Developer Baldur's Gate 3's next game will be released in 2029 - it's not certain, though Sven Vincke said so

Sven Vinke, head of Larian, the studio behind Baldur's Gate 3, suggests that the next release from the studio may arrive in 2028 or 2029. He later urged to take this timeline with a grain of salt.

During the SEA Game Awards 2024 ceremony in Malaysia, Vinke hinted that the next major RPG from Larian could be out around 2028 or 2029.

“We need to work hard on the next game so we can come back here in five years,” he remarked.

However, IGN spoke with Vinke right after the event, and he quickly backtracked on that vague release window.

“I knew you would take it that way. It was just a joke. I don’t know, we’ll release it when it’s ready. These are big games and it takes time, so don't pin us down on a date,” he said with a laugh.

Such a timeline wouldn't be surprising, considering that Larian just launched the monumental Baldur's Gate 3 last year, but it's still unclear what the studio's next steps will be. In March, Vinke mentioned that he is considering “a very big RPG that will surpass everything,” and that the current consoles simply won’t be able to handle it.

Vinke chose Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia as the location for Larian's Asian studio after discovering a large pool of potential employees in the city:

“There was also a very vibrant art and animation industry here, so we thought there were grounds for development.” Studios in KL contributed significantly to the game. Dark Urge was created in Malaysia, and the lead writer for House of Hope was also based here. One of our employees told me yesterday that she used to feel like just an outsourcer, but now she feels like a game developer; there’s been a shift in her mindset, and it’s nice to see,” he shared.

Larian Studios Warsaw opened in Poland in May and is reportedly working on two “very ambitious” new RPGs. However, last month, Vinke explained that developing two games simultaneously has posed a huge challenge for production, as one of them has been “consumed by the ambitions of the one we want to release first.”

Source: IGN