Baldur's Gate 3 really is an astonishing game—and I don't just mean in the sense that it's quite good (it is). Rather, it's astonishing because of its sheer longevity. Traditionally-speaking, single player RPGs have their moment in the sun, sure. But they usually only stay there for a handful of months, after which their player bases understandably finish them, then go off to do something else with their hard-earned gamer time.
This game, however, has defied most expectations. Per Larian's own publishing head, it had more daily users in 2024 than 2023, its release year. Head on over to SteamDB, and you'll notice it's not dipped significantly below 100,000 daily concurrents in 2024—only really hitting the 80,000 mark now that we're close to Santa doling out gifts. Those are successful numbers for your average midweight live service game, let alone in a genre that's—y'know, designed to end. You can't play RPGs forever, but BG3 fans have certainly tried.
