Larian Studios: From Bankruptcy To Baldur's Gate 3

Discover the incredible journey of Larian Studios, the masterminds behind Baldur’s Gate 3. This is the story of a small Belgian studio that went from the brink of bankruptcy to redefining the RPG genre and creating one of the most critically acclaimed games of all time.

In this video, we’ll explore:

Larian's early struggles, from their humble beginnings to the financial challenges that nearly ended their dream.

How they risked everything to create Divine Divinity and how they overcame rejection and setbacks to develop the groundbreaking Divinity: Original Sin series.
Their crowning achievement: Baldur's Gate 3, which broke records, won awards, and became a global phenomenon, cementing their place as RPG legends.
From battling publishers to crowdfunding their way to success, Larian Studios has redefined what’s possible for independent game developers. Along the way, they not only survived—they thrived, building a community of passionate fans and setting new standards for storytelling and player choice in gaming.

If you're a fan of RPGs, Baldur's Gate 3, or just love an inspiring underdog story, this video is for you.

🔥 Watch now to learn how Larian Studios became one of the greatest success stories in gaming history!

Why Larian Matters:

Baldur’s Gate 3 peaked at 875,000 concurrent players on Steam, becoming one of the platform's most-played games.
Winner of multiple Game of the Year awards at The Game Awards 2023 and BAFTA Games Awards 2024.

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[VeteranJoystick]

If you want to see more videos like this then subscribe to the channel! I’m always covering Larian and Baldur’s Gate 3 🙏🏻

[moxmixmax]

Discovered Larian Studios with Divinity: Original Sins. Love the game, D:OS2 is in my top game of all time. Larian is THE game studio for me. As long as Swen is there to run the studio, I will support them in their next adventure for sure! His passion for crafting truly unique, player experience focused game is incredible.

[spencer]

Larian Studio's proves that passion and respect can be financially successful. Investors take note, greed does not have be the way

[nazshak]

I literally teared up at the end of your amazing video. Im SO glad they were successful. The best studio we have, producing the best games in its genre. I love them so much.

[ProxyGateTactician]

Well said VeteranJoystick. A great recap to revisit just how far they've come. I still think DOS2 did many things better than BG3, and with Larian's new freedom and experience gained from BG3 their next game should be incredible.

[AnaNgu]

It's insane to think Larian is a quarter decade old, and for most of their existence they're just one flop away from closing. I'm so glad they made it in the end and wish the same for other upcoming indie studios.

[twistedtxb]

i was late on the Larian bandwagon, discovering BG3 when it officially launched.


the game had a profound impact on myself, well beyond the usual gaming scope, and ill be there, supporting Larian forever.

I can't wait to discover what os Sven cooking next.

[krakesh]

This will be written in the history books

I am thankful that I got to play this amazing game and this is my all time fav game

Also SHADOWHEART is bae 😍

[ThwipThwipBoom]

Great video man! Larian is my favorite game studio cause of how well they interact with us fans and the clear passion in every one of their games.

[jurgen]

Larian Studios 🎉♥️🥰🤩🌟
A company with passion, honesty, loyalty and love for gaming! A beacon to all other companies! They stand up against greed and poor quality games and have learned the importance of good communication with its customers the gamers!
❤❤❤❤❤

[greyroo]

Great video. I am old gamer at 68 and my first Larian game was when Divine Divinity was released. It was an incredible crpg at the time and I have bought and enjoyed every single game released by Larian since then. Swen was also active on the Larian forums way back then, often personally answering players questions. He is a total gaming nerd and I mean that with all due respect. It makes me so happy that he is finally been accepted as a beacon of hope for gamers in a greedy corporate run modern gaming industry. I will support Swen and Larian Studios till the day I die because they quite simply... totally deserve it.

[michaelbrauner]

I was looking for story driven games these days and hated the direction gaming industry was going because of investors interests of making easy money. But gaming is as much art as it is an industry. But art needs an audiance and real fans. Not just buyers with no feeling.

[dianabialaskahansen]

Larian and Owlcat are the two companies where I would preorder without even knowing what the game would be about. They have my trust, a trust I thought I had lost completely after Bioware and Bethesda started producing disappointing games.

[babis]

There's no one I'm rooting for more than these guys

[fattiger]

I can't say I'm a long term fan of Larian. BG3 was the first game from them I've played and I only bought that a couple months ago. However, their story really is inspiring. They earned BG3's 10+ million sales. They worked hard for decades while staying true to themselves without getting gobbled up by a giant publisher, even having to partially crowdfund Divinity Original Sin.

I hope for nothing but the best for them. I am certainly keeping Larian on my radar and I'm greatly anticipating their next game.

[Selynia]

Bg3 is amazing i finished it 2 times now..its so good i wish there would be some extra expansions❤

[chriscrosley]

this is really well produced for a channel of this size. kudos

[travishartzler]

I haven't played BG3 for a few months now. Probably revisit it soon. Looking forward to Larian's next games.

[DepressionOfMyCat]

Great video, that was a sweet love letter! Swen loved it too! Wonderful work!

[dapengu]

I loved dinvinity ego draconis, i hope one day they will make a a new game in this franchise