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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

TitleBaldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
First release2000
DeveloperBioWare
PublishersBlack Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment, MacPlay
PlatformPC (Windows)
Genrerole-playing video game
Also known asBaldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
Players1–4 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
PC (Windows): 2000-09-24 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ804859

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn is a party-based role-playing game using the AD&D rules. The basic gameplay is similar to that of its predecessor: the player navigates a party of up to six active combatants over isometric environments, conversing with non-playable characters using branching dialogue, and fighting enemies in real-time, free-movement combat that can be paused to issue specific orders to the characters. World traveling now occurs by selecting locations on a map rather than exploring wilderness areas to reach the destination. However, the game world is larger than in the previous game, with more individual locations to visit and side quests to perform.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q804859) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (2191) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Black Isle Studios · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Artwork (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Black Isle Studios · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Logo: bioware, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Bg2-logo.gif”)
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