That Baldur’s Gate 3 is going to be a great game was known to fans of the genre even before its release. The fact that the game becomes such a huge success was not even expected by the developers. Now Baldur’s Gate 3 even has better ratings on Metacritic than Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which was the previously “best” game of the year.
This is how things are currently going for Baldur’s Gate 3:
- On August 3, Baldur’s Gate 3 was released on PC for Steam and GOG. The game has accumulated over 700,000 players on Steam alone, more than 6 times what was expected in a short time.
- Even on Twitch, Baldur’s Gate 3 is an exceptional game: viewer numbers actually “smaller” streamers explode because the RPG is so well received.
- Now Baldur’s Gate 3 can even boast official figures: at the moment it is ranked 1st among the best games of 2023, even surpassing the celebrated Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Baldur’s Gate 3 beats Zelda on Metacritic
This is how the game stands on Metacritic: Currently, the ratings for the PC version of Baldur’s Gate 3 are at 97 / 100 from critics and 9.3 / 10 from players (via Metacritic, as of August 10). For comparison: Tears of the Kingdom has a rating of 96 / 100 and 8.5 / 10.
This makes Baldur’s Gate 3 currently the highest-rated game of 2023, and even among the “best games of all time,” this RPG ranks: it currently holds 15th place, ahead of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and only slightly behind Breath of the Wild (via Metacritic). We were also incredibly impressed by the game:
- Even in Early Access 2020, we were excited about the multiplayer in Baldur’s Gate 3.
- MyMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was in love at the latest when, he had to fight for hours with a witch.
- The colleagues from GameStar awarded a rating between 85 and 95, praising especially the story.
In the community, there is currently a heated debate about why the game is so well received. Because actually, CRPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 are absolute niche titles that can attract at most a few tens of thousands of hardcore fans.
One reason for the sudden success was probably the somewhat unintended advertising with a risqué scene:
“I have no experience with D&D and CRPGs, but the game blows me away”
On Metacritic, players have heaps of praise, especially for the absence of microtransactions. For €60, you get a complete gaming experience, no additional costs, no shop. Just hundreds of hours of gameplay without too many bugs.
Even the negative reviews praise the game in the highest terms as “phenomenal”: the environment is excellent, the characters are deep, and the freedoms are extensive – as some clever geniuses have already proven. That such a rating still gives 0 points is probably an oversight.
On Reddit, hundreds of players are also discussing Baldur’s Gate 3. It says: even without experience in the underlying Dungeons & Dragons or the genre itself, the game is absolutely captivating.
Especially the many possibilities and crazy scenes are cool: interrogating cows, goofing around with companions, and of course the diverse and sometimes pretty wild sex scenes. Baldur’s Gate 3 can impress players in almost all areas.
The only criticism that is repeatedly mentioned lies within the system itself. The turn-based combat takes away the desire to try out for many potential interested parties. This is an absolute fun killer. In this case, we have a few alternatives for you:
