Baldur's Gate 3 made more than $650 million last year, proving video games don't need microtransactions to succeed

• Baldur's Gate 3 made more than $650 million on Steam last year.
• Baldur's Gate 3 outsold the runner-up — Hogwarts Legacy — by more than double.
• Games that don't rely on microtransactions, in fact, dominated the bestsellers list for 2023.

Baldur's Gate 3 smashed expectations, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars last year, proving that not all top-selling games have to have a battle pass.

Baldur's Gate 3 has enjoyed huge popularity and critical acclaim since its release in August last year, nearly sweeping The Game Awards.