Baldur's Gate 3 is Larian Studios' extraordinary achievement — a CRPG of unprecedented scope, narrative reactivity, and production value that exceeded every expectation and became the defining RPG of its generation. Based on the D&D 5th Edition ruleset, it follows a group of characters infected with Mind Flayer tadpoles as they navigate a world threatened by a Githyanki invasion while pursuing their own intertwining goals.
The reactivity of the world is BG3's defining achievement. Every choice — who you side with, what you say, what you do in combat — has documented and undocumented consequences that ripple through the narrative. The game tracks variables across hundreds of variables and checks them in ways players only discover on second and third playthroughs. No other RPG comes close to BG3's reactive storytelling at this scale.
The companion system creates some of gaming's most memorable character relationships: Astarion the vampire rogue, Shadowheart the cleric with a secret, Gale the wizard who ate a Netherese orb, Lae'zel the Githyanki warrior, Wyll the warlock, and Karlach the tiefling barbarian. Every companion has a complete multi-act story, a romance arc, and ending outcomes that depend on your choices. The four-player co-op turns BG3 into one of gaming's finest collaborative experiences.
Thousands of variables track your choices and surface consequences hours later — the most reactive RPG narrative ever created at AAA scale.
Full story co-op with up to four players, each controlling their own character and making independent choices that interact with each other.
Full implementation of D&D 5th Edition rules — spells, abilities, saving throws, and conditions create emergent tactical combat.
Six origin companions each with complete multi-act personal stories, romance arcs, and ending variants that depend on your decisions.