Baldur’s Gate 3 has gotten off to a flying start. Since the launch of the game’s full version on August 2nd, players have flocked in droves, with hundreds of thousands of players logged in at any given time.
Its popularity is growing by the day, with a current peak of 814,466 concurrent players, according to Steam Charts. That’s enough for eighth place for the most concurrent players ever on Steam, notched behind Cyberpunk 2077 with its 830,387.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has also snuck past Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam’s bestseller list. The 2012 shooter has held the top spot for a long, long time and is free, after all.
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Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke expressed his surprise at the player numbers on Friday, when the game hit half a million. On X (formerly Twitter), Vincke said he had told the IT team to only expect around 100,000 players at most.
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We are well underway with our playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3, but still have a lot to experience before a review is ready. However, writer Øystein Furevik said he was very satisfied after the first 20 hours.
– Baldur’s Gate 3 is already on my top list. It’s been years since a game sucked me in so completely, making the hours fly by like they were made of dry leaves in a storm, he wrote in his first impression.
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2023-08-07 05:49:26
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