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Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword CoastEpic Dungeons & Dragons adventure on the Sword Coast
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntA vast open-world action RPG with a acclaimed story and monster hunting.
Overview
Description

Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast expands the classic 1998 RPG with new quests, locations, and characters, delivering a deeper narrative set in the Forgotten Realms. Players guide their party through a richly detailed world, making choices that shape the story and affect the outcome of the campaign. The expansion retains the original's real-time with pause combat and party management while adding fresh spells, items, and challenging encounters. Designed for solo play, it offers countless hours of immersive role‑playing for fans of classic fantasy adventures.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a story-driven open-world RPG in which you play Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter searching for his adopted daughter. It is celebrated for its mature writing, meaningful side quests, and a massive, hand-crafted world.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)

Around $39.99, frequently discounted; expansions sold separately or in a Complete Edition.

Category
CRPG
Action RPG
Best for
Fans of classic RPGs and D&D
RPG fans and story-driven single-player gamers
Specifications
Spec source
AI-estimated
AI-estimated
General
msrp
$49.99
release date
1999-04-30
Specifications
developer
BioWare, BioWare Edmonton
publisher
Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment
age rating
ESRB T, PEGI 12
multiplayer
Single player
critic score
85/100
platforms
PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
deployment
Game
open source
No
api available
No
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Rich new storyline and quests
  • Expanded character options and abilities
  • Seamless integration with original game
  • Strong modding community support
  • Outstanding writing and side quests
  • Huge, atmospheric world
  • Great value with expansions
  • Frequent deep discounts
Cons
  • Limited to single‑player experience
  • Outdated graphics compared to modern titles
  • Occasional UI quirks in older engine
  • Combat feels dated to some
  • Overwhelming amount of content
  • Slow start
Community & Metrics
Upvotes
0
10
User rating
Not enough data
4.3 (4)

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Reviews

4.3 (4)
Anonymous

Recommend The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Picked up The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt recently. Outstanding writing and side quests. One gripe: overwhelming amount of content. Would recommend.

Anonymous

So much fun

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been my go-to lately. Frequent deep discounts. No real complaints. Would recommend.

Anonymous

Love it

Picked up The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt recently. Huge, atmospheric world. One gripe: combat feels dated to some. Would recommend.

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