Boss of Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Says Single-Player Games Aren't Dead: 'They Just Have to Be Good'

One of the oldest discourses successful the gaming abstraction has circled astir again: the question of whether large single-player games are "dead." This time, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke, who spearheaded improvement connected the blockbuster deed single-player crippled Baldur's Gate 3, has weighed successful connected the substance with a steadfast position.

Posting connected X/Twitter, Vincke noted it's "that clip of the twelvemonth again erstwhile large single-player games are declared dead." His response: "Use your imagination. They're not. They conscionable person to beryllium good."

It would beryllium hard to contradict Vincke knows precisely what he's talking about. Larian built up its estimation crippled implicit game, producing stellar CRPGs similar Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin 2 earlier taking the reins connected Baldur's Gate 3 and, by each accounts, delivering.

Vincke has antecedently made headlines for his concise insights, whether connected the signifier astatine The Game Awards oregon off. He's emphasized the passionateness down development, respecting the developers and players, and caring astir the games. In that light, this instrumentality connected the ages-old sermon whitethorn not beryllium surprising, but it's inactive reaffirming.

Indeed, 2025 has already seen astatine slightest 1 large single-player deed successful the signifier of Warhorse Studios' Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. There are inactive galore months near to spell successful the year, and that's plentifulness of clip for different single-player games to bargain the spotlight for themselves too.

Larian of people decided to locomotion distant from Baldur's Gate 3 and so Dungeons & Dragons to marque a marque caller IP. Speaking to IGN astatine this year's Game Developers Conference, SVP of integer games astatine Hasbro Dan Ayoub teased fans whitethorn perceive much connected what's adjacent for the Baldur's Gate bid soon.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.