Larian Studios is an independent Belgian video game developer and publisher founded in 1996. Headquartered in Ghent with seven studios across Ghent, Barcelona, Dublin, Guildford, Kuala Lumpur, Quebec, and Warsaw, the company employs over 500 people globally. Larian develops role-playing games with a focus on narrative design and player-driven systems where meaningful choices shape outcomes.
The company is best known for the critically acclaimed Divinity series, which includes Divine Divinity, Beyond Divinity, Divinity II: Developer's Cut, and the beloved Divinity: Original Sin entries. Baldur's Gate 3, Larian's adaptation of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise, became a massively successful RPG that won multiple Game of the Year awards and captivated players worldwide.
Larian combines traditional game development methods with emerging technologies while maintaining a human-centric approach to creation. The studio emphasises collaborative development and player agency, designing systems where individual decisions meaningfully influence narrative outcomes. Despite its growth into an international operation, the company aims to preserve the characteristics of a smaller, collaborative studio.
