Will Starfield be as successful as Baldur’s Gate 3? Reddit’s answer may surprise you

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After seeing Baldur’s Gate 3‘s massive success of over 800,000 Steam players in three days, many people excited for Starfield are beginning to speculate if Starfield will get as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3. Both games have been in development for many years, promise hours of exciting gameplay, and are backed by studios that have made some of the best games ever made. So, will Satrfield be as successful as Baldur’s Gate 3?

Note: If you can’t wait for Starfield to come out, you can get a taste of the diverse stories by watching the three-part Starfield anthology.

Of course, we don’t have a concrete answer to how popular or successful Starfield will be until the game comes out on September 6. However, that doesn’t stop us, or Reddit users, from having that discussion.

In the Starfield subreddit, Jealous_Advance9765 started a discussion centered on hoping Starfield is as successful as Baldur’s Gate 3. With 460 comments (and more to come), what surprised me most is that the most upvoted comments are those highlighting how great of a year for gaming it has been and will be. User dogdiarrhea has 367 upvotes for their reply, “Great year for gaming :).”

That really took me by surprise! From all my experience observing gaming communities, the norm that I’ve encountered — especially on Reddit — is negativity, hate, and toxicity. But dogdiarrhea’s comment about 2023 being a great year for games wasn’t the only one.

I’d say the next 100 or more comments center on positivity, mentioning how we’ve been blessed with great games this year. Games like Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Dead Space Remake, Remnant 2, Dead Island 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Dave the Diver, and