Three days after exiting Early Access, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the top-selling game on Steam and the second most-played title behind only Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Its over.
The big picture: As the follow-up to a notoriously complex Dungeons & Dragons RPG, Baldur’s Gate 3 might not be the most accessible game, but that didn’t prevent a very successful launch week for Larian Studios’ latest release. The turn-based fantasy RPG is already among Steam’s most-played games and has yet to arrive on consoles.
Three days after exiting Early Access, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the top-selling game on Steam and the second most-played title behind only Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Its over 700,000 concurrent players put it above evergreen titans like PUBG, Dota 2, and Apex Legends.
Furthermore, all-time peak player counts on SteamDB put Larian’s latest RPG in ninth place overall, ahead of Valheim and right behind Hogwarts Legacy.
