Summary

  • Only 10% of players have beaten Baldur's Gate 3 in Honour Mode, with 141,660 successful completions out of 1.3 million attempts.
  • Despite the challenge, some players have found creative ways to beat Honour Mode, like throwing a helmet at the final boss.
  • Larian Studios has announced new features in Patch 7, including Evil Endings and split-screen gameplay optimizations.

Baldur's Gate 3 has revealed that barely 10% of players have completed the game in Honour Mode since the difficulty was released. The game mode dares players to finish Baldur's Gate 3 without dying, but apparently, few can succeed.

Some months after the game's launch, Baldur's Gate 3 released Honour Mode, a game mode that not only maximizes opponents' toughness but also adds permadeath and restricts players to just one save slot. Considering Baldur's Gate 3 is already a challenging game, completing it in Honour Mode turns into an incredible feat. Days after it was released, Larian Studios confirmed that while 34,000 players tried Honour Mode, only 464 parties made it to the end. Now, eight months later, Larian once again revealed how many fans have attempted Honour Mode and lived to tell the tale.

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To celebrate the game's first anniversary, Baldur's Gate 3 has shared an infographic revealing that 141,660 players have finished Honour Mode with zero party deaths. Meanwhile, 1.2 million fans failed. This results in 10.38% of players successfully completing Honour Mode out of over 1.3 million. The game mode makes some of Baldur's Gate 3's hardest fights feel impossible to beat, so this small percentage of players proves to be very skilled.

Only 10% of Baldur's Gate 3 Players Have Completed Honour Mode

When players die in Honour Mode, they have the option to either delete their save game or continue their run in Custom Mode. According to Larian, out of the 1.2 million gamers who failed Honour Mode, 76% decided to delete their run, while 24% continued in Custom. Switching to Baldur's Gate 3's Custom Mode allows players to save their characters' progress and carry on enjoying the campaign, but they won't be able to say they beat Honour Mode.

While ten percent may seem low, it still means that over 140,000 Baldur's Gate 3 players have conquered Honour Mode. Fans have to be excellent strategists to achieve this, while others may be blessed with luck. In an unbelievable feat, one Baldur's Gate 3 player beat Honour Mode's final boss by throwing a helmet at it. Another player was not as fortunate, having been killed by Shadowheart during their run.

Baldur's Gate 3 continues to draw in thousands of players, which is expected for a Game of the Year title. Larian Studios has already announced all the new features coming in Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7, including Evil Endings, a Mod Manager, and split-screen gameplay optimizations.

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Baldur's Gate 3
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RPG
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PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
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Released
August 3, 2023
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Larian Studios
Publisher(s)
Larian Studios
Engine
Divinity 4.0
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Full cross-platform play.
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Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.

THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.

A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.

Cross Save
Full cross-platform progression.
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Franchise
Baldur's Gate
Number of Players
1-4
Split Screen Orientation
Vertical Only
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
Genre(s)
RPG
How Long To Beat
100+ Hours
PS Plus Availability
N/A
Local Co-Op Support
1-2 Players