This month of August 2023 is particularly rich in video game releases. among the wonders remaining 2, Shadow Gambit, Everspace 2, Blasphemous 2 or Atlas Fallen And Armored Core VI From FromSoftware, There is something for every taste and every budget.
But if one has to preserve one title among these avalanche releases, it’s definitely Baldur’s Gate 3, the cRPG event from Larian Studios, the fathers of the cult Divinity saga. After three years of early access, where the studio worked to fix and improve the copy, The title is finally available in full version on PC (Steam and GOG) since August 3, 2023.
RPG that can be played as single and multiplayer, “Rich storytelling with unparalleled gameplay freedom, high-risk decisions, unique supporting characters and unforgettable fights”. We have been able to get our hands on this nugget for many hours already and we say that it is undoubtedly the game of the summer. And as our colleagues at dedicated site VGC report, we’re not the only ones who are eagerly awaiting the launch of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is already a hit on Steam
Indeed, this Thursday, August 3, 2023, is the day the game was released on Steam, the game peaked with 427,000 concurrent players on the platform. These figures are from SteamDB, an independent and reliable tracker of everything that happens on Steam. Today, the popularity of Larian’s game has continued to grow. Reaching 532,867 players connected at the same time.
To give you an idea, in just two days, Baldur’s Gate 3 is among the top 3 most played games on Valve platform, right behind Dota 2 and a specific Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS Go for short). Great performance for this game, no matter how demanding, and requires a significant investment from gamers. But Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t record the best launch of the year on Steam, this distinction belongs to Hogwarts Legacy and its 879,308 registered players on the day of publication.
Source : VGC
