Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

Factsheet

Developer:
Beamdog
Based in Edmonton, AB

Release date: November 27, 2012

Platforms:
PC / Mac on Beamdog
PC / Mac / Linux on Steam
PC / Mac / Linux on GOG
Apple App Store
Google Play

Regular Price: $19.99 USD

What Is Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition?

Since its release in 1998, this classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons computer roleplaying games. Customize your hero's traits and abilities, recruit a party of brave allies, and explore the far corners of the Sword Coast in your search for adventure, profit... and the truth.

Features

Over 100 new magic items—almost double the number of new items in all other enhanced editions combined
Handpainted new zones, with a total area greater than Tales of the Sword Coast and Throne of Bhaal put together
Four new player soundsets
Four new joinable companions with three new romance options
Continued romance options from Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition
First new player class in 15 years: the ghost-calling shaman
Updated user interface and improved Infinity Engine features
New magic items, armor, and weapons
New quests and a compelling new storyline
A new player class: the spirit-calling shaman
Original soundtrack by Mass Effect composer Sam Hulick
Story mode difficulty setting for an immersive experience
Legacy of Bhaal difficulty setting for a challenging tactical experience

What's New in 2.0

March 31, 2016

New Class: The Shaman
New Cleric Kit: The Priest of Tyr
Class Ability Tweak: Poison Weapon now scales with levels
Item Tweak: Stupefier +1 has been adjusted to be more in line with the game's other equipment
Spell Tweak: Enchanted Weapon now modifies the target's existing weapons
Items can now be placed in the Off-Hand slot while ranged and two-handed weapons are equipped
Steam Cloud Save support has been added (Steam only)
The User Interface has been overhauled with a new system
Dozens of modder-friendly enhancements
Hundreds of bug fixes

About Beamdog

Beamdog loves taking classic video games and updating them for modern gamers. Their smash successes Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition put isometric 2D roleplaying games on smartphones and tablets. Now they’re reaching even higher as they create their own in-house original content.

The Beamdog team is a small but savvy force concentrated in Edmonton, Canada, but also working from Russia, America, the UK, and other countries. The team isn’t based on geographical location, but on the enthusiasm and excitement employees have for building games. With the release of Siege of Dragonspear, an original expansion to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Beamdog has shown its writers, artists, and programmers can bust their creative chops to make captivating content. Beamdog designs, develops, and distributes cool games that people want to play, and those goals will take them in many different directions in the future.

The Real-Life Story of Siege

When Beamdog made Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, we brought the classic roleplaying game back to life in a modern way. We continued enhancing Infinity Engine games but we wanted to do more for the fans who loved these games as much as we did. We wanted to contribute an original expansion to the Bhaalspawn saga, designed and created in-house from the ground up. In 2014 we got the green light to begin work on the Siege of Dragonspear expansion to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition.

The last year and a half has been filled with indescribable highs (like hearing Misc’s voice again!!) and some pretty harsh lows that we powered through. We used the lessons learned from producing the enhanced editions to design Siege of Dragonspear. Now it’s almost ready for release and we couldn’t be happier—or prouder—to send it out into the world. We hope that fans of the Bhaalspawn saga enjoy their return to the Sword Coast.

The In-Game Story of Siege

Though Sarevok is dead and his plan for war averted, peace eludes the citizens of Baldur's Gate. A crusade marches from the north, seizing supplies, forcing locals into military service, and disrupting trade along the Sword Coast. A charismatic warrior known as the Shining Lady leads this army, her background shrouded in mystery. Can the rumors be true—is she, like you, the child of a god?

The closer you get to the Shining Lady, the more you realize your father, the dead Lord of Murder still casts a long shadow upon your path. Baldur's Gate has put its faith in you, but you must determine whose interests you truly serve before you face the Shining Lady among the ruins of Dragonspear Castle.