Adventure · November 15, 2013
Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition (2013)
The Classic Adventure Continues Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is the beloved RPG classic, enhanced for modern adventurers. Continue a journey started in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition , or customize a new hero to forge your path. Campaign Content The Enhanced Edition includes the original Shadows of Amn campaign, the Throne of Bhaal expansion, plus brand new challenges in the Black Pits II arena! Classic Campaign: The Original Shadows of Amn Adventure Expansion: Throne of Bhaal New Challenges: The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay, arena style battles New Difficulty Setting: Story Mode allows players to focus on story and exploration, rather than combat and survival Epic Characters 11 Playable Classes plus dozens of subclasses Recruit Classic Characters like Minsc and his brave hamster, Boo! 5 New NPCs: Neera the Wild Mage, Dorn Il-Khan the Blackguard, Rasaad yn Bashir the Monk, Hexxat the Thief, and Wilson the Bear New player voice sets to customize your hero Upload Characters from Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition , or forge ahead with a brand new hero Classic Gameplay 2-D isometric graphics Real-time-with-pause combat Adapts 2nd Edition Dungeons & Dragons Rules Enhanced for Modern Platforms Hundreds of bug fixes and improvements to the original game Native support for high-resolution widescreen displays Cross-play multiplayer support for Windows, Linux, and macOS A Story-Rich RPG Kidnapped. Imprisoned. Tortured. The wizard Irenicus holds you captive in his stronghold, attempting to strip you of the powers that are your birthright. Can you resist the evil in your blood and forsake the dark destiny that awaits you? Or will you embrace your monstrous nature and ascend to godhood as the new Lord of Murder?
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 10.0k Steam reviews | Top 23% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 45% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 53% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 279 players | Top 11% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 41 h average | Top 7% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- RPG · 694
- Dungeons & Dragons · 523
- Story Rich · 509
- CRPG · 505
- Fantasy · 498
- Party-Based RPG · 492
- Open World · 468
- Tabletop · 466
- Character Customization · 466
- Real-Time with Pause · 465
- Choices Matter · 462
- Multiplayer · 455
- Adventure · 455
- Magic · 436
- Online Co-Op · 433
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 10.0k reviews
9.2k positive · 803 negative
Metacritic
78/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.4/10
Curator recommendations
9.0k
Peak concurrent players
279
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Italian
- Korean
- Polish
- Simplified Chinese
- Russian
- French volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- French
Press Quotes
“Baldur’s Gate II lives up to its reputation as one of the all-time best RPGs, and if you’re looking for a no-fuss way to play it, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition is exactly that.” 85 – Destructoid “Baldur’s Gate stands tall among the classics. The Enhanced Edition takes all that (and then some) and wraps it in a much more visually pleasing package that will be more acceptable to modern gamers.” 90 – Hardcore Gamer “Whether it's chitchatting with a…
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
41h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
43h
Current engagement
Achievements
93
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 15, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Beamdog |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
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