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Whether you’ve already invested hours of your life to this game or considering buying it soon, this Baldur’s Gate 3 statistics guide will come in handy to see just how big of a hit this game became. It has not only earned the title of Game of the Year 2023 beating out big names like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2 and more – but it has also amassed a loyal fan following, many of whom are new to the turn-based genre.
Let’s dive into all the achievements of BG3 including the amount of copies sold, playtime, player count and more information revealed by Larian Studios.
Last updated on December 13, 2023. Do note that the numbers aren’t exact unless revealed by Larian Studios themselves.
There are no official sales numbers of BG3 revealed by Larian Studios but there are quite a few estimates available. SteamDB has an ‘owner estimations’ section which has the following answers for how many copies of BG3 are sold to date:
As you can see, the range of estimations goes from 5M+ to 27M+, but on average, the estimations stand at around 7.5 million+ copies sold for Baldur’s Gate 3 as of December 2023. We will update this section if official information comes up.
However, even without exact numbers, if you were wondering whether Baldur’s Gate 3 was a successful game, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, the sales surpassed Larian’s expectations.
It’s worth noting that Baldur’s Gate 3 sold more than 2.5 million copies during its early access phase. It became the best-selling game on not just Steam, but also GOG.com on its early access launch day.
Based on SteamDB stats, the player count of Baldur’s Gate 3 has reached an all-time peak of 875,343 players, with a 24-hour peak of 142,074 players. At the time of writing this article, 76,371 players were playing BG3.
The Average Playtime for BG3 is approximately 66.2h (gamalytic), 73.7 hours (vginsights) and 72.9h (playtracker).
As of December 13, 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 stands at #6 in the list of Top 100 selling games right now on Steam, by revenue.
In the list of top 100 most played games, BG3 is at #9 by current players, and #11 by daily players.
In a blog post shared on Steam on November 30, 2023, Larian revealed that since their launch in August, over 1.3 million players have completed Baldur’s Gate 3.
This is the achievement that is given to players when they complete the game on any difficulty level.
While exact numbers have not been revealed by Larian Studios, it’s estimated that the BG3 revenue has most likely exceeded $711.9m gross across all platforms.
As reported by TheGamer, an investor meeting led by Hasbro chief executive officer Chris Cocks has revealed that BG3 has been a commercial success because it boosted the company’s digital revenue by 40% during 2023’s Q3.
Moreover, BG3 has been great for Wizards of the Coast which is the company that owns the Dungeons & Dragons license. Operating profit in the third quarter grew to 99 percent and Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the major titles responsible for this as well.
Even though the official numbers aren’t out yet, it’s clear that Baldur’s Gate 3 was profitable not just for Larian Studios but also for those associated with it through the game.
As of 13 December, 2023, the average viewer count on Twitch for BG3 is around 5K. As per Steam DB, the 24-hour peak is of 21,883 viewers and an all-time peak of 481,973 is from 4 months ago.
Reviews for BG3 have been nothing less than glowing.
Here are the review scores from critics:
Last but not the least, another way to determine a game’s success is to see how active the community is. The community of BG3 is testament to its fame because there are multiple forums packed with discussions about the story, lore, fan art and of course, mods. The r/BaldursGate3 subreddit has 1.4M members with 20K online at the time of publishing this article.
These are some interesting stats from BG3 that you might be interested in. These were revealed by Larian on December 5, 2023 in a tweet here and here.
These Baldur’s Gate 3 statistics about copies sold, player count, playtime, reviews and more shows clear indications that the game has breathed new life to the turned based genre. Its critical acclaim is highly deserved due to the story immersion, impeccable writing, voice acting and replayability.
This has not only ensured that veterans stick to the genre, it has also brought in waves of newcomers to the series. Combining classic RPG elements with modern tactical gameplay was a masterstroke and signals a bright future for the Baldur’s Gate franchise.