When does Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access release in my time zone? (2024)

When does Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access release in my time zone? (1)

A full 20 years after the last game in the series, Baldur's Gate 3 is finally ready to launch in Early Access this week. Developed by Larian, the studio behind the excellent Divinity: Original Sin games, Baldur's Gate 3 builds on Divinity's strong RPG core with an updated ruleset that closely follows D&D 5th Edition. A lot has changed since the original games, but Larian aims to capture the familiar freedom of Baldur's Gate in its modern take.

Unfortunately, Baldur's Gate 3 isn't dropping all at once. It's starting out in Early Access with a full release coming a year or more down the road. Early Access starts tomorrow, but when exactly can you start playing?

When you can play Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access in your time zone

BG3 releases 10am PT Tuesday on Stadia, Steam (Mac/PC), and GoG.October 5, 2020

Larian has confirmed on Twitter that Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access will go live on Tuesday, October 6 at 10 AM PDT on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia. As a last-minute surprise, Larian also confirmed that the Steam Mac version will be dropping at the same time. Here's that time converted to a few other regions:

Pacific Daylight Time (US) - 10/6 at 10:00 AM
Eastern Daylight Time (US) - 10/6 at 1:00 PM
British Summer Time (UK) - 10/6 at 6:00 PM
Australian Standard Time (AUS) - 10/7 at 4:00 AM

Here's a countdown timer that shows when that is in your local timezone.

If you don't see your timezone in the list above, head to the countdown timer link to see the release time automatically adjusted to your region. Because Baldur's Gate 3 is launching in Early Access on Steam, the game does not support pre-orders or pre-loading. That's a shame considering the game's 150GB storage requirement, but the current build is apparently about 80GB.

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When does Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access release in my time zone? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 launches on August 3 for PC, while the PS5 version will not launch until September 6, 2023. For PC, Baldur's Gate 3 launches at 4PM BST / 5PM CEST / 8AM PDT / 11AM EDT.

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What time zone is Baldur's Gate 3 coming out in? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 launches on PC at 8am PDT/11am EDT/4pm BST on Thursday, August 3rd. You can find the exact Baldur's Gate 3 release time for your region below: US West: 8am PDT (August 3rd) US East: 11am EDT (August 3rd)

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Will Baldur's Gate 3 be available at midnight? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 will officially launch on August 3rd for PC (via Steam and GOG) at 8 AM PDT, 10 AM CT, 11 AM EST, and 4 PM GMT. As you can see, the game is following a global release schedule, which unfortunately won't do gamers on the other side of the International Date Line any favors.

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What time is preload for Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Preloading begins August 31 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET for people who own the Digital Deluxe edition, while the game's standard edition is available to preload on September 4 at the same time.

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When did Baldur's Gate 3 come out in Early Access? ›

It is the third main installment to the Baldur's Gate series, based on the tabletop fantasy role-playing system of Dungeons & Dragons. A partial version of the game was released in early access format for macOS and Windows in October 2020.

How far can you go in Baldur's Gate 3 early access? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access Story Lenght and How Far You Can Play. In Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access, you can play until you reach the end of the first act. Even though the story is limited, you'll get a reasonable taste of it and want to learn more.

What time does BG3 unlock? ›

Baldur's Gate 3's global launch time on PC is at 8 am PDT on Thursday, August 3. Here's when that unlock time translates to around the world: 8 am PDT (Los Angeles) 11 am EDT (New York/Quebec)

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How many hours does it take to beat Baldur's Gate 3? ›

When focusing on the main objectives, Baldur's Gate 3 is about 66 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 159 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

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Do you get anything for buying Baldur's Gate 3 early access? ›

WHat the devs intend to add to the game untill the launch? Your saves will be wiped on release, but if you buy during the Early Access period you'll get a free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe version on release (August 31st). What's available in the EA is only a limited look at Act 1.

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What is the LVL cap for early access Baldur's Gate 3? ›

What is the max level in Baldur's Gate 3? The level cap in Baldur's Gate 3 is 12, having previously been 5 prior to the full release of the game.

What is the best class in Baldur's Gate 3 early access? ›

The best classes in BG3 are Bard, Rogue, Wizard, Cleric, and Paladin, as they are the best at fulfilling their role. All five of these classes are able to accomplish their specialty better than any other, even if just by a small margin.

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How long is 1 turn in Baldur's Gate? ›

The time system during combat. Combat is divided in rounds and turns. One round equals 6 real seconds, and one turn equals 10 rounds or 1 real minute.

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How many endings does BG3 have? ›

So, while BG3 doesn't really have 17,000 completely unique endings, there are at least 17,000 variations on the endings it has. Most players will probably never see the same exact ending variation twice, which makes each replay as interesting as the last. But the exact number of endings doesn't count for much.

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Will there be a Baldurs gate 4? ›

No. Studio founder Swen Vincke announced as much this March, during a talk at the Game Developers Conference. “We're not going to make Baldur's Gate 4, which everybody is expecting us to do,” Vincke said. “We're going to move on, we're going to move away from D&D, and we're going to start making a new thing.”

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How much money did BG3 make? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 made more than $650 million on Steam last year. Baldur's Gate 3 outsold the runner-up — Hogwarts Legacy — by more than double. Games that don't rely on microtransactions, in fact, dominated the bestsellers list for 2023.

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What is the timeline of Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Baldur's Gate 3 takes place in 1492 DR. It immediately follows the events of its prequel, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, which took place earlier in the same year.

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How does time work in Baldur's Gate 3? ›

Timekeeping. Like in the real world, there are 60 game seconds in one game minute, 60 game minutes in one game hour, and 24 game hours in one game day. There are 12 game months in a game year as well. However, one game week is called a tenday and lasts 10 game days, and one game month always has 30 game days.

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