Larian as surprised by Baldur's Gate 3's colossal Steam success as you are

It may surprise you to learn that Larian Studios, developers of the mega-hit (and very horny) Baldur's Gate 3 did not expect the meteoric rise of the game's popularity on Steam once it left Early Access.

Baldur's Gate 3 peaked at over 814,000 concurrent players on Steam, making it just shy of becoming Steam's biggest release of 2023 so far. As it stands, it's only a few thousands behind Hogwarts Legecay, which is an unusual feat for a systems-heavy single-player RPG.

Considering how long the game has spent in Steam Early Access, Larian rightly thought that its popularity had already peaked.