# Baldur's Gate 3 launch

> The PC role-playing game reached 875,343 concurrent Steam players.

- Owner: Larian Studios
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2020-10-06
- Peak proxy date: 2023-08-13
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 49 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Larian released an early-access RPG in 2020 and the full PC game in August 2023. Steam concurrency rose through its second weekend as fans discussed and shared the game on forums and TikTok.

## Timeline

- 2020-10-06 — Larian Studios (Open web) — Larian released the game in early access on Steam.
- 2023-07-11 — PCGamesN (Open web) — PCGamesN reported the game rose from 25th to seventh on Steam’s sales chart.
- 2023-08-03 — Larian Studios (Open web) — Larian released the full PC game after early access.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/baldurs-gate-3-launch-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Baldur's Gate 3 launch.” Case HIS-01903. Spread Score v1.3: 49/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01903