The undisputed game of the year 2023 celebrated its first birthday. To commemorate, the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3 have presented a true feast of statistics.
On August 3, 2024, the full release of Baldur’s Gate 3 marked its first anniversary, and Larian’s role-playing game still captivates tens of thousands of players – including none other than MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jakowski.
The title thrives on its high replay value and the nearly unlimited possibilities available to players. But just because Larian imposes few limits does not mean they won’t judge you for your choices.
Here’s a quick refresher on the success of Baldur’s Gate 3:
Developers note: You cannot be trusted
What has Larian revealed? For the anniversary, a series of statistics were released on the official X account of Baldur’s Gate 3, providing deep insights – possibly too deep.
A total of 75 million kisses with companions have taken place. Unsurprisingly, the top spots are held by fan favorites Shadowheart with 27 million kisses and Astarion with 15 million – notably, the latter is not in the top 3 romances in Act 1 or Act 3. This again shows that Astarion has a relatively small, but much more dedicated fan base.
Nearly 170,000 characters were also willing to commit mass murder to get closer to a beautiful Drow.
The developers also reveal that more than 650,000 players became intimate with the druid Halsin: 70% chose his human form, while nearly a third danced the bear
. Well, this decision may not be too surprising, considering that this very love scene contributed to the bear-strong success of Baldur’s Gate 3.
That more than twice as many players – 37% from 1.1 million – chose to have a fling with an intellect devourer in all its tentacled glory, we will just leave at that. But, of course, there was a reward for that.
You can check out the statistics here, but be warned: there might be a spoiler or two involved.
Do you recognize yourself in the statistics? Feel free to let us know in a comment about the misdeeds Larian caught you in.
By the way, this is not the first time Larian has published such statistics about the sometimes questionable decisions of players. The first data came out a year ago, shortly after release. At that time, it showed: The most popular origin character is often also the reason why you die
