GB RAM

GPUNvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT / Intel Arc A580 (8GB+ of VRAM)

Storage and usability

Disk, language and input

Install145 GB

Download119 GB

Free space150 GB

Languages15 listed

ControllerFull

Accessibility

Verified Steam support

Adjustable text sizeSteam

Camera comfort optionsSteam

Color alternativesSteam

Custom volume controlsSteam

Adjustable difficultySteam

Playable without timed inputSteam

Subtitle optionsSteam

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Support status

Developer activity

Actively updated

Last game updateMar 26, 2026 · 4 months ago

Last official postMar 26, 2026 · 4 months ago

Updates (12 mo)6

Posts (12 mo)6

CadenceFrequent

SourceSteam

Official Steam news

Latest from the developer

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Questions people search

answered from verified data

No, Baldur's Gate III is a paid game, not free-to-play.