New Divinity Game Is Coming Alive, Larian CEO Swen Vincke Shares Update

After a few months of silence over their upcoming Divinity title, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has given a brief development update on the new game, stating that the title is starting to “come alive” while also noting that a lot of it is “rough and missing”. Additionally, he posted an update on X: 

I realized I was having a good dev day when Adam - our writing director - started discussing the game with me. 

He just spent a week running through various permutations of one particular situation, tweaking the words, and had plenty of ideas. The things he said made sense but it wasn’t that which struck me. He often has good ideas. Instead, it was the energy level he was at. It made me happy because it felt like I had returned to a good place after being away for a while, seeing that all my favorite people and spots were still there together with a whole bunch of new ones, waiting for me to explore.

I’m talking about being in that stage of development where there is a lot that is still rough or missing, but where you sense that a game is coming alive. Something was created out of nothing and you now get to experience what it feels like, knowing that things are still very moldable and that from here onwards, it can only improve. It’s a good moment in the life of any game. And it’s one I expect many developers recognize.

As our discussion flowed in the direction of the arcs of one of our antagonists and we started discussing micro-details, I was saying to myself - yeah, this is good. 

The upcoming Divinity title was revealed at The Game Awards 2025, as Larian chose to return to the IP over continuing the Baldur’s Gate series after the success of Baldur’s Gate 3 in 2023. The developer has said the new Divinity game will be even bigger than Baldur’s Gate 3, and confirmed it will be a turn-based RPG, much like Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Currently, the title is set to release in early access sometime next year.

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