About Us - Larian Studios

About Us

Larian Studios is a game developer studio located in Gent, Belgium. Proud to be independent for 19 years, we create games for multiple genres and platforms. Thanks to our players, we get to spend our days making the games we love to play.

We have a passion for role playing games. Our Divinity series includes 6 games spanning over 13 years in multiple genres. Our first crowdfunded success, Divinity: Original Sin, won over 150 awards and nominations, and the recently-released sequel Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched with a 93 Metacritic rating, as well as over 50 awards and counting!

Our history

Divinity: Original Sin 2

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Divinity: Original Sin.
The game was released on PC September 2017 with a Metacritic rating of 93, and has since sold over 1.5 million sales on PC. Notable awards are IGN Editor’s Choice, PCGamer Game of the Year, a BAFTA in the Multiplayer category, and the 14 th game in GameSpot history to achieve a 10/10. It has since won over 150 other awards based on the PC release.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition 2 is now also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC

Divinity: Original Sin (PC, 2014)

After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, Larian was prepared to launch its most ambitious project: the cooperative turn-based isometric RPG Divinity: Original Sin.

Set in Rivellon before the events of Divine Divinity, Original Sin follows the fates of two Source Hunters tasked with investigating the presence of a dark magic within the realm. The expansive, non-linear 80+ hour adventure focuses on environmental reactivity, player freedom and creativity, and was overwhelmingly lauded by critics and players alike.

Named GameSpot’s “PC Game of the Year” award, Divinity: Original Sin currently holds a 9/10 from IGN, 9.5/10 from Polygon, and an average score of 87 on Metacritic.com.

Divinity: Dragon Commander (PC, 2013)

Released in 2013, Divinity: Dragon Commander was Larian’s most inventive game to date.

The game combined a turn-based strategic campaign with political simulation, culminating in real-time tactical battles with third person action. Lauded as an original take on traditional games from each of the genres it included, Dragon Commander also featured, for the first time in Larian’s history, both competitive and co-operative multiplayer modes.

Borrowing from its predecessor’s “aerial dragon” concept, Dragon Commander upped the ante by strapping a jetpack to the scaly back of its protagonist during the real-time strategy portion of the game.

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga (PC, Xbox 360, 2010)

The Dragon Knight Saga, a third-person action role-playing game encompassing both Divinity II and its expansion, innovated on traditional gameplay by allowing the player to morph into a dragon and explore the world – and combat – from an aerial perspective. As a Dragon Knight, the player is tasked with unraveling Rivellon’s greatest secret: how to kill the Lord of Chaos.

Acclaimed for its questing, story, and innovative mechanics, The Dragon Knight Saga also contained the seed of Larian’s next project, Divinity: Dragon Commander.

Beyond Divinity (PC, 2004)

Two years later, Beyond Divinity offered a new twist on the cult classic: players would control not one but two protagonists, natural enemies whose fates become irrevocably entwined in the netherworld of Nemesis.

Despite a steep difficulty curve, Beyond Divinity was praised for its depth, introducing powerful mechanics that would later be enhanced and refined in Divinity: Original Sin.

Divine Divinity (PC, 2002)

Listed as one of PC Gamer’s “Top 100 Games of All Time,” Divine Divinity set Larian Studios firmly in place to “carry the cRPG banner” (IGN).

The single-player hack-and-slash adventure was acclaimed for its depth, story, and replay value, introducing gamers to the turbulent realm of Rivellon around which all Divinity games would come to be built.