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Can You Play Baldur’s Gate 3 If You’ve Never Played DnD?

We answer whether you can play Baldur's Gate 3 without playing any of the DnD games or not.

The latest installment in the Baldur’s Gate franchise, Baldur’s Gate 3, is out of early access and has already proven to be one of Steam’s all-time hits. While many of the players have already hopped into the game, we still have some players who are wondering whether they can play Baldur’s Gate 3 even if they have never played any DnD. This is where our guide comes in handy, so keep reading. 

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Can You Play Baldur’s Gate 3 If You’ve Never Played DnD?

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The answer is both yes and no! If you are a gamer who values story, lore, and other such aspects of a game while focusing on learning every gameplay mechanic, it has to offer—playing Baldur’s Gate 3 without a prior DnD experience will put you in situations where you will have trouble understanding simple things in the game. 

While Larian Studios say that Baldur’s Gate 3 is a great entry point in the series, you must keep in mind the game is a direct sequel to Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 and is set 120 years after the events of the second game. 

Many of the mechanics, rules, and other gameplay elements in Baldur’s Gate 3 are from the DnD TTRPGs. So if you haven’t played DnD before, you must go through a steep learning curve while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 to understand the gameplay entirely.

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On the other hand, Baldur’s Gate 3 lets you create your own character instead of forcing using origin characters and does a little hand-holding to make the game slightly welcoming to RPG fans who have never played DnD before. 

Moreover, if you take the help of guides, lore videos, and wikis, you can quickly get into Baldur’s Gate 3 even without playing past games or the DnD TTRPG.  

That concludes our guide on you can play Baldur’s Gate 3 if you have never played DnD. Check out our dedicated Baldur’s Gate 3 section for more on the game. 

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Hritwik Raj
Hritwik is a guides writer who has been writing about video games for almost a decade. He is a Computer Science graduate who has always been into gaming. Most of the time, you will find him covering News and Guides for various publications. And when he is not working, you will find him fighting with his friends about how good of a gamer he is. His favorite games include Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Souls series, Genshin Impact, and The Last of Us.