Larian Shares Wild Baldur's Gate 3 Stats, Including the Players Chasing Portrait Mode
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
Larian Studios released new Baldur's Gate 3 player stats showing that nearly 10,000 people played in portrait mode, alongside half a billion mod downloads and millions of NPC deaths.
Developer Larian Studios has dropped a massive batch of player statistics for Baldur's Gate 3, highlighting the weird ways we play our favorite RPGs. Among the most baffling data points shared by Rock Paper Shotgun is the revelation that 9,008 people played the massive adventure in a vertical 9:16 portrait aspect ratio, while another 114 players opted for a perfect 1:1 square. While some might chalk this up to vertical video conditioning from mobile feeds, the most likely culprit for the 9:16 squad is simply running a secondary monitor in portrait mode and refusing to fix the window scaling.
The rest of Larian's data dump reveals plenty of other chaotic community habits that prove modern RPG players love to tinker and break things. Mod downloads have officially shattered expectations with a staggering 500 million installations, fueled by a community that treats digital ownership and customization as core parts of the experience. Meanwhile, Zevlor holds the grim crown as the most frequently slain story NPC with over 12.3 million deaths, and a handful of dedicated players managed to rack up more than 1,400 quicksaves in a single playthrough, raising serious questions about how many times a single dialogue check can go wrong.
Stats like these remind us why player telemetry is so fascinating when developers actually decide to share the absurdity. Whether you are part of the ultra rare square monitor club or just someone casually hoarding every piece of virtual currency until you break the economy, player behavior continues to outpace developer expectations. You can check out the full breakdown and contextual analysis over at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Tags: Baldur's Gate 3, PC Gaming, RPG, Larian Studios, Gaming Culture
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun