Reception and Legacy
| Game | GameRankings | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate | {{{gr1}}} | 91% |
| Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast | {{{gr2}}} | - |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | {{{gr3}}} | 95% |
| Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal | {{{gr4}}} | 88% |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance | {{{gr5}}} | (PS2) 87% (Xbox) 83% |
| Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | {{{gr6}}} | (PS2) 78% (Xbox) 77% |
In 1999, Baldur's Gate won the Origins Award for Best Role Playing Game Computer Game of 1998, and in 2000, Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast won Best Role Game Playing Game Computer Game of 1999. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences would award Baldur's Gate the AIAS award for PC Role Playing Game of the Year. Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance too would later win AIAS awards for Role Playing Game of the Year, taking the award for both its PC and Console categories in the year 2001. Dark Alliance II would later be awarded the 2004 RPG of the Year Award by the surviving GameFan website, later being inducted into the GameFan Hall of Fame.
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