Baldur's Gate 3 Shadowheart actor was in "a lot of debt" before the breakout RPG, a "really classist" reality for many industry performers: "How on Earth do you do it?"

Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot showing companion Shadowheart, a young half-elf woman with long tied-back black hair.

Baldur's Gate 3 actors have come out about how difficult it is to make a living off video game jobs, and the voice of Shadowheart herself admitted she was actually in debt before the RPG blew up in popularity.

During the VGC Podcast, Aliona Baranova (the voice of Xeph and Corinna the squirrel) and Jennifer English (the voice of Shadowheart) talked about how the deck is almost stacked against game talent. Actors working in TV and film might get royalties or be on shoots that keep them employed for months - video game actors, on the other hand, don't have the same privilege.