Baldur’s Gate 3 absolutely swept through this year’s Golden Joystick Awards with a record-breaking seven wins in categories such as Best Storytelling, Best Studio, and the Ultimate Game of the Year. But Larian Studios’ CEO wasn’t expecting quite so much trophy love, despite the game’s mammoth success.
Reacting to the awards, Swen Vincke said the team “didn’t plan on anything” and had even joked with each other about walking home empty-handed: “How are we going to get rid of the depression?” Vincke admits that he thought winning PC Game of the Year was possible, but “didn’t think” the other six awards would follow.
