The Baldur's Gate 3 team has expressed a feeling of "closure" after the juggernaut game completed its victory lap. Baldur's Gate 3 had been quietly bubbling away in early access for years, before launching to massive commercial and critical success.
The RPG threequel unexpectedly became one of the best-selling hits of last year, and just recently, its record-breaking status reached new heights as it won all five major Game of the Year awards.
Baldur's Gate 3 became the first game in history to win gold at The Game Awards, the DICE Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, the Golden Joysticks, and the BAFTAs - and that last accolade is what bookmarked this chapter for some development leads. "The BAFTAs really felt like the proper closure," studio founder and game director Swen Vincke explains in a recent tweet, while also teasing that he's "crazy hyped about what's next but it's going to take a while." "Seconded.
Closure was needed," publishing director Micheal Douse chimes in. "I can't wait to focus on the future and get back to work and put my amazing team to good use.
I am not someone designed to twiddle thumbs and smile politely." Both developers seem to have closed a page on Baldur's Gate 3, especially after announcing that an expansion or a Baldur's Gate 4 won't come from developer Larian Studios.