Baldur’s Gate 3 Early Access release date and PC system requirements

Earlier this month, developer Larian Studios announced the highly-anticipated Baldur's Gate 3 would be delayed out of the initial August 2020 release date window. Now, the developer has revealed the new Baldur's Gate release date, alongside some hefty PC system requirements.

Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access release date

The new Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access release date for Steam is now set for 30th September 2020. Keep in mind this isn't the full release of the game but it does allow PC gamers on Steam to get a big taste of what's to come.

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In fact, there will be roughly 20 hours of content in the Early Access release. There will be several race and class options in the Early Access version for players to try out.

According to the developer, players will be capped at level four in the Early Access build of Baldur's Gate 3. At least now, we can mark our calendars for the Baldur's Gate 3 release date of 30th September. 

Baldur's Gate 3 PC system requirements

The Baldur's Gate 3 PC system requirements for Early Access on Steam look quite hefty, with at least an i5-4690 or an AMD FX 4350 to run the game. However, if you do have a decent gaming PC, you should at least be able to meet the minimum requirements. 

Baldur's Gate 3 environments look beautiful (Picture: Larian Studios)

Larian also noted how the PC system requirements for Baldur's Gate 3 might change as the Early Access phase progresses. With this in mind, check out the minimum and recommended requirements below.

Minimum:

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 70 GB available space

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 10 64-bit
• Processor: Intel i7 4770k / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 70 GB available space

Larian Studios note the following: "Default API is Vulkan 1.1. Directx11 API also provided. The recommended requirements might decrease over the course of Early Access, as performance improves."