Baldur's Gate
Shares rank 13 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
Classic BioWare RPG that people recommend for its excellent games and hundreds of hours of play. The common caveats are the real-time-with-pause combat and the quirky AD&D rules.
Classic BioWare RPG that people recommend for its excellent games and hundreds of hours of play. The common caveats are the real-time-with-pause combat and the quirky AD&D rules.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent games with long play
“BG1/BG2 are excellent games but it can take some getting use to the RTWP (Realtime with Pause) system”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible” “while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Any Interesting Niche Hobbies?”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other role-playing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Baldur's GateThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Probably one of the best game studios ever, IMO.”
“weird RPG numbers systems (AD&D in BG1/2 for example)”
“I bounced off of both Baldur's Gate when it was new”
“that game is already well maintained”
“It has the side benefit of teaching you the rules if you ever want to jump in to a local game”
“giving the original non-EE version a try without mods”
“It's sad to see the version most new players will experience has spell casting rules significantly different”
“while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay”
“It had some great quotes.”
“BG1/BG2 are excellent games but it can take some getting use to the RTWP (Realtime with Pause) system”
“the endless stream of Baldurs Gate "modern reimplementations" or rehashes”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.