As Baldur’s Gate 3 prepares to celebrate its first anniversary, it’s become increasingly obvious the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired RPG has already carved out a place among the very elite of modern (and classic) gaming.

Baldur’s Gate 3 took the gaming world by storm once Larian Studios finally brought its roleplaying masterpiece out of early access, with the long-awaited sequel instantly smashing records before marching on to claim a dragon’s horde of gongs and trophies in awards season⁠—and all that hype has barely waned twelve months later.