The developers of Baldur's Gate 3 shared interesting statistics collected among players in honor of the game's first anniversary. It includes information about the most popular classes and favorite companions, as well as some particularly rare achievements.
1.9 million players were turned into cheese heads in the third act;
About 377 thousand players who started the playthrough as Dark Urge managed to save Alfira;
141 thousand players successfully completed the playthrough in hardcore mode. 1.2 million died;
More than 93% of gamers created their own character. The most popular pre-made heroes are Astarion, Gale, and Shadowheart;
The most popular classes are Paladin, Wizard, Fighter. The most popular races are elf, half-elf, human;
Most often, players romanced Shadowheart — the priestess received over 75 million kisses;
141 thousand players tried to pet His Majesty;
3.3 million players killed the Netherbrain, 1.8 million betrayed the Emperor, 329 thousand convinced Orpheus to live as an illithid;
Only 34 people playing as Lae'zel killed their heroine after a failed Ascension.
Earlier, Larian confirmed that they worked on Baldur's Gate 4 for some time but stopped development.