Is Baldur's Gate Hard? Difficulty Rating 6.1/10

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Is Baldur's Gate Hard? Difficulty Rating 6.1/10 | HDII

Baldur's Gate

Full Release (1998)

DIFFICULTY

6.1/10

Difficult

(7 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Baldur's Gate as moderately difficult, with enough challenge to stay engaging without becoming overwhelming for most players.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players usually describe the challenge in this game as coming from a few core areas:

PC control schemes may add complexity in action-heavy sections
Some mechanics translate differently than on controller
Touch controls can add imprecision to timing-sensitive moments
Some mechanics designed for physical buttons may feel harder on touchscreen

Who Will Find It Difficult

Baldur's Gate may challenge beginners and players unfamiliar with similar games, but experienced players will usually find it manageable after learning its systems. Players who rated games like Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and God of War: Ascension at a similar challenge level may find Baldur's Gate broadly comparable in difficulty.

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7 ratings

avg: 6.1

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Based on 7 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 6.1/10. Most players rated this game around 6.

Developer(s)

BioWare Edmonton, BioWare

Publisher(s)

Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment

Genre(s)

Role-playing (RPG)

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, iOS, Mac

Keywords

none listed

About Baldur's Gate

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, including the Icewind Dale series, as well as other licensed D&D campaign worlds such as Planescape: Torment. The game's story focuses on players controlling a protagonist of their own creation who finds themselves travelling across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions, to unravel the mystery surrounding a sudden iron crisis affecting the region and attempting to discover the culprits behind it, all while uncovering dark secrets about their origins and dealing with attempts on their life.

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Players who rated Baldur's Gate also rated the games shown below, with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (6.0), Ori and the Will of the Wisps (6.0), and God of War: Ascension (5.9) being most similar in difficulty!