Baldur's Gate 3 IGN Review: The Score and the Verdict

The Baldurs Gate 3 IGN review landed at a perfect 10/10, written by Leana Hafer.

What the review praised

Side quests came in for specific praise as "strong" — a notable callout in a game with as much optional content as this one, where side content quality can easily slide compared to the main story. Production quality was highlighted more broadly across the review.

Where it sits in the wider consensus

IGN's score was not an outlier. Baldurs Gate 3 received what aggregators describe as "universal acclaim" across major outlets on release, and a 10/10 from a publication IGN's size added real weight to a critical reception that was already close to unanimous.

Why the score held up

A 10/10 at launch is one thing; a 10/10 that still reads as fair years later is another. The game's post-launch patches — full mod support, continued balance work, new epilogue content — kept it in the conversation rather than fading the way a lot of launch darlings do, which is part of why the original review still gets cited.

The practical takeaway

If you are deciding whether the game is worth the time commitment its length implies, IGN's review is one of the more detailed accounts of what that time actually buys — not just a headline number.