US EditionDivinity, Like Baldur’s Gate 3, Is a Turn-Based RPG, Larian Confirms
Larian aims to shorten development to three years using more studios and resources while introducing a native turn-based system and enhanced cinematic storytelling.
- Bloomberg reported Larian Studios confirmed Divinity will be a turn-based RPG and start in Early Access, but it won't arrive anytime in 2026.
- Swen Vincke said adapting Wizards of the Coast's pen-and-paper rules was a BG3 challenge, prompting a video-game-native turn-based system that should be easier and cut development time.
- Larian Studios is expanding development resources by spreading work across multiple development studios working in parallel, with a team of 72 artists, including 23 concept artists, to add more cinematic scenes and narrative experiments.
- After social-media backlash over generative AI, Swen Vincke clarified AI is only used for placeholders and early experiments and vowed nothing AI-generated will be in Divinity on 12/16/2025.
- Swen Vincke says Divinity, in full production after two years, promises innovations unseen in RPGs and aims to be `way better` than Baldur's Gate 3 with single-player and cooperative multiplayer.
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Larian Reveals New Divinity Will Be Turn-Based RPG
Larian Studios has shared new information about its next major project, Divinity, confirming that the game will be a turn-based role-playing experience and outlining how the studio plans to approach its development. The details were revealed in an interview with Bloomberg, where Larian CEO Swen Vincke discussed the studio’s creative direction, production goals, and lessons learned from Baldur’s Gate 3. Vincke confirmed that Divinity will continu…
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