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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2013

Should you play it?

The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.

What works

  • Deep and immersive story
  • Complex tactical combat
  • Large open world with exploration
  • High replayability and content volume
  • Faithful adaptation of ad&d ruleset

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and ui
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Multiplayer is limited and unstable
  • Difficulty spikes and punishing mechanics

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • Pillars of Eternity

  • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

  • Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

  • Wandering Sword

  • 秦殇 (Prince of Qin)

Less social

Games that feels like Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Chained Echoes

  • The Temple of Elemental Evil

  • Blightstone

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

  • SpellForce: Conquest of Eo

  • Elemental: Reforged

Less intimate

Games that feels like Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition but with less focus on close relationships

  • Avernum 3: Ruined World

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • Lords of Magic: Special Edition

  • Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

  • Zoria: Prologue (2020)

  • The Legend of The Sacred Stone EX

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026