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Community Update #36 A Very Moddy Christmas

by SaloAtLarian

Hello friends, The days are getting colder, the holiday decorations are creeping out early, and honestly? We’re leaning into it. It’s been a long year, one that saw Baldur’s Gate 3 receive twelve new subclasses, full cross-play support, and the arrival of photo mode - the last final, final last patch. It’s been an exciting year for us, what with also launching Larian: Channel From Hell, with weekly streams where you’ve had sneak peeks into our madness, met valued members of the team, and pushed Aoife to her limits with her Dark Urge run. However, they’re not the only stars of the show - your mods have caused tears, laughter, and pain. Lots of pain. Like getting rammed in the ankles by a muscle car pain. So before we close out on 2025, we’re looking back at some of the best moments brought about by your mods!The Devs Of Christmas - A Four-Hour Honour Mode Stream But before we start our reminiscing, we’re kicking off the festive season with a livestream party - and you’re invited! Don yo...

Voice actor for Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach says 'we're still seen as outsources' in game dev: 'There's a weird disconnect'

by Harvey Randall

There's been a deep, unfortunate friction between voice actors and videogame studios, recently—the looming spectre of AI hangs large over everything, with some bigwigs salivating at the idea of getting infinite performances out of people without actually paying them... Read more.

'Child labor is unbeatable': Baldur's Gate 3 players discover how to build an army of unkillable kids through the power of polymorph and German media laws

by Lincoln Carpenter

Baldur's Gate 3 is well over two years old and its developer is no longer making major content additions, but its players are still finding fresh and exciting ways to crack open its ruleset towards their own gamebreaking ends. This week, as spotted by GamesRadar, BG3 players have found a way to recruit a fighting force of the most powerful beings in Larian's version of Faerun... Read more.

Создатели "Ведьмака 4" не собираются подражать разработчикам Baldur's Gate 3

by Семен Страндов

CD Projekt RED признает и отмечает заслуги ставшей культовой ролевой игры Baldur's Gate 3, однако не собирается подражать своим коллегам из Larian Studios — у неё свой путь, свой стиль, и она будет продолжать ему следовать.

Baldur's Gate 3 is 'an inspiration' for CD Projekt, but it's all-in on big open worlds: 'We are definitely not going to make a game like Larian did'

by Justin Wagner

Confirmed best PC game Baldur's Gate 3 brought CRPG stylings back into the spotlight, and more than that, proved the enduring appeal of an exceptionally reactive, player-driven story with emergent narratives and shenanigans aplenty... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets more Steam Deck improvements in Hotfix 35 with their native version

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Larian have updated Baldur's Gate 3 with Hotfix #35, which includes more improvements to their Native Linux build supported on the Steam Deck with SteamOS. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/baldurs-gate-3-gets-more-steam-deck-improvements-in-hotfix-35-with-their-native-version/

Hotfix #35 Now Live!

by SaloAtLarian

Hello folks, We’re dropping by to serve up a small hotfix today!Focusing mainly on improving performance, this update should resolve some crashes on consoles and address certain issues on the Steam Deck. We’ve also gone ahead and bumped the default Upscaling Type from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2 on Steam Deck Native, which should result in sharper visuals overall. We hope you’re all staying warm during sweater weather (or cool during sensible thin cardigan weather in the southern hemisphere). Check out the hotfix notes below!FIXESCrashes and PerformanceFixed a freeze on PS5 that could occur when pressing L2.Fixed a crash on Xbox on the host's end when a client leaves a multiplayer session.Fixed a crash on Xbox on the client's end when suspending the game while loading into a multiplayer session.Fixed a crash on Steam Deck Native Build and Mac that was sometimes caused when saving the game after crafting.Fixed a potential crash on Mac on the host's end during cross-play.Fixed some potential crashe...

Larian Studios responds to 2025 Game Awards nomination for Baldur's Gate 3, which came out more than 2 years ago: 'honestly, what the f**k'

by Andy Chalk

We are bearing down on the final weeks of 2025, and somehow—somehow!—Baldur's Gate 3, a game that released more than two years ago (more than five years ago, if you count the lengthy early access stretch) is still banging the table at The Game Awards. It's reached the point where even developer Larian Studios seems a little baffled by the whole thing... Read more.

The new Forgotten Realms books are set after Baldur's Gate 3 and show Karlach found her happy ending, though one jerk wizard also dodged his comeuppance

by Jody Macgregor

The idea of "canonicity" in RPGs is an odd one, given the whole point of both videogame and tabletop RPGs is that the players decide what the main characters do. But sequels, spin-offs, and sourcebooks have a habit of choosing particular outcomes as the "real" ones—unless it's the Elder Scrolls, where every ending of Morrowind happened at once... Read more.

A new Baldur's Gate 3 mod restores cut dialogue where Withers gets gently bullied by a child

by Ted Litchfield

Baldur's Gate 3 cut content sleuth SlimX has uncovered the most important missing piece of Larian's RPG yet: A couple lines of dialogue where Tiefling refugee and budding YA novel protagonist Arabella makes fun of immortal camp moocher Withers. Not only that, but SlimX has also made a mod restoring the scene available for free on his Patreon... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod Path to Menzoberranzan's now targeting a first playable alpha release in the first half of 2026

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After a bit of scope re-evalution over the summer, the modders behind Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod Path to Menzoberranzan have set a new target in terms of releasing the a first publicly playable taste of it. An alpha build made up of a Nautiold-sized tutorial level is now pencilled in to arrive during the first half of 2026. As we've covered previously, the original pitch for the project was a custom adventure that'd see you and a party of fresh companions travel to Minthara's hometown via some locations from previous Baldur’s Gates. According to the team, over 130 people are now working on making that a reality on what's being teased as a larger scale than originally envisioned. Read more

RPGs make up more than 30% of PC Gamer's Top 100, so clearly we've settled on a favourite genre

by Fraser Brown

Our annual Top 100 games list was published this week—a monumental undertaking that involved more than 30 writers and editors debating, discussing, pleading and even putting on presentations to sway colleagues. We are very tired. But that might also have something to do with the fact that we spend so much time playing massive RPGs.. Read more.

The top 100 PC games

by Phil Savage

Welcome to the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best games you can play right now. For the last few months, the PC Gamer team has been busy whittling down the hundreds of thousands of games available on PC; campaigning, voting and arguing until we arrived at the 100 games you'll find below... Read more.

Veteran DnD designer bestows the ultimate praise on "fantastic" Baldur's Gate 3

by editor@pcgamesn.com

You don't need me to tell you that Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely brilliant - Larian's trophy cabinet speaks for itself. At this point, the studio is likely used to the glowing praise, but hearing it from a Dungeons and Dragons veteran will feel particularly satisfying. In a new interview, Bruce Nesmith - a former creative director at TSR who shaped the tabletop universe, before working for Bethesda on The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series - has labeled BG3 as the best DnD game ever made. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Baldur's Gate 3 mods Less than a quarter of Baldur's Gate 3 players have even finished the game on PC This new Baldur's Gate 3 update makes the game run way better on your Steam Deck

Baldur's Gate 3 needed a "cowboy wizard extraordinaire" and its latest custom companion mod delivers

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Baldur's Gate 3 modders continue to dig deep into the bag of tools Larian gave them and unleash their creativity on mods which don't just remix existing bits of the game, but add entirely custom elements. While custom campaigns and new areas rightly grab a lot of the headlines, custom companions have also been starting to arrive. The latest is a "cowboy wizard extraordinaire", a vocation that'll fit right in among the established party. After all, people will likely be too busy staring at Withers' modded big naturals to question whether cowboys are a thing in the Forgotten Realms. Read more