Baldur’s Gate 3 is the second-best PC of all time, according to Metacritic

The release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Aug. 3 has thus far proven to be one of the biggest video game launches of 2023 so far, with an overall positive reception from all walks of the gaming community. It won’t just stop at 2023 though as, according to select review sites, it’s already one of the best games of all time.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has shot up the PC game review rankings, taking up the second spot all-time on Metacritic as of Aug. 12 only behind beloved RPG Disco Elysium. Both of them share the same score—a 97 out of 100—ahead of other classic games like Half-Life 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Bioshock, and even the franchise’s predecessor Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn. Looking back at games on all platforms for the site, it just passes Nintendo Switch monolith The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom as the highest-rated game of 2023 so far.