Baldur’s Gate 3 Was Among The Top Selling Paid Steam Games In 2024

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The RPG is showing no sign of stopping.

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  • Baldur’s Gate 3 has landed in the Platinum category of Steam’s bestsellers in 2024.
  • The game made the cut despite releasing last year and not getting a DLC.
  • Other titles in the list include Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Dota 2, Elden Ring, Palworld, and Black Myth: Wukong.

Last year, Baldur’s Gate 3 took the gaming world by storm, breaking records and breathing new life into MMORPGs. The Larian Studios title dominated the Game Awards ceremony in 2023 and received universal acclaim.

And, by the looks of it, the momentum of Baldur’s Gate 3 has not stopped at all this year, with the title ranking among the highest-grossing Steam games of 2024 despite being out for over a year.

Why This Matters: Baldur’s Gate 3 has proved that an RPG can keep a constant stream of players with just regular updates and fresh content.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Ruling The Steam Year-end Charts

Steam recently released its list of the highest-grossing games this year, and Baldur’s Gate 3 falls at the top of the Platinum category, which is the highest one. The Larian Studios title impressively did this without any new DLCs, while Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree is a big reason it’s placed in the top tier.

Larian Studios has kept the RPG fresh with constant updates and additions to the already massive title. Hence, players always have a new scenario to go back to.

Considering how players on the Steam Deck have spent 17 million hours playing Baldur’s Gate 3, this ranking is not that much of a surprise. The Larian RPG has constantly hit up to 100k users over a year after launch, which is unbelievable for a non-live-service title.

Other titles in the Premium category are live-service juggernauts like Apex Legends, Dota, and Counter-Strike, Palworld, Black Myth: Wukong, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 also made the cut after releasing in 2024.

Most impressively, Destiny 2 and PUBG are in the Platinum category, too, years after their original release at the back end of last decade. However, Larian and Baldur’s Gate 3 are definitely the biggest winners on this list.

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