Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3is not done taking the world by storm, as evidenced by winning a Hugo Award for “Best Game or Interactive Work.“Baldur’s Gate 3has already broken records with the awards it has won, and it clearly is not finished, being the first winner of the new permanent category Best Game or Interactive Work.
Releasing in August 2023,Baldur’s Gate 3is aDungeons and Dragons-based RPG that took the world by storm. It won Game of the Year at all five major game awards ceremonies and has only continued to grow in size and popularity since then, thanks to continued content and updates from Larian Studios. This continued support and rapport with fans that Larian Studios has is whyBaldur’s Gate 3is still massively popular and relevant a year after launch, with a player count that continues to peak at over 100,000 players every single week. It was this love that earned it so many awards over the past year, and what has allowed it to win another.
Baldur’s Gate 3has won yet another award: the Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work. The Hugo Awards have been a long-standing ceremony that looks to celebrate science fiction and fantasy stories but has never set its sights on video games until quite recently. In 2021, a temporary category of Best Video Game was added to theHugo Awards to celebrate and recognize the impact that video gameshad on society throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This category was absent from the 2022 and 2023 Hugo Award shows but made a return in 2024 after being made an official category.Baldur’s Gate 3beat out fellow nominees, includingAlan Wake 2,Chants of Sennaar,Dredge,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, andStar Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Awarded Best Game/Interactive Work at the Hugo Awards
This marksBaldur’s Gate 3as the first recipient of the Best Game or Interactive Work award, allowing Larian Studios to mark another record on its behemoth of a game.Baldur’s Gate 3has won so many awards that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but the Hugo Award is an accolade that will not soon be forgotten. The mark thatBaldur’s Gate 3has made upon the gaming industry is palpable, as the game has continued to break records and set standards that many gamers are hoping can continue when looking to the future of game development.
Despite continuous international acclaim, Larian Studios has no intentions of resting just yet. While it has been confirmed there will be no DLC for the game, new content is being provided for free, withPatch 7 ofBaldur’s Gate 3being around the corner. This patch looks to add several highly requested features, such as an official mod manager and expansions for the game’s various “Evil” endings.Baldur’s Gate 3made history when it was released, and thanks to the continued support from the developers, it continues to do so even now.
