Skyrim isn't what most players would think of as an immersive sim, nor is Baldur's Gate 3 - but Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio disagrees, and he makes quite a convincing case.
Speaking in an interview with PC Gamer, Colantonio details what he considers to qualify as an "immersive sim" - and his definition is more broad than most. When asked why the genre doesn't have a Call of Duty-esque smash hit to boast, the Arkane veteran behind iconic gems like Dishonored and Prey simply says it does - and points to Skyrim as an example. "If you really think about it, Bethesda games - or Obsidian games - are very, very immersive sim."
