2023's GOTY Hits Lowest Price Ever In Rare New Sale

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2023s GOTY Hits Lowest Price Ever In Rare New Sale

Published Aug 3, 2026, 2:38 PM EDT

Tay Garcia is a Contributor at DualShockers and a Brazilian journalist who has been covering games professionally since 2017. Her work spans news, reviews, previews, lists, guides, and features, with a particular focus on horror, retro games, theories, puzzle games, Metroidvanias, Soulslikes, and story-driven titles.

Before joining DualShockers, Tay worked as an assistant editor and contributed to Jovem Nerd, one of Brazil’s largest pop culture outlets, as well as Editora Europa, a major Brazilian publisher known for gaming and technology magazines. She has also worked as a streamer, YouTube creator, and podcaster. Tay holds a B.A. in Journalism, has postgraduate training in Social Media, and is certified in professional video game journalism. She was also a member of Podcast UP, which won the Cubo de Ouro Award for Best Podcast in Brazil in 2021.

Ever since Larian Studios unleashed Baldur’s Gate 3 upon the world, the critically acclaimed RPG has stood as a titan in modern gaming and in its genre.

Winning Game of the Year in 2023 was only the beginning of its legacy, as players have poured hundreds of hours into its branching storylines, chaotic dice rolls, unforgettable companion interactions, and frequent updates. However, if you are one of the few RPG enthusiasts who somehow managed to resist diving into Faerûn over the past few years, mostly waiting for a solid price drop, your patience is finally paying off in a huge way.

A Rare 30% Discount on Valve’s Platform

In a rare move for one of the industry's biggest hits, Baldur’s Gate 3 has just received a major discount, officially hitting its lowest price point on PC since launch.

Right now, Valve is running a limited-time Steam Weekend Deal that slashes 30% off the game’s standard price tag. That brings the iconic RPG down from its usual $59.99 price down to a much sweeter $41.99 – and you can check it out right here on Steam.

While a 30% discount might sound standard for older releases, discounts for Baldur’s Gate 3 are notoriously scarce and usually stick to minor markdowns. Seeing it drop straight to $41.99 marks a historical low for the title on Steam, making it the absolute best opportunity yet to add this masterpiece to your digital library without breaking the bank.

However, if you want to snag the deal, you will need to act fast. This specific promotion is strictly part of Steam's Weekend Deal lineup, meaning the offer officially ends on August 6. Once the timer runs out, the price will bounce right back up to its standard $59.99.

Beyond the enticing price cut, there is another massive selling point for PC players to consider: its performance on portable hardware. Baldur’s Gate 3 consistently sits near the very top of the most-played games list on the Steam Deck month after month (as Larian proudly highlights right on the game's official Steam store page), and for good reason.

The developers have put significant effort into refining performance, UI scaling, and controller support specifically for Valve’s handheld console. So, having an entire hundred-hour Dungeons & Dragons campaign fully playable in the palm of your hands, running smoothly while you lounge on the couch or travel, is an incredible feature that makes the game even harder to put down.

Whether you plan to tackle the campaign on a high-end desktop setup or sink hours into it during your daily commute on a Steam Deck, getting access to 2023’s Game of the Year with all of its post-launch updates and community features for $41.99 is quite the steal – and definitely grants you a passive +15 bonus to your Sleight of Hand, wouldn't you say? Jokes aside, if you have been holding out for the absolute right moment to start your journey through the Forgotten Realms, this limited-time sale is pretty much as good as it gets!