Overview
- Larian publishing director Michael Douse said Friday that he hopes Divinity will "absolutely demolish" Steam, sharing a photo of a framed article on Baldur's Gate 3 straining the store at early access launch.
- He said the original report was fact-checked with Valve, and outlets framed his new line as hype about success, not a wish to damage the platform.
- Baldur's Gate 3 drew about 73,980 peak players in October 2020 early access and 875,343 at its August 2023 1.0 launch, according to SteamDB.
- Divinity was unveiled at The Game Awards 2025 and is planned to enter early access, though Larian has not announced a release date.
- Larian says the new game is larger than Baldur's Gate 3 with deeper consequences, richer NPC ties, and more build choices, and it is a fresh Rivellon story rather than Divinity: Original Sin 3.