{"id":5793,"date":"2024-11-19T13:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassservers.net\/blog\/2024\/11\/19\/baldurs-gate-3-player-numbers-are-up-compared-to-last-year-seemingly-due-to-mods\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:03:18","slug":"baldurs-gate-3-player-numbers-are-up-compared-to-last-year-seemingly-due-to-mods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/11\/19\/baldurs-gate-3-player-numbers-are-up-compared-to-last-year-seemingly-due-to-mods\/","title":{"rendered":"Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 Player Numbers Are Up Compared to Last Year, Seemingly Due to Mods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3&#8217;s players numbers are up compared to this time last year, seemingly due to official mod support from developer Larian Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Larian director of publishing Michael Douse shared the improvement on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cromwelp\/status\/1858532995084271848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, revealing the average daily active users is up 20% over 2023. &#8220;Mods are very good,&#8221; Douse said of the improvement, referencing the release of official mod support as part of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 Patch 7.<\/p>\n<p>The Dungeons &amp; Dragons role-playing game, which released in August 2023, is also enjoying an increase of 3% in average daily peak concurrents and a 61% boost in Steam Deck users compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>This increase is impressive for a largely single-player game. Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 does have cooperative multiplayer but is not a live service that may be expected to enjoy a boost in player numbers year-on-year. 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