Larian has once again released some interesting statistics. For example, how many people have completed Honor Mode. Or how many of you have converted Minsc into a death cleric. Yes, seriously.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is now two years old, and because that wasn’t enough numbers for one sentence, Larian is celebrating by releasing another bunch of exciting statistics. Yes, we didn’t think we’d find percentages and numbers interesting in math class back then, but in this context – always.
Some of the information is a little disturbing, but that fits perfectly with a role-playing game that never takes itself too seriously.
Hardly any bards, but wild character combinations
Not even 2 percent of all players have earned 100 gold through music. That doesn’t necessarily speak for a love of the bard class! However, some fans obviously like wine, because 2.07 percent of you have defeated at least 20 opponents while drunk. Larian’s comment: “We hope you like pain.” At least 4,647 people managed to complete the game on the highest difficulty level with a level 1 character – respect!
Speaking of respect, that sounds almost like respec and… well, that was the transition. Of all the companions, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Gale were the most frequently rebuilt. No wonder, especially since the good Shar follower hardly hits anything with her starting stats. She was also often changed from the Domain of Deceit to the Domain of Life or the Domain of Death. Fascinatingly, both subclasses fit her story perfectly.
Almost 500,000 players have tried their hand at the merciless Honor mode. Larian’s comment: “We hope you like pain.” At least 4,647 people managed to complete the game on the highest difficulty level with a level 1 character – respect!
Speaking of respect, that sounds almost like respec and… well, that was the transition. Of all the companions, Shadowheart, Wyll, and Gale were the most frequently rebuilt. No wonder, especially since the good Shar follower hardly hits anything with her starting stats. She was also often changed from the Domain of Deceit to the Domain of Life or the Domain of Death.
Fascinatingly, both subclasses fit her story perfectly.
Wyll was rebuilt into a Hexblade warlock over 330,000 times. It makes the most sense, given how he first appears with his blade.
And then there are the 350 people who turned the lovable, kind-hearted, and cheerful Minsc into a death cleric. Even the developers don’t know what to say about this, except: “Are you guys okay?”
You can find all the statistics here:
We’ve watched you embrace characters, rewrite the rules, and make the world your own for two years, and we’re still in awe of your support.
To celebrate, we’re sharing the rare achievements and the even rarer choices that you’ve been making!
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— Baldur’s Gate 3 (@baldursgate3) August 4, 2025
So what happens next? Larian is already working on its next project, about which little is known – except that it will be another role-playing game (not Baldur’s Gate 4) and that a second title is being developed in parallel at the Belgian studio. CEO Swen Vincke is already building excitement in a new post:
Crazy that [the release] was only two years ago. It really changed my life. It’ll probably be worth writing about at some point. But I can already reveal the most important thing. BG3 has enabled us to realize our next crazy project. No one can say how it will turn out, but I can assure you that we are working hard to bring you lots of fun. Really – lots of fun. In surprising ways. And I can’t wait to show it to you. But you’ll have to be patient, we still need a little time to get everything up and running. But it’ll be worth it. Are you still actively playing Baldur’s Gate 3? Are you one of the people who contributed to a whopping 265 million (!) mod downloads? Let us know in the comments. You’re also welcome to interpret the studio head’s words. Do you think we’ll find out more next year?
