Fantasy role-playing video game
Baldur's Gate is a product within the video game industry classified as a software and a role-playing video game. The game was first released on December 21, 1998, and its latest release was on March 31, 2016. Baldur's Gate was created by BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Larian Studios, and Beamdog, and published by Atari, Interplay Entertainment, Black Isle Studios, Beamdog, and Destination Software .
The game is available on various platforms, including Microsoft Windows, GameCube, Linux, Android, iOS, Xbox (console), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Game Boy Advance, MacOS, and Classic Mac OS.
Baldur's Gate faces competition from other series and games such as The Elder Scrolls series, Mass Effect series, Diablo series, Dragon Age series, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, Demon's Souls, Newerwinter Nights, and other standalone titles.