Beloved Queer Game 鈥楤aldur鈥檚 Gate 3鈥� Celebrates Birthday With Hilarious Stats
Image: Source: Larian via IGN
The critically acclaimed and unashamedly queer fantasy RPG Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3 celebrated its one-year anniversary this week, and developer Larian Studios are partaking in the excitement by sharing loads of hilarious community data with fans. Some spoilers ahead.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been a year since Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3 was released, and you know what we鈥檝e realised?鈥� asked the game鈥檚 . 鈥淥ver a quarter of you can鈥檛 be trusted to not pick a fight with a djinni, and a surprising amount of you enjoy bear sex and tentacles. Who鈥檇 have thought?鈥�
Of most interest to fans of the games were the romance stats, which Larian shared with delight. The 15 million-person playerbase has collectively administered over 75 million kisses to their digital companions, with God鈥檚 favourite princess Shadowheart (winner of Best LGBTQ+ Character at the Gayming Awards) firmly in the lead at 27 million kisses. It seems she鈥檚 the most popular character to romance by far, with 48.8% of players experiencing her final romance scene.聽
Larian also shared some more鈥� interesting romance stats. Turns out 658,000 players had sex with the druid Halsin, and almost 200,000 of those people chose to do so in his much-advertised bear form. Meanwhile, 1.1 million players chose to get down and dirty with the mind flayer known as the Emperor; 63% of those players chose a human form for the encounter, while 37% took him in his true form, tentacles and all鈥�
Other interesting statistics include the fact that 1.9 million players were turned into cheese wheels after a spat with a djinni, over 160 million pats have been given to the game鈥檚 animal companions, and Paladin is the most popular class for new players. Larian also revealed that only 34 players have achieved one of the game鈥檚 many endings.
Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3 developers and cast share thanks
Alongside these stats, many of the creatives who helped bring Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3 to life also reflected on the whirlwind year since the game鈥檚 release.
In a YouTube video thanking the community, Larian Founder and CEO Swen Vincke thanked everyone for making the game the phenomenon it is: 鈥淵ou guys have overwhelmed us with fan creations, from videos, to music, to cosplay, to poetry, to gifts you鈥檝e sent to our studio. It鈥檚 been very rewarding, but also very inspiring.鈥�
Shadowheart actress Jennifer English to celebrate the 鈥渂est year of her life鈥� since the release of Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3. 鈥淭hank you to everyone in this magical community who has made this year so incredible.聽
鈥淵ou鈥檙e the best, most wholesome, beautiful, intelligent people and I adore you. And thank you to everyone who made the game, it鈥檚 changed my life and I鈥檒l always be so grateful.鈥�
Neil Newbon, Game Award-winning actor of the half-elf vampire Astarion also : 鈥淗ere鈥檚 to a hell of a year – to have been a part of this amazing experience will stay with me for life and I鈥檒l always be grateful for this gift of a role.鈥�
Non-binary actor Samantha B茅art, who plays the hot-hearted Karlach, , too: 鈥淲hat a gift of a role. What a journey!鈥�
Baldur鈥檚 Gate 3 is available on PS5, Xbox and PC through Steam.
