Baldur's Gate 3

Hotfix 34 arrived on September 23, 2025, with a native Steam Deck build and Intel XeSS support. Larian continued community activities and maintenance after Patch 8, its final major patch from the previous year.

• Steam Deck: The native build improved support for playing on Valve’s handheld, alongside ongoing performance and compatibility work.
• Intel XeSS: The upscaling option expanded the game’s graphics support for compatible systems.
• Modding community: The August Modathon community event produced more than 160 mods, building on the official Toolkit introduced earlier.
• Maintenance: A November update addressed console crashes and stability issues, continuing the post-release support effort.
• Community livestream: Larian announced A Very Moddy Christmas on December 1 for a December 3 stream; that announcement recapped Patch 8 features rather than releasing subclasses, cross-play, or Photo Mode again.

Patch 7 arrived on PC in September 2024 with official mod support and expanded evil endings, followed by console and Mac releases. Patch 8, released April 15, 2025, added twelve subclasses, cross-play and Photo Mode.

• Patch 7 modding: The in-game mod manager let players browse and install community mods, while the official Toolkit supported creating them.
• Patch 7 storytelling and co-op: New evil-ending cinematics expanded darker playthroughs, and dynamic split-screen allowed nearby co-op players to share a screen.
• Patch 8 character choices: All twelve classes gained a subclass, including the Path of the Giant Barbarian and College of Glamour Bard.
• Patch 8 features: Cross-play enabled friends on supported platforms to play together, and Photo Mode added tools for capturing scenes. Patch 8 also expanded the Toolkit and brought split-screen to Xbox Series S.
• Community and stability: A Very Larian Christmas offered seasonal puzzles and rewards; later fixes addressed issues including a trade exploit and console mod limits.

Baldur’s Gate 3 launched on August 3, 2023, following its early access period. Its first year brought new ways to play and a substantial epilogue, while Larian previewed features for the next major patch.

• Honour Mode: Patch 5 introduced a tougher challenge with Legendary Actions for bosses and a single-save ruleset.
• Custom Mode: Players gained settings to tailor the campaign’s rules and difficulty to their preferences.
• Epilogue: A new playable epilogue revisited companions six months after the main story and expanded their reactions and closure.
• Patch 7 preview: A July 2024 closed-beta update previewed evil-ending cinematics, dynamic split-screen, and the official modding toolkit. These were not the public Patch 7 release, which arrived in the following year.