Baldur's Gate 3 is enjoying an immensely successful launch on Steam, with its highest concurrent player count coming extremely close to beating that of every Bethesda game. With a current peak of 472,136 players at once, Larian Studios' long-awaited sequel is Steam's second-biggest launch of the year by players, right behind Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy is still far and away Steam's most successful launch by players for this year, with a peak concurrent of 879,308. Meanwhile, the now third-biggest launch of the year for Steam is Sons of the Forest at 414,257.
