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Baldur's Gate

1998 fantasy role-playing video game
VideoGame video_game Q663583
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Summary

Baldur's Gate is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,251 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Computer Game[3], D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[4]
  • Screenwriter: Lukas Kristjanson[5]
  • Composer: Michael Hoenig[6]
  • Publisher: Interplay Entertainment[7]
  • Genre: role-playing video game[8]
  • Based on: Dungeons & Dragons[9]
  • Followed by: Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn[10]
  • Developer: BioWare[11]
  • Part of the series: Baldur's Gate[12]
  • Designed by: James Ohlen[13]
  • Commons category: Baldur's Gate[14]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[15], Classic Mac OS[16]
  • Game mode: multiplayer video game[17], single-player video game[18], co-op mode[19]
  • Software engine: Infinity Engine[20]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[21], digital distribution[22], digital download[23]
  • Review score: ★★★★★[24]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[25]
  • Country of origin: Canada[26]
  • Publication date: December 21, 1998[27]
  • Characters: Imoen[28], Minsc[29], Sarevok[30], Volothamp Geddarm[31], Elminster[32], Jaheira[33]
  • Voice actor: Jim Cummings[34], Melissa Disney[35], Kevin Michael Richardson[36]
  • Distributed by: Steam[37], GOG.com[38]
  • ESRB rating: Teen[39]
  • Official website: https://web.archive.org/web/20070702201631/http://www.bioware.com/games/baldurs_gate/[40]
  • PEGI rating: PEGI 12[41]

Why It Matters

Baldur's Gate has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Baldur's Gate receive?

Honors received include Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Computer Game[3] and D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[4].

Related Entities

BioWare bird's-eye view Canada CD-ROM Classic Mac OS computer keyboard Interplay Entertainment Jim Cummings Kevin Michael Richardson Microsoft Windows

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . originsgames.com. originsgames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . GOG.com. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk rating → USK 12, USK 12
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Usk rating: USK 12"
  2. 17d ago · TherasTaneel · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'he',
    Characters → Imoen, Minsc, Sarevok +3
    Abandonware-france game id → 1882
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Characters: Jaheira"
  3. 25d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → ★★★★★
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Review score: ★★★★★, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  4. 5w ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id → 216349
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Senscritique work id: 216349, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/134721788|Baldur's Gate (#134721788)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5146|SensCritique vide"
  5. 6w ago · Teiron · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Before i play game id → Baldur's_Gate, Baldur%27s_Gate
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Before i play game id: Baldur%27s_Gate, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/264918877|Baldur's Gate (#264918877)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7582|‎Before"
  6. 10w ago · Matthias M. · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 3733
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Usk id: 3733, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142812036|Baldur´s Gate (#142812036)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  7. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → video game
    Part of the series → Baldur's Gate
    Designed by → James Ohlen
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Baldurs_Gate, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293295585|Baldur's Gate (#293295585)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant"
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