Rumor has it that Faerûn’s classic era might be getting a full-scale rebuild. According to a PC Gamer report published July 1, 2026, Wizards of the Coast is quietly developing remakes of both the original Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2 — nearly three decades after the games first shipped. Neither project has been officially announced, and no release window has been floated.
The Report and Who’s Behind It
PC Gamer’s sources point to Kevin Martens as the creative lead on the Baldur’s Gate 2 remake. Martens co-led the design of the original BG2 at BioWare in 2000 and has spent his career on some of the most influential RPGs in the industry, including Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, and Diablo 3. He joined Archetype Entertainment, a Wizards of the Coast subsidiary, in November 2024 to work on the sci-fi RPG Exodus. He is now reportedly focused on Baldur’s Gate 2 instead. Because BG1 and BG2 share so much of their engine and story DNA, PC Gamer says it is highly likely that a separate team is also working on a Baldur’s Gate 1 remake in parallel.
Why the Original Games Still Matter
The original Baldur’s Gate launched in 1998, and its direct sequel Baldur’s Gate 2: Shadows of Amn arrived in 2000. Both were built on the Infinity Engine, ran on AD&D 2nd Edition rules, and defined the western CRPG for a generation. Beamdog released Enhanced Editions of both games in 2012 and 2013, and those have been the standard modern way to play them ever since. The Enhanced Editions received a new Infinity Engine 2.7 patch in June 2026. A full remake would be the first time the two originals get a proper ground-up rebuild.
What This Means for Baldur’s Gate 4
Larian Studios chose not to work on Baldur’s Gate 4, opting instead to return to its own Divinity IP after Baldur’s Gate 3 crossed 20 million copies sold. That left Wizards of the Coast without a confirmed BG4 developer, and no successor studio has been announced. A pair of BG1 and BG2 remakes would keep the franchise visible while Wizards figures out its next step, a play made more urgent by both Larian’s exit and the reported cancellation of another D&D project from Giant Skull. Hasbro has declined to comment on the report. If it holds up, classic Baldur’s Gate is set for its biggest spotlight moment in nearly two decades.