Key Takeaways
- Baldur’s Gate 3 has reportedly sold at least 15 million copies.
- This has earned Larian €249,000 in pre-tax profits.
- It comes after the studio reported losses of €214,000 prior to Baldur’s Gate 3’s launch.
We now have a better idea of just how successful Baldur’s Gate 3 was, with the Irish Independent reporting that the game sold 15 million copies. This comes after developer Larian reported €214,000 in losses prior to Baldur’s Gate 3 launch.
Now, it’s being reported that Larian made €249,000 in pre-tax profits – quite the turnaround after its losses. This puts the studio in a very comfortable position as it works on its next two RPGs, which are not Baldur’s Gate related and therefore won’t require the Dungeons & Dragons licence.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Helped Larian Recover From Significant Losses
This report (as spotted by Eurogamer) puts Baldur’s Gate 3’s sales at 15 million, which is the only publicly available figure we have right now. Larian is yet to reveal how many copies it’s shifted itself, but even so, this number is impressive.
Of course, it’s very possible that this figure is out of date. Months ago, in an interview with GameSpot, Larian boss Swen Vincke said that Baldur’s Gate 3’s sales had “almost doubled” that of Divinity: Original Sin 2, its previous game. It’s been said that Divinity: Original Sin 2 sold around 7.5 million copies, meaning that at this time, Baldur’s Gate 3’s sales were almost at 15 million already.
In any case, it’s safe to say that Baldur’s Gate 3 has performed incredibly well. In fact, it still is, as it’s amassed even more players in 2024 than it did in its launch year of 2023. That’s a tall order for an offline single-player game, but regardless, Baldur’s Gate 3 continues to dominate the Steam charts.
While Larian is working on its next games now, it’s also continuing its support for Baldur’s Gate 3. Most recently, this gave us a patch that added mods for console, and we know that crossplay and a photo mode are on the way too.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.