Baldur’s Gate 3 will go down in history as one of the greatest games of all time. It was the star of The Game Awards 2023, taking home six awards, as well as winning many awards from other organizations. With a 96% score on Metacritic , Baldur’s Gate 3 is currently the 21st highest-rated game of all time, standing toe to toe with the likes of Resident Evil 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Part of its appeal and success comes from how open the game is, not just from a world perspective. Players can tailor the Baldur’s Gate 3 experience to their liking, from the race they use to the many choices that affect the narrative and outcome of the game, some of them are incredibly unusual, as you’ll discover throughout this post, but that is also part of what makes it great. To celebrate the one year anniversary of Baldur’s Gate 3’s release, Larian Studios has released stats for many of the choices available in the game, including.
..banging bears.
I’ve got to admit, that when I got into gaming journalism five years ago, I never expected to be writing articles about gamers doing the deed with bears, but this job is full of surprises. In a post on X , Larian Studios revealed many stats that have been collected by the more than 15 million players that have played the 2023 Game of the Year. One of the romance options in Baldur’s Gate 3 is to get jiggy with it with Halsin, with the option to do it with his human or bear form.
70% (460,600) of the 658,000 players chose to sleep with the human Halsin, while 30% (197,400) chose the bear form. However, it is not just a thing for bears that some of the community have, as when it comes to the Emperor, players can choose between the Dream Guardian form or seeking the sensual pleasure of mind flayer tentacles. Out of the 1.
1 million players that explored this option, 37% (407,000) chose the tentacles. Elsewhere in the list of stats, Larian Studios revealed that 1.9 million players have been turned into a cheese wheel.
If I was going to be reincarnated, cheese would be high on my list, or a panda. 75 million companions have also been kissed, with Shadowheart receiving the most smooches with 27 million. She also came out on top (title of your sex tape) when it came to the romance options, with 32.
5% of players spending the night with her in Act 1, and 48.8% of players experiencing her final romance scene. Pets are also incredibly popular in Baldur’s Gate 3, with Scratch being petted over 120 million times.
Owlbear Cub also saw its share of affection, having been petted 41 million times. However, 141,660 players learned not to pet His Majesty, lesson learned. Baldur’s Gate 3 may be hailed as one of the greatest games of all time, and it recently won yet another award , but all good things must come to an end.
1.8 million players chose to betray the Emperor, while 3.3 million players killed the Netherbrain.
Orpheus was convinced by 329,000 players to live as a mind flayer, and finally, 34 Avatar Lae’zel players chose to end themselves after Vlaakith rejected their ascension. There are many more statistics given so I highly recommend checking out the full post on X to see how other players chose to experience Baldur’s Gate 3, and it may give you some inspiration for your next playthrough. If you want to shake things up, why not try a Warlock build next time?.
