Baldur's Gate

Baldur's Gate is a 1998 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the Icewind Dale series and Planescape: Torment. The game's story focuses on a player-made character who travels across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions. The game received critical acclaim and was credited for revitalizing computer role-playing games. An expansion pack was released titled Tales of the Sword Coast, as were two sequels, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) and Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). An enhanced, remastered version of the Infinity Engine was later created as part of Beamdog's Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, the first new release in the franchise in nearly nine years The original Baldur's Gate continues to be referenced as a point of inspiration in many modern role-playing games, and is often cited as one of the best video games ever made.

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Developer

BioWare

Publisher

Interplay Entertainment

First release

December 21, 1998

Series

Baldur's Gate

Cover

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Record ID

Q663583