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Baldur's Gate

Baldur's Gate is an RPG with a top-down perspective. The original release was dropped in 1998 but saw a remaster in 2013. Players will make their way through an engrossing story while picking up additional party members along the way.

BALDUR'S GATE 1998
Baldur's Gate

Franchise
Baldur's Gate
Platform(s)
PC , macOS
Released
December 21, 1998
Developer(s)
BioWare
Publisher(s)
Interplay
Genre(s)
RPG
ESRB
T for Teen: Animated Blood, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco

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