Gamers have had enough. They’re tired of seeing big-budget games like Diablo 4 nickel and dime them via microtransactions. They’re heartbroken to see franchises like Overwatch become a shadow of their former selves. They’re disappointed to know hyped games like Cyberpunk 2077 often don’t resemble what they were pitched in trailers. Blockbuster games on the whole seem to be in a crisis, but few are feeling the casualties as much as PC gamers. 2023 has seen a slew of high-profile yet barely playable games like The Last of Us 2 and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor released on PC. Baldur’s Gate 3, the dense new RPG by Larian Studios, isn’t just bucking the trend for PC games: it’s being hailed as an all-time classic, a seminal moment for the medium that everyone should learn from.
