After losing money in 2022, Larian raked in a whopping $260 million profit of Baldur's bucks in 2023
The Irish Independent (users may encounter a paywall) has reported that Larian has posted a €249 million pre-tax profit for 2023—that's almost $260 million freedom dollary-doos for those of us without adequate digital privacy protections. The runaway success of Baldur's Gate 3 saw Larian increase its overall revenue almost twentyfold from 2022.
The figures were posted by Larian's Dublin-based holding company. Though still primarily headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, the Independent reports that Larian runs its revenue through its Dublin office, which also houses much of the studio's writing team. Favorable Irish tax laws have seen a number of corporations base their European or worldwide headquarters in Ireland.
Larian brought in €427 million ($446 million) in overall revenue last year, with the Independent citing 15 million copies sold of Baldur's Gate 3—though Larian itself hasn't released precise sales numbers. In December of last year, SteamSpy estimated there were 20 million owners of the game on Steam alone, while Larian publishing director Michael Douse referred to Baldur's Gate 3 having <a data-analytics-id=«inline-link» href=«https://twitter.com/Cromwelp/status/1761874915752325387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1761874915752325387%7Ctwgr%5Eb22dac9181d7304215310584d7a47ea740d39d0e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamerant.com%2Fbaldurs-gate-3-10-million-copies-sold%2F» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/Cromwelp/status/1761874915752325387?ref_src=» https: referrerpolicy=«no-referrer-when-downgrade» data-hl-processed=«none»>«way over» 10 million players
in February of this year. For its part, Dungeons & Dragons owner Hasbro took home a tidy $90 million in revenue for Baldur's Gate 3.
This is all in contrast with a pretty quiet year for Larian in 2022: The company reported €22.7 million ($24 million) in total revenue, with Larian actually operating at a €214,000 ($223,000) loss. It's a pretty stark reminder of how volatile
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