Baldur’s Gate 3 is Larian Studios’ D&D 5th Edition CRPG — a 100+ hour RPG where every choice reshapes your story. This hub collects every BG3 guide on GamesRecon: story-defining decisions, quest walkthroughs, companion recruitment, class builds, boss strategies, and gear locations. Guides are added as they publish. Encyclopedia entries at the bottom link out to full articles over time.
Quick Facts
| Developer | Larian Studios |
| Publisher | Larian Studios |
| Release Date | August 3, 2023 (PC) · September 6, 2023 (PS5) · December 5, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S) · November 5, 2024 (macOS) |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, macOS |
| Genre | Turn-based CRPG, Party-based RPG |
| Ruleset | Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition |
| Engine | Divinity 4.0 |
| Players | 1–4 (Online Co-op & Split-screen) |
| Awards | The Game Awards 2023 Game of the Year, 6 BAFTA wins |
Story & Major Decisions
Baldur’s Gate 3 is built on choices that ripple across all three acts. These guides break down each decision — who lives, who dies, what you gain and what you lose — so you walk in knowing the stakes.
- Are there Consequences for Using Illithid Powers in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Can You Avoid Killing Buthir and Grukkoh in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Drink Formula Gruna in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You First Enter the Moonrise Towers or Shadowfell in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Free Orpheus or Side with the Emperor in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Kill Anders or Karlach in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Let Gale Reforge the Crown in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Let Gale Use the Netherese Orb in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Let Yenna Join Your Camp in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Recruit or Kill Minthara in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Release the Pixie in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Side with Stone Lord or Guild in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Take Mountain Pass or Underdark in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Take Raphael’s Deal in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Should You Take the Ritual Dagger of Shar in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: What Happens If You Kill Kagha in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: What Should You Do with the Addled Frog in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: What to Do with the Necromancy of Thay? Should You Read or Destroy It in BG3
- Should You Destroy or Control the Elder Brain in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- Should You Save the Brain in Baldur’s Gate 3?
- What Happens If You Steal the Druids’ Sacred Idol in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
Quests & Walkthroughs
Step-by-step quest solutions, puzzle answers, and the optimal order to tackle Act 1 through Act 3.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Arcane Tower Walkthrough
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Find The Missing Shipment (Rugan) Walkthrough
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Free True Soul Nere Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Hhune Mausoleum Puzzle Solution Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 House of Healing Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Jaheira’s Hideout Pin Slot Puzzle Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Steal the Sacred Idol Walkthrough
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Lift the Shadow Curse in BG3
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Nettie Room Puzzle Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders Guide
- Best Quest Order in Act 1 of Baldur’s Gate 3
- How to Investigate Kagha in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- How to Investigate the Suspicious Toys in Felogyr’s Fireworks in Baldur’s Gate 3
- How to Save Liam in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
Companions
Your party defines your experience. These guides cover where to find each companion, how to recruit them, and the choices that keep them loyal — or drive them away.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Astarion Companion Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Can You Save Karlach in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Free Shadowheart on the Ship in BG3
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Give Gale Magic Artifacts in BG3
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Rescue Volo in BG3
- Can You Recruit Karlach Without Wyll Becoming a Devil in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- How to Find and Rescue Halsin in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- How to Rescue or Recruit Barcus Wroot in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- How to Revive Gale in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
Classes, Races & Builds
D&D 5e gives you 12 classes, dozens of subclasses, and multiclassing on top. These guides help you pick the right foundation for your run.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3) Best Cleric Subclass (Domain) & Deity to Choose
- Best Race for Bard in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- Dark Urge Best Class in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- How to Become an Oathbreaker Paladin in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- Should You Become an Oathbreaker Paladin in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
Bosses & Combat
The fights that end runs. Strategies, positioning tips, and the gear that makes each encounter manageable.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Auntie Ethel Boss Guide
- How to Defeat the Netherbrain in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- Where to Find Elder Brithvar in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
Items, Weapons & Armor
Missable gear, hidden legendaries, and how to get the equipment that changes your build.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Ceremonial Weapon Locations Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Devilfoil Mask Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Duellist’s Prerogative Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Get the Gloves of Automaton in BG3?
- Baldur’s Gate 3: How to Use the Rune of the Wolf in BG3
- Baldur’s Gate 3: Where to Find Penumbral Armor in BG3?
- How to Find & Use the Strange Chunk of Amber in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- How to Get the Blood of Lathander Mace in Baldur’s Gate 3
NPCs & Curiosities
The Strange Ox, Withers, and other characters worth tracking down.
- Baldur’s Gate 3: What is the Strange Ox in BG3?
- Dairow Vin in BG3: Location, and How to Wake Him Up
- How to Find Withers in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
- How to Wake Up Art Callugh in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)
Systems, Mechanics & Settings
How BG3’s underlying systems work — from Karmic Dice and enemy scaling to traps, cantrips, and graphics settings.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Cantrips: What They Are and How They Work
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Illithid Powers Guide
- Baldur’s Gate 3 Karmic Dice: Should You Turn It On or Off in BG3?
- Do Enemies Scale in Baldur’s Gate 3 (BG3)?
- How to Disarm Traps in Baldur’s Gate 3
- How to Increase Athletics in Baldur’s Gate 3
- Should You Choose DirectX 11 or Vulkan in Baldur’s Gate 3?
Transformations & Lore
Can you become a vampire? A werewolf? The answers might surprise you.
Endings
Every ending path and what triggers each one.
Encyclopedia
Reference lists for the world of Baldur’s Gate 3. Plain-text entries are placeholders — they become links as full guides are published.
Acts & Chapters
- Prologue — The Nautiloid
- Act 1 — Wilderness, Emerald Grove & Underdark
- Act 2 — Shadow-Cursed Lands & Moonrise Towers
- Act 3 — Baldur’s Gate & Lower City
- Epilogue
Major Regions
- Ravaged Beach
- Emerald Grove
- Blighted Village
- Goblin Camp
- Underdark
- Grymforge
- Mountain Pass
- Rosymorn Monastery
- Creche Y’llek
- Shadow-Cursed Lands
- Last Light Inn
- Moonrise Towers
- Gauntlet of Shar
- Nightsong Reach
- Rivington
- Wyrm’s Rock Fortress
- Lower City
- Bhaal Temple
- House of Hope
- Iron Throne
- Netherbrain Lair
Classes
- Barbarian
- Bard
- Cleric
- Druid
- Fighter
- Monk
- Paladin
- Ranger
- Rogue
- Sorcerer
- Warlock
- Wizard
Races
- Human
- Elf
- Half-Elf
- Drow
- Dwarf
- Halfling
- Gnome
- Tiefling
- Half-Orc
- Dragonborn
- Githyanki
Origin Characters
- The Dark Urge
- Astarion (Origin)
- Gale (Origin)
- Karlach (Origin)
- Lae’zel (Origin)
- Shadowheart (Origin)
- Wyll (Origin)
All Companions
- Astarion
- Gale
- Karlach
- Lae’zel
- Shadowheart
- Wyll
- Halsin
- Jaheira
- Minsc
- Minthara
Major Villains & Bosses
- Auntie Ethel
- Nere
- Ketheric Thorm
- Balthazar
- Yurgir
- Raphael
- Cazador Szarr
- Orin the Red
- Enver Gortash
- The Emperor
- The Netherbrain
Key Items & Artifacts
- Netherstones
- Astral Prism
- Crown of Karsus
- Necromancy of Thay
- Blood of Lathander
- Duellist’s Prerogative
- Devilfoil Mask
- Penumbral Armor
- Ritual Dagger of Shar
- Rune of the Wolf
- Adamantine Forge Items
- Mourning Frost
- Helldusk Armor
Romance Options
- Shadowheart Romance
- Astarion Romance
- Karlach Romance
- Lae’zel Romance
- Gale Romance
- Wyll Romance
- Halsin Romance
- Minthara Romance
