Sources & evidence

The sources below establish the game facts used on this site. A source appearing here does not mean that every sentence on that source has been copied, independently tested or adopted.

1. Steam — Baldur’s Gate 3
   Official product identity, PC platforms, features and system requirements. Prices depend on account region and time.
2. GOG — Baldur’s Gate 3
   Official alternative PC storefront. Check the current listing and your purchased licence before downloading.
3. PlayStation Store — Baldur's Gate 3
   Official PS5 purchase entry. Check current regional prices, offers and online-play conditions.
4. Xbox — Baldur's Gate 3
   Official Xbox purchase entry; confirm your device and licence.
5. Larian Support — System Requirements
   Developer requirements for Windows and Mac. Available storage is not the exact network download size.
6. PlayStation — Baldur's Gate 3 game overview
   Official platform overview of the story premise, characters, exploration and tactical combat.
7. PlayStation — An introduction to BG3 and Dungeons & Dragons
   Official platform editorial introduction. Used for the starting context, not as a substitute for the game’s current tooltips.
8. BG3 Wiki — Difficulty
   Community reference for difficulty modes; the recommendation to consider Explorer is editorial, not a requirement.
9. Larian — Patch 8 release notes
   Dated 15 April 2025. New subclass names, selection levels and the scope of Patch 8 features; not a claim that no later fixes exist.
10. Larian: Channel From Hell — Photo Mode tips and tricks
    Official developer video, published 22 April 2025. Linked rather than embedded; no third-party player loads here.
11. BG3 Wiki — Photo mode
    Community-maintained secondary reference. Useful context; developer documentation takes priority for feature limits.

How to read the evidence

Developer support describes account and feature requirements. Dated patch notes explain what changed at a particular point. Store records describe a particular product and platform. Our comparisons, checklists and composition suggestions are original editorial interpretation and are not official developer recommendations.

Image credit

The character portraits, combat, party-inventory, valley, magical-effect, dragon and city images used in this build are official Baldur's Gate 3 promotional screenshots distributed through Steam. They are not captures made by this publisher. The images illustrate the game; pictured encounters and equipment are not a promised starting loadout. Original artwork belongs to Larian Studios and its respective owners.

Original gallery files

• City courtyard — original Steam image ↗
• Valley and adventuring party — original Steam image ↗
• Armoured character — original Steam image ↗
• Magic close-up — original Steam image ↗
• Combat interface — original Steam image ↗
• Dragon encounter — original Steam image ↗
• Character portrait — original Steam image ↗
• Party inventory — original Steam image ↗

Official video and game-icon sources

Launch Trailer and First Look at the City are official videos listed by the Steam product API. Launch Trailer was remuxed from the publisher-supplied H.264 and AAC streams into MP4 without re-encoding. The city trailer was compressed to a smaller web playback file. Neither video was editorially cut. This is promotional footage, not this publisher’s gameplay or a review.

• game-icon.jpg — original Steam resource
• Baldur's Gate 3 - Launch Trailer — original Steam resource
• Baldur's Gate 3 - First Look at the City — original Steam resource

The site header and browser icon use the original Steam community game icon. All video and icon rights remain with Larian Studios and the respective rights holders; this site remains unofficial.