Baldur's Gate III
Role-playing (RPG) / Strategy / Turn-based strategy (TBS) / Adventure · 2023 · Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
A turn-based RPG from Larian Studios, first released in 2023. You build a party, take on a three-act story, and make choices that shape companion arcs and the ending. Patch 8 (April 2025) was billed as the final major patch and added cross-play and cross-platform progression. Only hotfixes have followed.
Guides and missables below stop at this point. Move it forward as you play.
Quest walkthroughs
Quests for Opening Sequence and the Beach. Open a quest for step-by-step directions, choices, rewards and troubleshooting. Its full walkthrough reveals that quest’s details.
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Quick tips
Opening Sequence and the Beach
Choose your character
Pick an Origin character or a custom one. Origin characters have personal quests, while a custom character gives you full freedom.
Opening Sequence and the Beach
Learn the core rules early
Use the first fights to practice high ground, Shove, Hide and Help. Recruit your first companions early so you have a full party.
Opening Sequence and the Beach
Don't over-invest in level 1 choices
You can respec at camp later. Consider a multiclass plan, but stay in a single class until level 5 so you get key features like Extra Attack.
Things you can miss
Optional quests, items or choices you can lose access to by progressing past a point. Guides often call these “missables”.
Everburn Blade
Can be lost after: Opening Sequence and the Beach
Dropped by Commander Zhalk on the Nautiloid. If you leave the Nautiloid without it, it's permanently missed.
Owlbear Egg and the Githyanki childComing up
Can be lost after: Early Act 1 Wilderness
The egg is found in the Owlbear Cave with the Owlbear Cub. It can be used later in Act 1 to save a Githyanki, whom you meet again in Act 3.
Zhentarim merchant special stockComing up
Can be lost after: Early Act 1 Wilderness
Talk to the leader first to unlock the special offer items. You can then kill them all and take their stuff.
All Baldur's Gate III missables by stage (contains spoilers)
Opening this list shows every missable’s name, including ones past your spoiler line. Names only, no details.
- Everburn Blade · can be lost after Opening Sequence and the Beach
- Owlbear Egg and the Githyanki child · can be lost after Early Act 1 Wilderness
- Zhentarim merchant special stock · can be lost after Early Act 1 Wilderness
- Auntie Ethel's Hair · can be lost after Act 1 Mid-Game
- Adamantine items · can be lost after Act 1 Mid-Game
- Blood of Lathander · can be lost after Act 1 Mid-Game
- Roah's loot · can be lost after Early Act 2
- Minthara · can be lost after Late Act 2
- Shadowheart's choice and Nightsong · can be lost after Late Act 2
- Minsc via Jaheira · can be lost after Late Act 2
- Act 3 legendary items · can be lost after Mid Act 3
- Everything in the city · can be lost after The Final Assault
Guides and data last refreshed Nov 12, 2026. They are generated from web research and may contain mistakes.