78BANG SCORE
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
banger · rpg · 2013
A lot of game for the money: about 31.2h, $19.99 (~$0.64/hr), 92% positive.
Better value than 85% of rpg games
The classic adventure returns! Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition includes the original Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and all-new content including three new party members.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $19.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.64/hr over the 31.2h main story, $0.21/hr if you 100% it (95.3h).
But only 7% finish a 31.2h game, budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Finish rate
6.8%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
31.2h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
95.3h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.64/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$19.99
Reviews
92%
17,714 reviews
Metacritic
78
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2013
What drives the score
Value$0.64/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews92% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
Finish rate6.8%
a top-end bonus, not the main driver
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperBeamdog
PublisherBeamdog
Genrerpg
Achievements129
Trailer & screenshots
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