Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition continues the story of your hero in the Forgotten Realms, either carried over from Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition or created anew. The wizard Irenicus has kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured you in his stronghold, seeking to strip you of the powers you were born with. After escaping, you face the choice at the heart of the Bhaalspawn saga: resist the evil in your blood and its dark destiny, or embrace your monstrous nature and ascend to godhood as the new Lord of Murder.

Campaigns and challenges

The edition includes the full original adventure, Shadows of Amn, its expansion Throne of Bhaal, which concludes the Bhaalspawn saga, and the arena mode The Black Pits II: Gladiators of Thay, a series of strategic battles. Story Mode offers a more relaxed focus on exploration and narrative, while Legacy of Bhaal provides a punishing, old-school test of skill.

Your hero and companions

You can choose from 11 playable classes and dozens of subclasses. Companions include returning characters Minsc and Boo, and Jaheira, alongside Neera the Wild Mage, Dorn Il-Khan the Blackguard, Rasaad yn Bashir the Monk, Hexxat the Thief and Wilson the Bear. New voice sets let you customize your protagonist, and you can import a character from Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition or start with a new hero.

Combat and rules

The game uses 2D isometric graphics and 2nd Edition AD&D rules. Battles use real-time-with-pause combat, letting you pause to make tactical decisions.

Modern refinements

The edition includes bug fixes and other improvements, as well as native widescreen and high-resolution options. Cross-play multiplayer lets players adventure together across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.