{"data":{"slug":"baldurs-gate-3","name":"Baldur's Gate 3","aliases":["BG3","Baldur's Gate III"],"url":"https://gamecrave.app/games/baldurs-gate-3","api_url":"https://gamecrave.app/v1/games/baldurs-gate-3","facts":{"online_coop":true,"max_players_online":4,"min_players_online":null,"local_coop":true,"max_players_local":2,"local_screen":"split_screen","separate_device_coop":null,"max_players_separate_devices":null,"free_to_play":false,"free_coop_setups":null,"crossplay":true,"crossplay_platforms":["windows","macos","playstation_5","xbox_series"],"drop_in_drop_out":true,"host_only_ownership":null,"proximity_voice_chat":null,"platforms":["windows","macos","playstation_5","xbox_series"],"solo_only_platforms":null,"steam_deck":"verified","release_status":"released","release_date":"2023-08-03","genres":["role_playing"],"steam_app_id":1086940,"wikidata_qid":"Q64441774"},"sources":[{"url":"https://baldursgate3.game/","kind":"official_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["online_coop","platforms"],"notes":{"online_coop":"The FAQ says the game has a multiplayer mode built around co-op, online with friends or other players.","platforms":"A news item on the page says Patch 8 rolled out to PC, Mac, PS5 and Xbox. Xbox is Xbox Series X|S, as the Xbox store page shows."}},{"url":"https://larian.com/support/faqs/multiplayer-information_53","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["max_players_online","local_coop","local_screen"],"notes":{"max_players_online":"The FAQ says there is 4 player online multiplayer.","local_coop":"The FAQ says split screen is available on PC, though not on Steam Deck. The Xbox and PlayStation store pages show it on consoles too.","local_screen":"The FAQ calls it split screen."}},{"url":"https://baldursgate3.game/news/the-final-patch-new-subclasses-photo-mode-and-cross-play_138","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["crossplay","crossplay_platforms","platforms","local_coop"],"notes":{"crossplay":"Patch 8 notes dated 2025-04-15 say players on PC, Mac, Xbox and PlayStation 5 can play multiplayer together through cross-play lobbies.","crossplay_platforms":"Names Windows, macOS, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 as connected platforms.","platforms":"The patch rolled out to PC, Mac, PS5 and Xbox. The game has no Linux or Nintendo version.","local_coop":"Patch 8 shipped Xbox Series S split-screen on April 15, 2025. Larian support separately excludes Steam Deck split-screen. Minimum Mac specifications may also be inadequate for split-screen."}},{"url":"https://baldursgate3.game/news/community-update-34-connecting-with-cross-play-hotfix-32_141","kind":"official_news","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["crossplay","drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"crossplay":"Explains that everyone links a platform account to a Larian Account and turns on Allow Cross-Play before playing across platforms.","drop_in_drop_out":"Larian's community update explains how to invite friends into a campaign that is already loaded."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=1086940&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_app_id","release_status"],"notes":{"release_status":"Steam lists the game as available to play. The page gives Aug 3, 2023."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/saleaction/ajaxgetdeckappcompatibilityreport?nAppID=1086940&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["steam_deck"],"notes":{"steam_deck":"Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck."}},{"url":"https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/baldurs-gate-3/9ND58LQTG09T","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"The description says split-screen co-op for up to two players on one Xbox, and the store lists Xbox local co-op as 2 to 2."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10007460","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["max_players_local"],"notes":{"max_players_local":"The store lists 1 to 2 players and up to 4 online players with PS Plus."}},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64441774","kind":"wikidata","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["wikidata_qid","genres","release_date"],"notes":{"genres":"Wikidata identifies the game as a role-playing video game.","release_date":"Wikidata gives the full release on Windows as 2023-08-03. Early access began on 2020-10-06, and the PS5, Mac and Xbox Series releases came later in 2023."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-multiplayer-co-op-guide/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"drop_in_drop_out":"Guide describes inviting a player into a running campaign from the Session menu. A late joiner gets a new hero levelled up to the host."}},{"url":"https://larian.com/support/faqs/cross-play-hosting-or-joining-a-game_117","kind":"official_support","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["crossplay_platforms","drop_in_drop_out"],"notes":{"crossplay_platforms":"Current hosting instructions name PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S. Crossplay needs linked Larian accounts, enabled crossplay and matching supported mods.","drop_in_drop_out":"Instructions load an existing campaign and invite friends through its multiplayer lobby."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://www.gog.com/en/game/baldurs_gate_iii","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10007460","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op."}},{"url":"https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP3526-PPSA14001_00-0507384846053057","kind":"store_page","accessed":"2026-10-24","fields":["free_to_play"],"notes":{"free_to_play":"The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. 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