Between Steam and GOG, they sold approximately 750,000 copies in 20 days. I don't think there have been many (any?) significant sales so most of those were at $45. Comes to nearly $34 million. With the $2 million Kickstarter and the fact that much of their technology was created for the last game, they're almost certainly in the black at this point.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 at 650.000 copies on Steam in 18 days.
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Between Steam and GOG, they sold approximately 750,000 copies in 20 days. I don't think there have been many (any?) significant sales so most of those were at $45. Comes to nearly $34 million. With the $2 million Kickstarter and the fact that much of their technology was created for the last game, they're almost certainly in the black at this point.
I'm not that far into D:OS2. Just romanced up a fire slug but I'll take your word for it.
DarkestHour
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You all have convinced me to purchase this game.
Ryzaki009
Member
It's dark but it tends to balance it with some humor. I can't really remember a time I was welp without a minute or two later being amused by something else.
Sygma
Member
Well you basically picked up the best game of the genre so it's going to be a hard question, lol
I'd say Tower of Time
if you wanna expand perspectives .. Legend of Grimrock - Dragon Age : Origins - Pillars of Eternity + expansions - Fallout 1 and 2 - Baldur's Gate 2
HiddenWings
Member
You would have to subtract the kickstarter copies from that number. I paid them for the kickstarter, but I didn't pay them again for the copy I have on Steam.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yup. It's totally immersive and it's not even in 3rd person perspective with cinematic cutscenes.
StereoVsn
Member
Kickstarter was actually only around 40K backers. So most of this are EA and post release sales (mostly release/post release).
This is really good for Larian and have to think it's already a financial success. It will be over 1 mil by end of the year I would think at his rate.
CharminUltra
Member
Deserved!
SatelliteOfLove
Member
johancruijff
Banned
you know i fucking hated that guy, but
when you discover he was a court jester at least it makes sense
Crazy Diamond
Member
I'm rather cheap when it comes to entertainment but 45 for this is a steal.
killatopak
Gold Member
I need to finish up my playthrough of the first game.
Yeah.
I'd especially like to recommend Dragon Commander for anyone who enjoys games that take elements from many genres.
Sir Garbageman
Member
I concur. Crazy underrated. Not a huge strategy guy but loved my time with. Tons of heart and charm.
TheCanisDirus
Member
Man everyone is just gushing about this game. I'm super interested but havent played anything like this before. Is this game going to melt my brain (and soul)? Closest thing to this i have experience with is older FF games and more modern action RPGs. So... yeah, not close at all.
Also - Are there "end-game" activities like Diablo? Or is this just "play the story and move on".
Also - Are there "end-game" activities like Diablo? Or is this just "play the story and move on".
CecilRousso
Member
Really? Divinity 2 is awesome, but I tried Dragon Commander before, and thought the strategy component in that game was so janky that I quit the game.
But it wasn't that much time I gave it though.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
50 hour game looool
my brother and I spent 30 hours in Fort Joy, which might as well have been the tutorial
50 hours is the introduction island.
This game is easily 200+ hours long. Great game nonetheless!
StereoVsn
Member
I thought Divinity 2 Developer Edition was a good game and it's definitely worth playing (and it's cheap). I played Divine Divinity games before but found hem kind of me. After Divinity 2 I became a Larian fan which led me to Divinity Original Sin.
I do recommend people check out Divinity 2 and Divinity OS after Divinity OS2 as both were good to great games while not quite reaching same high as D:OS2.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Considering the fire slug's requirements, I assume you were playing as the Red Prince. That is neat.
Well, I've never been particularly affected in my enjoyment of games by what most would consider "jank", so I'm not the best judge of that.
I did write about the game quite a bit in the OT.
MasterMenace
Member
Haven't bought the second game, but played the first. Hopefully the second game comes to the consoles soon after release. Really would like to play this with my feet up. I wonder if the modding community will take off on this because it really didn't go anywhere on the first game.
Sygma
Member
Game master mode
https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/09/i...divinity-original-sin-2-and-it-mostly-worked/
How is that even possible
MasterMenace
Member
I can think of one that should have at least the same amount of success..Obsidan...Pillars of Eternity 2 is looking amazing and proper sequel to its predecessor like DOS2 to DOS1.
500k copies at $45 is $22.5M. After the Steam/GOG cut, you get a bit more than $15M. It looks like Russia, Poland, and a few other countries that likely got the game cheaper made up about 20% of the Steam sales, so knock off a couple million from that.
Was the budget over $12M on Original Sin 2? Maybe. But given the sales on the first game, it couldn't have been much more.
Edit: add the early access money to that too.
I had a weird issue with Divinity 2 where my character moved completely smoothly but when turning the environment stuttered at a locked 60 FPS. It was too jarring to ignore so I eventually just capped frames at 30. Loved the game though and will do another play through at some point.
I'm just a few hours into Divinity OS and I'm hooked. Will no doubt pick up OS2 this year. The dialog has been a big stand out for me so far. I'm becoming a pretty big Larian fan.
I'm just a few hours into Divinity OS and I'm hooked. Will no doubt pick up OS2 this year. The dialog has been a big stand out for me so far. I'm becoming a pretty big Larian fan.
Oh, I fully agree that they likely are already in the black, I just wanted to be clear that it's a guess (or call it "estimate") rather than a mathematical result
Well, I bought your game (on PS4 not steam) and have no interest whatsoever in Divinity if it makes you feel any better
CrichtonKicks
Member
Larian has about 130 employees and I don't think Belgium is noted to have a particular low cost of living. That's a pretty expensive game for 2-3 years of dev time.
However I believe years ago they hinted there was another game in development so maybe they don't have all 130 employees devoted to OS2.
The Last Wizard
Member
Just let me know the console date and Im in.
Feeroper
Member
So happy to see this doing well, I hope the momentum continues - I love this game and this style of RPG. They have clearly put some real love and dedication into this game so its great to see it pay off.
I've been following this series since Divine Divinity back in the day. When Divinity Original Sin came out a few years ago I was blown away, but man, the sequel has really stepped it up - I never thought I'd see another game that made me feel the same way I did when Baldur's Gate 2 came out.
I've been following this series since Divine Divinity back in the day. When Divinity Original Sin came out a few years ago I was blown away, but man, the sequel has really stepped it up - I never thought I'd see another game that made me feel the same way I did when Baldur's Gate 2 came out.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Is there a way to see how many sold on GOG?
I like the game, but the whole Physical vs Magic armor system they added just makes me ignore any magic damage or magic CC ability since I just leave magic alone. I already feel bored of it and stopped playing before really leaving
. In D:OS 1 I get that boredom at the second map somewhere.
Thankfully there's no transporting to some End of Time ish area like the first one with the imp and his telescope, well so far. That part was the worst to me in the first game.
I like the game, but the whole Physical vs Magic armor system they added just makes me ignore any magic damage or magic CC ability since I just leave magic alone. I already feel bored of it and stopped playing before really leaving
Fort Joy
Thankfully there's no transporting to some End of Time ish area like the first one with the imp and his telescope, well so far. That part was the worst to me in the first game.
They had the Enhanced Edition and console versions of OS1 until late 2015, so OS2 definitely wasn't the only focus. Also, there's no doubt that they have started on the next thing.
I'm not saying that these games cost peanuts, but the first game was said to cost 4.5M Euros before the post-launch support. Even if OS2 was triple that, they would be around the break-even already.
Edit: OS1 budget source
http://www.pcgamer.com/how-divinity-original-sin-almost-bankrupted-larian-studios/
And then you had a chat with a cat.
Good to be back in the weird weird world of Rivellon.
Given Divinity: Original Sin remains one of the best RPGs of this decade, I was expecting another fantastic game, but Larian's ambitions went much further. Based on my impressions from Act I, it's nothing short of incredible.
Congratulations to Larian Studios. They more than deserve this success.
I also hope this serves as an example to other developers that Turn-Based combat is a financially viable option, and perhaps more applicable to the vast majority of games is the sheer level of freedom the game gives to the player while respecting their ability to wield it.
Congratulations to Larian Studios. They more than deserve this success.
I also hope this serves as an example to other developers that Turn-Based combat is a financially viable option, and perhaps more applicable to the vast majority of games is the sheer level of freedom the game gives to the player while respecting their ability to wield it.
fluffydelusions
Member
same
What got me into this game was the systemic nature of the world. All spells and attacks can be used at any time outside combat, all characters can be killed at any time, and elements work as you expect - things can be set on fire, water puts out said fire and creates steam. And so on. It just feels that you can impact the world around you in a very different way than a Baldur's Gate or Torment.
All objects are also physics based, which means you have a lot more ways of interacting with the world than your normal cRPG. See a hole in the ground leaking out poisonous gas? Just use telekinesis and place a wooden crate over it in real time.
It makes the world feel very tactile, and it reminds me a lot of Breath of the Wild in terms of "Huh, I wonder if this will work... holy shit it did" factor.
All objects are also physics based, which means you have a lot more ways of interacting with the world than your normal cRPG. See a hole in the ground leaking out poisonous gas? Just use telekinesis and place a wooden crate over it in real time.
It makes the world feel very tactile, and it reminds me a lot of Breath of the Wild in terms of "Huh, I wonder if this will work... holy shit it did" factor.
I'd love them taking another shot at Dragon Commander.
The first game was deeply flawed - the strategy part was underdeveloped and I hated the action/RTS parts (I think the only game of that kinda genre breed I liked was Sacrifice in the late 90s).
But the writing of the diplomacy act was brilliant. We just needed more races trying to sell their princesses to the future Dragon Emperor.