Larian Studios

Larian Studios is a Belgian game developer and publisher headquartered in Ghent. Swen Vincke founded it in 1996. It is best known for the role-playing series Divinity and for Baldur's Gate 3 from 2023, which won several Game of the Year awards, including at The Game Awards. In 2025 the company had about 530 employees, with additional studios in Quebec City, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford, Barcelona and Warsaw.

Features

• Turn-based role-playing games with a focus on choice and consequence.
• Cooperative play for several players in the Divinity: Original Sin games and Baldur's Gate 3.
• Its own engine and extensive mod support.
• Self-publishing: Larian develops and releases its own games.

Ownership and limits

Larian is a private company, and Tencent holds a minority stake, which means no non-European majority owner. Releases are rare, with several years between large games, and the company has said it works on new projects after Baldur's Gate 3.