🎲Baldur's Gate 3

The D&D night that actually ships.

9.7 / 10

1–4 players

🎯Tactical

Players

1–4

Released

Aug 3, 2023

Developer

Larian Studios

Price

$59.99

Multi-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

Four-player co-op CRPG. Combat, story, and party banter all scale up in co-op. The best 'our Friday nights for the next year' pick on this list.

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Quickstart

How to actually play this with friends — written by Claude.

## Set it up - Install via Steam; host picks "Multiplayer" from the main menu and sends invite links — no separate lobby browser needed - Cross-save works if your group splits across platforms, but stick to Steam-to-Steam for the smoothest connection - Decide origin characters vs. custom builds before session one — origin characters carry companion-specific dialogue that changes if someone else plays them

## Your first session - Roll characters together on a call; class synergy (someone tanks, someone controls, someone heals) matters more than solo optimization - Play the Nautiloid crash and beach as a group so everyone's on the same story beat before splitting up to explore - Let the party split for exploration but regroup before any fight — ambushes punish stragglers hard even at low level

## Group size advice - Four is the whole design — full party slots, full turn-based tactics, every companion available to recruit - Two or three works fine, just fill empty slots with hirelings or companions - No cap-raising mod exists or is needed — this is a four-seat table, always was