Baldur's Gate 3 — Latest Updates & Patch Notes
Baldur's Gate 3 is currently the #32 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 58K concurrent players — ▲ climbing (was #36 last week).
Last official update May 30, 2026 (4 days ago) · 12 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.
- Steam rank
- #32 ▲
- Peak (24h)
- 58K
- Genre
- Adventure, RPG, Strategy
- Developer
- Larian Studios
- Released
- Aug 3, 2023
- Price
- $59.99
- Metacritic
- 96
- Steam reviews
- 741K
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
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Latest updates & patch notes
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News
Our Baldur's Gate 3 quiz gauntlet is complete—now try a bonus round on romance, literature, and classes
Surprise, surprise. Our quizzes on the RPG that swept awards shows all through 2023 (and even into 2024) continue to be some of our most popular. Baldur's Gate 3 really left an impression on everyone, and even after finishing up our quiz on the final act, I'm already thinking…
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How well do you know Baldur's Gate 3's third act? See what you remember about the RPG's big finale with a quiz built for real Elder Brains
Do you remember that moment in Baldur's Gate 3 when you thought you were approaching the end, but then you arrived in Act 3's big city and realized you weren't even close? Because I sure do. I remember proudly announcing I was about to finish the RPG, only to spend another 100…
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News
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 5 May — 12 May 2026
* Forza Horizon 6 ; * Subnautica 2 ; * Diablo® IV ; * Gamble With Your Friends ; * Far Far West ; * Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era ; * Dead as Disco ; * Windrose ; * Conan Exiles Enhanced ; * Baldur's Gate 3 ; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB
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Debate: Is turn-based or real-time-with-pause better for CRPGs?
whopping six years ago, former features producer Andy Kelly and I had a big ol' fight. It was a respectful one, though, taking place exclusively in our respective articles regarding the news that Baldur's Gate 3 would feature turn-based battles. Andy thought this sucked…
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Baldur's Gate 3 cast 'changed the game' for videogame actors, says Dragon Age: Inquisition lead: 'We too deserve to stand up and be counted'
Baldur's Gate 3 is a phenomenal game—noteworthy not just for being a very good RPG, but also several brilliant performances and a heck of a lot of mocapping. Having spoken to some of its cast myself in the past , I can speak to the thought and weight they've put behind their…
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The best possible fantasy author is writing a dark, tragic prequel novel for our beloved Baldur's Gate 3 boy Astarion
You say "Astarion backstory" and I'll show you a very long list of fanfics, but for anyone who's already exhausted that catalog: today's a big day. There's going to be an official prequel novel for your sad, sexy Baldur's Gate 3 boyfriend this September. Oh and yes, Neil…
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Baldur's Gate 3 YouTuber discovers 'time travel' glitch that also reveals 4 nude Gales hanging out in your camp for some reason
Two and half years since Baldur's Gate 3 released, and players are still finding new ways to bend & break Larian's preposterously flexible RPG. Indeed, far from running out of bizarre exploits to discover, the glitches and hacks are if anything becoming weird and more…
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Astarion's actor from Baldur's Gate 3 has dodged similar roles: 'Repetition breeds stagnation'
starion from Baldur's Gate 3 is certainly up there in the hall of fame of killer RPG companions—not just because he's literally a killer as a vampire, but because he's a nuanced, complicated character performed by a very talented actor. It's no shock that Neil Newbon, who played…
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Patch
Baldur's Gate 3 gets a new hotfix to fix the old hotfix that fixed corrupted saves but started causing crashes
Back in February, Larian rolled out a small update for Baldur's Gate 3 that aimed to fix a few crashes, technical issues, and in particular, corrupted saves . And it worked! Except, well, it apparently also broke a few things along the way. So you know what that means: A new…
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Patch
Hotfix #36 Now Live!
Hey folks, Our last small update, which aimed to resolve corrupted savegames affecting a number of players, seemed to have also introduced some performance issues that triggered crashes. Thank you for your patience while these were investigated! A fix is now rolling out for all…
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Baldur's Gate 3 had romance system ambitions that got killed by 'time constraints,' like a 'friendship' alternative for the companions you don't smooch
If the reams of art and lovelorn fanfiction are anything to go by, Baldur's Gate 3's romance system was one of its most successful parts. Keep, Larian, your remarkably complex imsim-y RPG gameplay; we just want to kiss vampires... Read more.
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Shadowheart and Lae'zel's Baldur's Gate 3 romance came naturally because their writers realised they 'were writing the same story from different directions'
Is there any greater love than that between a weird fascist space alien and the victim of a cult abduction? There is not. That's why Romeo and Juliet is probably about exactly that, and it's why gamers over the globe can't get enough of Shar'zel. Lae'zart. Lart... Read more.
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About Baldur's Gate 3
Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you, drawn from a mind flayer parasite planted in your brain. Resist, and turn darkness against itself. Or embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil. From the creators of Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes a next-generation RPG, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Choose from 12 classes and 11 races from the D&D Player's Handbook and create your own identity, or play as an Origin hero with a hand-crafted background. Or tangle with your inner corruption…
Game details
- System requirements (minimum)
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 150 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD required
- Languages
- English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Korean, Japanese * languages with full…
- Controller
- Full controller support
- DLC
- 2 available on Steam
- Official site
- baldursgate3.game
Frequently asked questions
- Is Baldur's Gate 3 free to play?
- Baldur's Gate 3 is a paid game ($59.99) on Steam.
- What is the latest Baldur's Gate 3 update?
- The most recent official update is "Our Baldur's Gate 3 quiz gauntlet is complete—now try a bonus round on romance, literature, and classes" (May 30, 2026), categorized as News. Surprise, surprise. Our quizzes on the RPG that swept awards shows all through 2023 (and even into 2024) continue to be some of our most popular. Baldur's Gate 3 really left an impression on everyone, and even after finishing up our quiz on the final act, I'm already thinking…
- How many people play Baldur's Gate 3?
- Baldur's Gate 3 peaked at 58K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #32 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #36 the previous week).
- When was Baldur's Gate 3 released?
- Baldur's Gate 3 was released on Aug 3, 2023 by Larian Studios.
- What kind of game is Baldur's Gate 3?
- Baldur's Gate 3 is a Adventure, RPG, Strategy game, featuring single-player, multi-player, co-op.
Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jun 4, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Baldur's Gate 3 and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.