Baldur's Gate 3 lead says the D&D RPG is "what allowed us to do our next crazy thing," assuring Larian Studios is "working hard to ensure you'll have plenty of fun" with its new game

News
By published

"Like really – loads of it"

Baldur's Gate 3 mind flayer with pale purple skin and facial tentacles stares ahead with glowing yellow eyes
(Image credit: Larian Studios)

Yesterday marked two whole years of Baldur's Gate 3, one of the most genre-defining games to release in the past decade – and according to the Dungeons & Dragons RPG's director and Larian Studios' founder Swen Vincke, there's something even more exciting cooking now.

The CEO shares his thoughts on the iconic game's two-year anniversary in a new online post, looking toward the past before hinting at what Larian has in store for the future. "Crazy to think it's only been two years," writes the lead. "It's truly been life-changing. Probably worth writing about one day. But I can spoil the biggest takeaway. BG3 was what allowed us to do our next crazy thing." What is that "next crazy thing," though?

"How that will pan out is anyone's guess, but I can assure you we're working hard to ensure you'll have plenty of fun," concludes Vincke. "Like really – loads of it. In a surprising way. And I can't wait to show you. But you'll need to be patient, and we'll need a bit of time to make it all work. It'll be worth it, though." As a hardened Baldur's Gate 3 stan myself, I can't help but be wildly excited to learn more about the studio's upcoming project.

Larian has previously revealed that developers are cooking up their own "two very ambitious RPGs" now that Patch 8 is out for Baldur's Gate 3, with one of the mysterious projects having been codenamed Excalibur – potentially pointing to a game based on the Arthurian legend. The studio also echoed some of Vincke's current thoughts in the past, mentioning devs were "making our next big thing as good as we can" post-Patch 8.

For anyone concerned about Baldur's Gate 4, although Larian isn't making the sequel itself, Dungeons & Dragons stans don't need to worry. Hasbro has stated that it's "talking to lots of partners" about the next Baldur's Gate game already and is working on a separate new D&D game, too. In other words, there's plenty in store for fans of the Forgotten Realms and RPG lovers alike – and I, for one, am so incredibly here for it all.

In a surprise update, Larian says it has "probably this time really maybe" fixed Baldur's Gate 3's notorious character portrait bug which somehow survived 32 previous hotfixes

Anna Koselke
Anna Koselke
Staff Writer

After spending years with her head in various fantastical realms' clouds, Anna studied English Literature and then Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh, going on to specialize in narrative design and video game journalism as a writer. She has written for various publications since her postgraduate studies, including Dexerto, Fanbyte, GameSpot, IGN, PCGamesN, and more. When she's not frantically trying to form words into coherent sentences, she's probably daydreaming about becoming a fairy druid and befriending every animal or she's spending a thousand (more) hours traversing the Underdark in Baldur's Gate 3. If you spot her away from her PC, you'll always find Anna with a fantasy book, a handheld video game console of some sort, and a Tamagotchi or two on hand.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.