Baldur's Gate 3 releases new update for November 2025

Larian Studios has released a brand new one Baldur's Gate 3 update for November 2025. The patch is called Hotfix 35 and focuses on crashes across all platforms as well as some performance improvements in Steam Deck, but many players are seemingly frustrated that the small update has broken many Baldur's Gate 3 mods.

Before that, the last one Baldur's Gate 3 The update happened in September 2025. Even that was a minor update focused on bug fixes and crashes, and that's all players should expect from the game in the future. Patch 8 was the last major update for Baldur's Gate 3that launched in April, and with Larian largely moving on from the game, it's somewhat surprising to see the developer actually still releasing updates in any capacity.

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The latest Baldur's Gate 3 patch notes for Hotfix 35 were made available on Steam, with some important fixes for crashes on PS5, Xbox, Steam Deck, and Mac. Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck players will also enjoy some improvements to the Steam Deck Native build, including the default scaling type changing from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2, which improves sharpness. Overall, Hotfix 35 is a pretty small one Baldur's Gate 3 update, but the crash fixes are welcome anyway.

An important thing to note is that the new Baldur's Gate 3 update will break mods until they are updated to work with the latest version of the game, with players over on the official subreddit already reporting issues after Hotfix 35. Those currently engaged in a modded playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 should take the time to update these mods or the game will no longer work as intended. While this is frustrating, it has always been this way Baldur's Gate 3 mods, so players who use them usually know what to expect.

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Although Larian Studios is already engaged in the development of its next couple of games, players may still be getting smaller Baldur's Gate 3 updates like Hotfix 35 in the future. The developer is largely done with the franchise but still provides limited support for Baldur's Gate 3 where needed. As for the studio's upcoming games, it will likely be a while before it is ready to speak on this topic. Very little is known about the next Larian game, however Baldur's Gate 3 is sure to be a tough act to follow.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 35 Patch Notes for November 20, 2025

Fixes

Crashes and performance

Fixed a freeze on PS5 that could occur when pressing L2.
Fixed a crash on the Xbox at the host's end when a client exits a multiplayer session.
Fixed a crash on Xbox on the client end when the game was suspended when loading the game in a multiplayer session.
Fixed a crash on Steam Deck Native Build and Mac that was sometimes caused when saving the game after building.
Fixed a potential crash on Mac on the host end during cross-play.
Fixed some potential Steam Deck crashes during cross-play.

Steam tires

Bumped the default scaling type from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2 to improve sharpness on Steam Deck Native.
Fixed a bug that caused external controls to stop working on Steam Deck Native when using the “Switch to Desktop” or “Return to Gaming Mode” functions.
Improved loading times in some cases on the Steam Deck Native build.
Fixed a crash on launch when the EN locale is missing on the Steam Deck.
Improved VRAM consumption on Nvidia GPUs.