Baldur's Gate 3 is releasing a new update for November 2025

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

The last one before that Baldur's Gate 3 update was 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 going forward. Patch 8 was the last major update Baldur's Gate 3which launched back in April and Larian has largely moved on from the game, it's somewhat surprising that the developer is actually still releasing updates in any capacity.

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latest Baldur's Gate 3 patch notes for Hotfix 35 have been made available on Steam with some important crash fixes on PS5, Xbox, Steam Deck and Mac. Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck players will also enjoy some improvements to the native Steam Deck build, including the default upscaling type changing from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2, which improves sharpness. All in all, Hotfix 35 is pretty small Baldur's Gate 3 updates, but crash fixes are still welcome.

One important thing to note is 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 on the official subreddit already reporting issues after Hotfix 35. Baldur's Gate 3 Updating these mods should take time or the game will not work as intended. As frustrating as it is, it's always been that 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 busy developing its next games, the players may still be 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 Baldur's Gate 3 where necessary. As for the studio's upcoming games, it's likely to be a while before it's ready to talk about it. Very little is known about the next Larian game, but Baldur's Gate 3 will certainly be hard to follow.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 35 patch notes for November 20, 2025

Repairs

Crashes and performance

Fixed a freeze on PS5 that could occur when pressing L2.
Fixed a crash on Xbox on the host end when the client leaves a multiplayer session.
Fixed a client-side crash on Xbox when pausing the game while loading into a multiplayer session.
Fixed crash on Steam Deck Native Build and Mac that was sometimes caused when saving game after build.
Fixed potential crash on host-side Mac during cross-play.
Fixed some potential crashes on Steam Deck during cross-play.

Steam Deck

Changed default upscaling type from FSR 1 to FSR 2.2 to improve sharpness on Steam Deck Native.
Fixed a bug causing external controllers to stop working on Steam Deck Native when you use the “Switch to Desktop” or “Return to Game Mode” functions.
Improved load times in some cases on Steam Deck Native builds.
Fixed startup crash when EN locale is missing from Steam Deck.
Improved VRAM consumption on Nvidia GPUs.