The full rundown on Larian’s Divinity games, which ones you should actually play, and the ideal order.
Despite the enormous success of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian bid adieu to D&D after the completion of its landmark RPG and has opted to go back to its original world: The Divinity series, which includes one of our all-time favorite RPGs, Divinity: Original Sin 2.
The new Larian RPG, which is just called Divinity, is probably not going to require you to be up-to-date on the series lore. But the series has a lot to offer for the curious, even if the games do get pretty crusty the further back you go.
Here’s what Baldur’s Gate 3 fans and anyone else interested in the next big Larian RPG should know about Divinity.What are the games in the Divinity series?What order should you play the Divinity games in?
Rather than experiencing the Divinity games chronologically by release date, or according to the internal timeline of the series, we suggest investigating them in reverse order of release. That has you starting with the best of them and working backwards until they get too crusty for you. So our recommendation is:Start with Original Sin and Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin 2 are the most Baldur’s Gate 3-like of Larian’s other games, with turn-based combat, co-op, as well as the intensive simulation and reactivity of BG3.
The biggest things they’re missing are Baldur’s Gate 3’s supremely generous storytelling and production values. Original Sin 2 has a fun, distinctive, and romanceable cast, but there’s just a smaller volume of dialogue and quality time with them. Original Sin 1, meanwhile, is almost closer to Shrek in tone than a BioWare game—it’s funny and quirky, with great quests and surprises, but not much in the way of character work.
