Baldur's Gate 3's bear sex scene was such an 'upward turn in momentum for the game' that its animator called his mum to show it off: 'She was like, that's weeeird!'

An image of Halsin, wildshaped into a bear, from Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3 is resoundingly, terrifyingly, bone-quakingly popular. Why? Well, there's its deep and rewarding RPG mechanics, its cast of fascinating characters, and the historically high score it got in PC Gamer's Baldur's Gate 3 review. But mostly it's the bear sex.

Even before it released, BG3's red-hot bear scene—the bear is actually a transmogrified Halsin, in case you forgot—had already gone viral. Which makes sense. It is, after all, quite a unique scene as videogame romances go, and Larian was so proud of it that they made sure to show it off. To everyone. Including their mums.