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So you've beaten Baldur's Gate 3 and want to get into the original games⁠—here's how, from a longtime Baldur's Gate freak

By Ted Litchfield published 28 August 23

BG+SoA+ToB What the heck's a THAC0? I'm so glad you asked!

How the innovation of the Infinity Engine brought Baldur's Gate to life

By Rick Lane last updated 9 September 22

retrospective Breaking boundaries to render The Forgotten Realms.

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Meet Trent Oster, the bloke who launched Neverwinter Nights twice

By Jeremy Peel published 13 October 21

Bionic Man "It took a couple of games to learn moderation.”

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Celebrating PC gaming's long love affair with D&D's Forgotten Realms

By Jeremy Peel published 31 August 21

Treasured Memories The long history of the most beloved fantasy setting on PC.

Treasured Memories

PCG forum giveaway

Here's your chance to win a huge RPG bundle over on the PC Gamer forums

By Mohamed Mohammed published 21 June 21

Giveaway Win a copy of Disco Elysium, Baldur's Gate, Pathfinder: Kingmaker and more courtesy of GOG.

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is coming to PC later this year

By Andy Chalk published 10 May 21

news The spinoff action-RPG was released for Xbox and PS2 in 2001, but has never been on PC.

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How an obsession with Ultima 7 led to some of the PC's best RPGs

By Jeremy Peel published 26 December 20

Divine Inspiration Swen Vincke is determined to put a little bit of Ultima 7 into every game Larian Studios creates.

Divine Inspiration

How does Baldur's Gate 3 compare to the classic games?

By Andy Kelly published 7 October 20

New tricks A fan investigates.

Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights and more in big Dungeons and Dragons Steam and GOG sale

By Malindy Hetfeld published 18 June 20

News Catch up with some RPG classics at hefty discounts

Back to Baldur's Gate: Revisiting BioWare's legendary RPG

By Andy Kelly published 30 March 20

Venture forth Where it all began.

The history of Baldur's Gate

By Graeme Mason published 29 February 20

Remembered realms Join us as we return to one of the most troubled towns in the Forgotten Realms.

Remembered realms

It rules that Baldur's Gate 3 is turn-based

By Fraser Brown published 28 February 20

Turn it up It's the only civilised way to play an RPG.

I only want to play Baldur's Gate 3 if I can sleep-scum my way to victory

By Lauren Morton published 12 June 19

Sleeper agent While you were playing videogames, I was studying my eyelids.

KOTOR, Dragon Age: Origins lead designer will lead a new studio for Wizards of the Coast

By Andy Chalk published 24 April 19

news James Ohlen also has lead design and writing credits on Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire, and more.

How the monsters of Baldur's Gate brought combat to life

By Andy Kelly published 18 January 19

fantastic beasts The foes we will never forget.

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The characters of Baldur's Gate are the cornerstone of the series

By Paul Dean published 16 January 19

venture forth Remembering some of the best RPG companions ever written.

What's the best game you ever received as a holiday gift?

By PC Gamer, Samuel Roberts published 22 December 18

PCG Q&A Tell us your holiday memories.

Baldur's Gate made Dungeons & Dragons cool again

By Richard Cobbett published 21 December 18

20 years Looking back at a pivotal moment for computer RPGs, D&D, and a little company called BioWare.

Which PC classic was just too old to enjoy when you finally played it?

By PC Gamer, Samuel Roberts published 15 December 18

PCG Q&A Without nostalgia, older games can be tough to love.

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The best and worst BioWare companions

By Andy Kelly published 7 November 18

Best of Back in 2014, we decided to ask the PC Gamer team which BioWare NPCs they hate, and which they love.

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