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Baldur’s Gate 3is now the highest-rated PC game of all time, having seized that title some 10 days into its market debut. This development shouldn’t come as a surprise, not least becauseBaldur’s Gate 3already became the highest-rated new game of 2023across all platforms.
While the first two installments in the iconic franchise put BioWare on the map as the developer of ambitious story-driven role-playing games, the third entry was handled by the RPG veterans at Larian Studios, who licensed theDungeons and DragonsIP thatBaldur’s Gateis based on from Wizards of the Coast. The developer switch ended up being entirely seamless, with the newly released game thuscompleting the incredibly consistentBaldur’s Gatetrilogy.
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In yet another testament to that universal critical acclaim,Baldur’s Gate 3just became the highest-rated PC game of all time, boasting an overall critic score of 97 on Metacritic. WhileDisco Elysium: The Final Cutalso managed to reach that figure, Larian’s RPG outranks that of ZA/UM by virtue of having 16 more reviews as of August 14. This milestone was widely expected among the fandom, asBaldur’s Gate 3has been closing in on the title of the highest-rated PC game ever madewithin days of its August 3 release.
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Larian’s newest RPG has also already cracked the top ten highest-user-rated PC games of all time, as it currently boasts nearly 5,900 player reviews with an average score of 9.1, thus ranking tenth in this category. For context, the nine games above it all have a marginally better average player score of 9.2. As for its Metascore ranking, the arrival ofBaldur’s Gate 3pushedThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimout of the top 10 highest-rated PC games of all time. That list now includes twoBaldur’s Gatetitles, with the second installment in the series—Shadows of Amn—ranking eighth.
Metacritic’s all-time PC top 10 has now changed three times in just as many years, as the success ofBaldur’s Gate 3was preceded by those ofDisco Elysium: The Final CutandPersona 5 Royalreleased in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The last title that cracked the list prior to this trio was the 2015 PC port ofGrand Theft Auto 5, which currently ranks fourth.
In terms of multi-platform rankings,Baldur’s Gate 3is currently the ninth highest-rated game ever made, sharing the aggregate score of 97 withRed Dead Redemption 2and the twoSuper Mario Galaxygames. It remains to be seen whether its upcoming console ports help it climb those rankings, especially seeing how the Xbox Series X/S andPS5 versions ofBaldur’s Gate 3will be slightly different from the PC one.
Baldur’s Gate 3is available now on PC and launches September 6 on PS5, with an Xbox Series X/S port also in development.
