Linux Review:

Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Baldur's Gate 3

PROTON TIER: GOLD


Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Status Check: Proton (Gold)

Tweaks & Tricks:

  • FPS Cap Issue: The game can cap your FPS to your monitor’s refresh rate.
    • Solution: Run the game with Wayland.
  • Animation Performance Issues: Animations can experience vivid performance issues on X11.
    • Solution: PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 %command%
  • AMD GPU Performance: Vulkan is recommended.
    • Solution: MANGOHUD=1 WINEDLLOVERRIDES=“dwrite=n,b” game-performance %command% –skip-launcher –vulkan
  • Fullscreen Window Shift: Switching between fullscreen and borderless can cause the game window to shift.
    • Solution: Switch to borderless and back to fullscreen.
  • HDR Support:
    • Solution: Add launch option PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1
  • Script Extender Compatibility: Script Extender is not compatible with the native Linux version.
    • Solution: Use Proton for Script Extender support.

Verdict: Baldur’s Gate 3 runs exceptionally well under Proton with a gold rating. Users report minimal issues, and performance improvements can be achieved through specific launch options like enabling Wayland, using Vulkan with AMD GPUs, and HDR support. A recommended purchase for Linux gamers.