Baldur's Gate

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Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment. It is the first game in the Baldur's Gate series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 2nd edition rules. It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, includi

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Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast

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Baldur's Gate Compilation

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

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Baldur's Gate

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Developer
BioWare · BioWare Edmonton
Publisher
Interplay Entertainment · Black Isle Studios
Release · Linux
  • WorldwideOct 14, 2015

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