There's no denying that Baldur's Gate 3 is one popular game. The CRPG from Larian Studios quickly rose above all other games to win several Game of the Year awards, to go along with critical acclaim and fanfare.
Larian's masterpiece is going to stick around for a very long time.
And while it is always impressive to learn just how many people bought a game or how much money a particular title generated, the more interesting stats usually relate to the choices players make. Such is the case with Baldur's Gate 3, when a developer revealed the sheer number of hours put into the game on the Steam Deck alone.
In a tweet shared on Monday, Larian's Michael Douse, who served as the publishing director for Baldur's Gate 3, revealed that over 17 million hours of the game were played on Steam Deck. More specifically, 17,223,529 hours on Valve's breakout handheld alone.
For those keeping track at home, that many hours is equal to 717,647 days. That many days is the equivalent of 1,965 years, or just about how long it feels waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6. (We're kidding.)
Douse jokingly added that Larian should collaborate with someone to...
