Whether you’ve already invested hours of your life to this game or considering buying it soon, this Baldur’s Gate 3 statistics guide will come in handy to see just how big of a hit this game became. It has not only earned the title of Game of the Year 2023 beating out big names like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 2 and more – but it has also amassed a loyal fan following, many of whom are new to the turn-based genre. Let’s dive into all the achievements of BG3 including the amount of copies sold, playtime, player count and more information revealed by Larian Studios. Last updated on December 13, 2023. Do note that the numbers aren’t exact unless revealed by Larian Studios themselves.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Sales Numbers – How Many BG3 Copies Sold?
There are no official sales numbers of BG3 revealed by Larian Studios but there are quite a few estimates available. SteamDB has an ‘owner estimations’ section which has the following answers for how many copies of BG3 are sold to date: ~5.51M according to PlayTracker ~13.30M according to Gamalytic ~14.87M according to VG Insights ~27.20M according to SteamSpy As you can see, the range of estimations goes from 5M+ to 27M+, but on average, the estimations stand at around 7.5 million+ copies sold for Baldur’s Gate 3 as of December 2023. We will update this section if official information comes up. However, even without exact numbers, if you were wondering whether Baldur’s Gate 3 was a successful game, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, the sales surpassed Larian’s expectations. The game was in Early Access since October 2020 and got a full release on Windows PC in August 2023 The PS5 version came out on 6 September 2023 The macOS version came out on 22 September 2023 The Xbox Series X/S version was shadow-dropped on 7 December 2023 It’s worth noting that Baldur’s Gate 3 sold more than 2.5 million copies during its early access phase. It became the best-selling game on not just Steam, but also GOG.com on its early access launch day.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Count
Based on SteamDB stats, the player count of Baldur’s Gate 3 has reached an all-time peak of 875,343 players, with a 24-hour peak of 142,074 players. At the time of writing this article, 76,371 players were playing BG3. The Average Playtime for BG3 is approximately 66.2h (gamalytic), 73.7 hours (vginsights) and 72.9h (playtracker).
One of the Top Selling Games on Steam
As of December 13, 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 stands at #6 in the list of Top 100 selling games right now on Steam, by revenue
One of the Most Played Steam Games
In the list of top 100 most played games, BG3 is at #9 by current players, and #11 by daily players.
How Many People have Completed Baldur’s Gate 3?
In a blog post shared on Steam on November 30, 2023, Larian revealed that since their launch in August, over 1.3 million players have completed Baldur’s Gate 3. “All’s Well That Ends Well” Achievement on Beating the Game This is the achievement that is given to players when they complete the game on any difficulty level. 17.5% of players on Steam have unlocked this achievement (as per Steam Stats). 16.94% of PS players have unlocked the rare All’s Well That Ends Well achievement (as per PSN Profiles). Now that the game has been released on Xbox, these numbers are going to shoot up even higher.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Revenue
How much money has BG3 made? While exact numbers have not been revealed by Larian Studios, it’s estimated that the BG3 revenue has most likely exceeded $711.9m gross across all platforms. As reported by TheGamer, an investor meeting led by Hasbro chief executive officer Chris Cocks has revealed that BG3 has been a commercial success because it boosted the company’s digital revenue by 40% during 2023’s Q3. Moreover, BG3 has been great for Wizards of the Coast which is the company that owns the Dungeons & Dragons license. Operating profit in the third quarter grew to 99 percent and Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the major titles responsible for this as well. Was BG3 profitable? Even though the official numbers aren’t out yet, it’s clear that Baldur’s Gate 3 was profitable not just for Larian Studios but also for those associated with it through the game.
Twitch Viewership
As of 13 December, 2023, the average viewer count on Twitch for BG3 is around 5K. As per Steam DB, the 24-hour peak is of 21,883 viewers and an all-time peak of 481,973 is from 4 months ago.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Reviews and Scores
Reviews for BG3 have been nothing less than glowing. 96% of all user reviews (444,188) for this game are positive. 98% of the 90,532 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
Based on 117 Critic Reviews, the score is 96 for PC. Based on 98 Critic Reviews, the score is 96 for PS5. The score of Xbox Series X is yet to be updated. User score is generally favorable with a score of 8.9 based on 14,798 user ratings. Opencritic 99% Critics recommend BG3 and Top Critic Average is at 96.
Larian Studios Posts some Baldur’s Gate 3 Statistics
These are some interesting stats from BG3 that you might be interested in. These were revealed by Larian on December 5, 2023 in a tweet here and here.
Conclusion
These Baldur’s Gate 3 statistics about copies sold, player count, playtime, reviews and more shows clear indications that the game has breathed new life to the turned based genre. Its critical acclaim is highly deserved due to the story immersion, impeccable writing, voice acting and replayability. This has not only ensured that veterans stick to the genre, it has also brought in waves of newcomers to the series. Combining classic RPG elements with modern tactical gameplay was a masterstroke and signals a bright future for the Baldur’s Gate franchise.