Release Date: December 23, 1998
A fantasy RPG that draws inspiration from the roots of the genre and faithfully recreates the rules of the second edition of the D&D system. The action starts in Candlekeep, a stronghold located on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. The protagonist is a youngster brought up by his foster father, Gorion. When strangers attempt to take his life, both heroes try to escape, but Gorion sacrifices himself to save his son.
When in the middle of 1998 information about development of a new RPG by an unknown studio called BioWare had appeared, many fans of the genre began to observe the progress of the works in hope that the final product would break the losing streak plaguing that kind of games for some time back then. And BioWare delivered. The game is inspired by the golden age of the genre, setting new trends and redefining the old ones. Baldur’s Gate almost perfectly captures the rules of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. At the beginning, we create a hero, and then we may join up to five additional characters to our party, each of which has its own unique personality and skills.
Baldur’s Gate is a story about the struggle between good and evil, fate, courage, honor and friendship. The protagonist is a youngster raised on the court of his step father, Gorion. But the unknown heritage forces him to leave the safe haven of Candlekeep walls. From that moment forth, we are on our own. Right from the start, we may join the characters we meet to our party, both good and evil, and all of those personas have their own biography blended into the plot of the game. There is a long journey through many places ahead of us which, in the end, leads to inevitable confrontation with the hidden evil.
Huge land and much freedom in the choice of quests to perform, real-time combat with active pause, and great gameplay are the reason why this game is a must-have.
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Fans of the classic RPG have reason to rejoice - Baldur's Gate 3 has received a mod that allows you to return to the first moments of BioWare's iconic 1998 game.
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Kamil Kleszyk
August 29, 2025
Top downloads for Baldur's Gate Video Game:
mod Baldur's Gate - widescreen-v3.07 - May 1, 2016
mod Baldur's Gate - TWM_GUI_beta0,994 - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - Baldur's Gate Trilogy - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - Ultimate Portrait Pack - June 29, 2019
mod Baldur's Gate - Max HP per Lvl - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - Level 50 rules - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - kpzbg1 - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - bg1tutu_v4 - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - BG1 NPC Project - January 18, 2013
mod Baldur's Gate - BG1UB_v13 - January 18, 2013
System Requirements for Baldur's Gate Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium MMX 166MHz, 32MB RAM.
List of Game Expansions for Video Game:
Expansion
May 6, 1999
RPG
Plugin to a very well-known RPG game, in which the story was developed and a few new elements were introduced. The fictional extension is maintained in more eruptive climates and contains complex underground, full of traps and secret passages. The authors also added about 70 objects, 20 spells and a few other interesting things.
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