Can you trust Baldur's Gate 3's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 96.5%
Genuinely great 800 positive and 800 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Baldur's Gate 3 is 96.5% (95% range 96.5–96.6%), in line with the official 96.8% on Steam. It is based on 800 positive and 800 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.78 in trust and negative ones 0.84; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (37% overall).
Across 73 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 95.0% (last 30 days: 95.0%), close to the all-time figure.
Japanese-language reviews alone show 87.1% (1,126 reviews, 95% range 85.0–89.0%), 9.7 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 84.9%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 0% | 7% |
| Very short text | 38% | 19% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 15% | 14% |
| Received for free | 1% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 16% | 9% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 2% | 3% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.78 | 0.84 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 68.2 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 95.0% | 5,145 |
| Last 180 days | 95.0% | 30,210 |
| All time | 96.8% | 861,648 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 84.9% | 53 |
About this verdict
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