Baldur’s Gate 3 Wins Yet Another Game of the Year Award

Baldur’s Gate 3 takes home another impressive set of accolades following the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ yearly DICE Awards.

The highly acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3 has brought home yet another set of accolades after the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announced its yearly DICE Awards winners. The recent victory comes after Baldur’s Gate 3 dominated The Game Awards late last year.

In December, Baldur’s Gate 3 won an astounding six categories at The Game Awards after receiving eight nominations. Its wins included Game of the Year, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer, Player’s Voice Award, and more. The sweeping success of Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t come as a huge surprise after the game received widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike following its August release, with many describing it as one of the best RPGs ever. While hype surrounding the game has cooled down a bit since its launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 continues to dominate gaming rewards shows.

At the AIAS’s 27th Annual DICE Awards, Baldur’s Gate 3 won five categories: Game of the Year, Role-Playing Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Story, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction. The accolades only add to Larian Studios’ overflowing trophy case for Baldur’s Gate 3, which is equally popular among fans. Baldur’s Gate 3 currently sits at an Overwhelmingly Positive rating of 96% on Steam despite having over 500,000 user reviews. The game’s remarkable consistency among fans and critics has made it the most decorated title in recent memory. Other DICE Awards winners include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for Action Game of the Year, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Adventure Game of the Year, and Diablo 4 for Online Game of the Year.

• Game of the Year
• Role-Playing Game of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement in Story
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
• Baldur’s Gate 3 just released its Patch 6 today on February 16, which includes animation improvements, new camp idle animations, new Legendary Actions in Honour Mode, bug fixes, and more. Patch 6 comes in at 21 GB for console users, while Steam users will need a whopping 150 GB of free storage space to download the update. Alternatively, Steam users can uninstall Baldur’s Gate 3 and reinstall the patched version of the game, which will require much less total storage space.
• Baldur’s Gate 3’s DLC Possibilities
• Now that it’s been six months since the release of Baldur’s Gate 3, it’s possible that DLC may finally appear on the horizon in the near future. Back in August, a Larian Studios senior manager confirmed that the company “want[s] to do more” in regard to post-launch content for Baldur’s Gate 3. However, he also emphasized that the studio wanted to focus on support patches and on eventually taking a much-needed vacation following the game’s long development. Now that 2024 is well underway, fans might see more DLC hints in the coming months. However, at this point, this is still only speculation.