Publisher and developer Larian Studios announced Baldur’s Gate III hits full release in 2023, finally locking in a release for the 2019-announced RPG.

While Baldur’s Gate III hits full release in 2023, the RPG was announced nearly three years ago in June 2019 and launched via early access in 2020. The epic RPG has had a very long and open development cycle, with fans of the franchise waiting patiently for a full release, and some playing-through update after update of the early access build.

Those fans will have to wait a little longer as Larian Studios have revealed Dungeons & Dragons livestream that they expect the game to leave early access and hit a full release sometime in 2023.

While some might be disappointed by the news that Baldur’s Gate III hits full release in 2023, it’s important to note that Larian Studios have been very open with the development process of Baldur’s Gate III.

With plenty of hype built up around the turn-based RPG, Larian Studios are probably doing their best not to create a Cyberpunk 2077 situation, wherein CD Projekt Red launched famously an unfinished product too soon.

Along with revealing Baldur’s Gate III hits full release in 2023, the trailer revealed features a montage of the development cycle over time.

You can read a full rundown of the game (via Steam) below.

Gather your party, and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power.

Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you, drawn from a Mind Flayer parasite planted in your brain. Resist, and turn darkness against itself. Or embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil.

From the creators of Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes a next-generation RPG, set in the world of Dungeons and Dragons.

Gather Your Party

Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone, and select your companions carefully, or as a party of up to four in multiplayer.

An expansive original story

Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.

Next Generation RPG

Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet.

No adventure will be the same

The Forgotten Realms are a vast, detailed and diverse world, and there are secrets to be discovered all around you — verticality is a vital part of exploration. Sneak, dip, shove, climb, and jump as you journey from the depths of the Underdark to the glittering rooftops of the Upper City. How you survive, and the mark you leave on the world, is up to you.

• Online multiplayer for up to four players allows you to combine your forces in combat, and split your party to follow your own quests and agendas. Concoct the perfect plan together… or introduce an element of chaos when your friends least expect it.
• Origin Characters offer a hand-crafted experience, each with their own unique traits, agenda, and outlook on the world. Their stories intersect with the entire narrative, and your choices will determine whether those stories end in redemption, salvation, domination, or many other outcomes.
• Evolved turn-based combat, based on the D&D 5e ruleset. Team-based initiative, advantage & disadvantage, and roll modifiers join combat cameras, expanded environmental interactions, and a new fluidity in combat that rewards strategy and foresight.
• Define the future of the Forgotten Realms through your choices, and the roll of the dice. No matter who you play, or what you roll, the world and its inhabitants will react to your story.
• Player-initiated turn-based mode allows you to pause the world around you at any time even outside of combat. Whether you see an opportunity for a tactical advantage before combat begins, want to pull off a heist with pin-point precision, or need to escape a fiendish trap. Split your party, prepare ambushes, sneak in the darkness — create your own luck!

While Baldur’s Gate III hits full release in 2023, the game has been available as an early access title via Stadia, Steam, and GOG. You can read our hands-on preview of the game here.