Baldur's Gate 3 and other RPG fans are flocking to Larian Studios' older titles after the company unveiled a new one Divinity game. The biggest jumps in player activity were seen in both Divinity: Original Sin games that are most similar Baldur's Gate 3 formula in studio catalog.
Larian announced another Divinity game at The Game Awards 2025. The December 11 event was preceded by an elaborate teaser featuring a mysterious statue that first appeared in the Mojave Desert before reappearing outside the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, which some fans correctly interpreted as hinting at a new game from Baldur's Gate 3 developer. The RPG itself was revealed with a nearly five-minute long CGI trailer set in the fantasy world of Rivellon, showing a person being burned alive inside a giant wicker man, before the scene further descends into chaos.
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Larian's TGA 2025 announcement boosts Steam players' interest in the Divinity Series
Larian is new Divinity The game's announcement reignited fan interest in previous entries in the long-running CRPG franchise. According to Steamworks API data compiled by SteamDB, almost all titles saw an increase in player activity within 24 hours of the TGA 2025 reveal, with a noticeable increase in concurrent players. The only exception was Larian's 2004 ARPG For divinity.
How Larian's announcement affected Divinity Games' concurrent Steam Player Peaks The deadline for December 11 and 12 uses the UTC time zone in which TGA 2025 began at 0:30 on December 12.
In terms of absolute growth, Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition saw the largest increase, with a concurrent Steam player peak of 2,326 on December 12 compared to the previous day, a 63% increase. Meantime, Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition it nearly doubled its peak in the same period, surpassing 1,000 concurrent players for the first time since early October 2025.
What Baldur's Gate 3 players can expect from Divinity: Original Sin 1
Divinity: Original Sin marked Larian Studios' transition to modern, heavily system-driven role-playing games, laying much of the groundwork that would later provide a number of aspects Baldur's Gate 3. However, it still plays noticeably differently, especially thanks to its combat system, which is built around elemental interactions and manipulation of the environment. While it lacks the production values of Larian's most ambitious title to date, its enhanced edition features full commentary that makes it feel modern despite being more than a decade old. Early game Divinity: Original Sin may seem vaguely familiar to you Baldur's Gate 3 players because they both start on the beach.
Larian Studios has confirmed that playing previous entries in the series will not be necessary to enjoy the upcoming Divinity game.
How Divinity: Original Sin 2 Compares to Baldur's Gate 3
If Original sin 1 represents the prototype of Larian's modern RPG style, Divinity: Original Sin 2 it serves as a clearer bridge to sensitivity Baldur's Gate 3especially in its mix of deep reactivity, tactical combat, flexible quest design, and meaningful role-playing options that continue to impact the world (dozens) of hours after they were made. When it comes to character building freedom, Divinity: Original Sin 2 offers even more flexibility than Baldur's Gate 3though the two are more similar with respect to narrative branching and player agency in branching story paths. It still plays closer in terms of combat Original sin 1 than Larian's most recently released game due to its focus on environmental manipulation, a concept that exists in Baldur's Gate 3 but is not central to its design.
