Larian boss says the Baldur's Gate 3 approach would "scare" shareholders and publishers: "You will try to box it, you will try to control it, which is the exact opposite of what we want"

Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot showing Gortash, a human man with tousled brown hair and shadow-y facial hair, smirking.

Larian doesn't reckon its approach to Baldur's Gate 3 game design would be a huge hit with shareholders and publishers.

Despite its scale and massive success, Baldur's Gate 3 is an RPG made by an independent developer that isn't beholden to publisher nor shareholders. Although it has investors, including China-based tech giant Tencent, it's generally understood that the development team operates independently from them. In short, they get to do what they want.