Baldur's Gate 3
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
Developer Larian Studios
Divinity: Original Sin II is a 2017 role-playing video game by Larian Studios. The sequel to Divinity: Original Sin (2014) and the fifth main entry in the Divinity series, the game was originally released for Windows in September 2017. The player controls a "Godwoken", a persecuted user of a powerful magic known as Source, and becomes a pivotal figure in the fight against the Voidwoken, which are monstrous creatures… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
570 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
88
LovedLoved
348 positive · 46 negative
95% range 85–91%
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| Steam reviews | 348 | 46 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 30 | 11 | 114 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 1 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
91,191 of 95,639 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 236 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 271 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (197,658 of 206,695 positive).
Many players find Divinity: Original Sin 2 superior to Baldur's Gate 3 in various aspects. [1][2][3] The game is praised for its deep combat, freedom, and creative problem-solving. [4][5][6] Some reviewers warn that the difficulty on Classic or Tactician can be punishing for newcomers. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [9]
I tried so hard to like this game, but my list of grievances grew far too long that I just couldn't recommend it. This review is a (long) expression of that frustration. I played on classic mode and made it through to early act 4. The first two attempts at playing were co-op at the behest of friends already familiar with it. Do not do this. It is a terrible way to learn the mechanics, follow the story, or immerse in …
- [1]
After completing Baldur's Gate 3, I decided to check out other games from Larian Studios and the choice fell on Divinity: Original Sin 2. I didn't play any other parts of the Divinity series, including the first DOS, but my brain decided that since I could play BG3 without knowing anything about lore of DnD or the previous Baldur's Gate games, I could handle DOS2. Imagine my surprise when, after just the first …
- [4]
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the only game where a perfectly normal plan turns into: teleport enemy → oil everywhere → fire everywhere → entire party dying → reload save. And somehow that’s exactly why it’s one of the best RPGs ever made. The world, the characters, the freedom, and the ridiculous amount of ways to solve problems, this game just lets you be creative. Or stupid. Both work. Also: 100% completed. My …
- [5]
1890 Hours Later – Still the Standard After 1,890 hours, I’m not writing this as someone who “really liked” the game. I’ve tested it. I’ve broken it. I’ve cleared it solo in multiple ways. And I still consider it the best CRPG ever made. 1. Build Freedom That Actually Holds Up My favorite runs were: Solo Summoner Solo Deathknight (lifesteal melee) Those two builds play nothing alike. The Summoner is about …
- [2]
BG3 was my first Larian game, so I went into this expecting something less complete or polished. Turns out I was completely wrong, I actually like this one more. It’s darker, more gory and nothing feels missing compared to BG3. The story, systems and overall design are all top tier. Can't believe I missed out on Divinity games all these years.
Summarised from 34 of the 398 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
87% of the 271 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: difficulty can be frustrating, especially on higher settings. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Divinity: Original Sin II received "universal acclaim", according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Multiple critics and publications considered the game to be one of the best role-playing games (RPGs) of all time. Rick Lane of Eurogamer considered it a "masterpiece," thinking it would be many years before he could play another RPG that was even close to being "that rich with choice and charisma". Adam Smith of Rock, Paper, Shotgun thought that few games allowed players to take part in better tales than Original Sin II. Leif Johnson of IGN highly praised the stories, quests, tactical combat, and replayability, calling it one of the all-time greats of the RPG genre. GameSpot gave it a…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 570 · most liked firstDivinity going into early access is going to be a real shitshow because they're annoyed by the feedback about not wanting GenAI in the game now, 2 hours after the bloomberg interview, just wait until they have to sift through thousands of pages of feedback about taking it out.
neutral · AI labelView post →A word of advice about difficulty level: This game is a lot harder than BG3. Do not do Tactician unless you are the type of person who likes to pick up everything, obsessively upgrade your gear, optimize TF out of your builds, ruthlessly farm XP, and carefully position your units for every fight. And even then, don't do it unless you, like me, enjoy pain and suffering. I think where people are most likely to have a bad time with this game is if they are too proud to play on Classic or even…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We have landed in the green land of Seattle and are set up at PAX West. Drop by our castle and: 📸 Snap a pic with our cosplayers 🎲 Join us for a Divinity Original Sin The Board Game play session 🦉 Grab an Owlbear beanie at our merch stall (or any other merch, but we know what you’re here for)
neutral · AI labelView post →Y'know what? It's game shout-out thread time. We're going FREAK mode here. First up: Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity. Like Super Monkey Ball if it was a non-linear shapeshifting metroidvania. Eye-searing, but a surprisingly coherent sensory assault. store.steampowered.com/app/2111360/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't get why some parts of a specific fandom needs it so badly to seem like Larian hated making BG3 and Divinity 3 is the reward for such laborious horrid thing like making the most well regarded game in like...a decade
neutral · AI labelView post →In honor of the new Divinity game I was like “I should fire up Divine Divinity, that was a great game” and got flash banged by the fact that steam tells me I last opened the game in 2013
positive · AI labelView post →New Larian player here, with some advise to other new players related to this game: I have had 2 playthroughs.. One was unsuccessful and I lost interest / got burned out. I am on my second playthrough a couple years later with a different mindset and it's already been going great. I've even went ahead and bought the first Original Sin (enhanced) to play after this one. So here are my most important tips. 1) This is a Roleplaying game. So it requires a roleplaying mindset, otherwise you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After completing Baldur's Gate 3, I decided to check out other games from Larian Studios and the choice fell on Divinity: Original Sin 2. I didn't play any other parts of the Divinity series, including the first DOS, but my brain decided that since I could play BG3 without knowing anything about lore of DnD or the previous Baldur's Gate games, I could handle DOS2. Imagine my surprise when, after just the first playthrough, I had an interesting epiphany – turns out, DOS2 is better than BG3.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Game Awards statue was for Larian's new game, Divinity, a new RPG that's "even larger than Baldur's Gate 3 www.eurogamer.net/larian-annou...
neutral · AI labelView post →Since I stick the same little guy in everything, here's a scribble of WoL in Divinity Original Sin 2. The character builder is so limited and looking at his in-game avatar was making me mad
negative · AI labelView post →Agreed to do this panel because they said the topic was Divinity which is one of my fav game franchises except turns out this is nothing of the sort and the panel is about gods and religion. This is going to be interesting...
neutral · AI labelView post →BG3 was my first Larian game, so I went into this expecting something less complete or polished. Turns out I was completely wrong, I actually like this one more. It’s darker, more gory and nothing feels missing compared to BG3. The story, systems and overall design are all top tier. Can't believe I missed out on Divinity games all these years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the only game where a perfectly normal plan turns into: teleport enemy → oil everywhere → fire everywhere → entire party dying → reload save. And somehow that’s exactly why it’s one of the best RPGs ever made. The world, the characters, the freedom, and the ridiculous amount of ways to solve problems, this game just lets you be creative. Or stupid. Both work. Also: 100% completed. My quicksave key is now permanently embedded in my keyboard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes BUT (and this is going to be a rant): If you're new to this kind of game like I am, throw away your pride and start the game on either Story or Explorer mode. The Classic difficulty is what is described as "normal" difficulty but unless you know every way to break the game it's going to be frustratingly difficult, on every encounter, all the time. It can be the lowest point of the game and entirely stop you from enjoying the game. Get used to seeing one person standing around and then…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The trailer for the upcoming Divinity game is a little too cozy wholesome for me
negative · AI labelView post →Me: I'm not interested in The Game Awards Furry Bluesky: There was a scene in a trailer for Larian's new Divinity game where a human lady is straight up raw dogging a lizard man dude cowgirl style while people are getting wicker manned behind her. Me: I am somewhat interested in The Game Awards.
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 825 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today’s game is Divinity Original Sin. I’ve had this in my library for a while and decided to try it while I wait for my BG3 Group to get back together. I’ve heard it’s similar so I wanted to try it.  My first thoughts are I don’t really care for the male character design. This is definitely a personal thing, but I’ve never been a fan of the…
neutral · AI labelView post →I was looking at the world map for an old RPG I've liked for some 20 years, Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity. I got a strange feeling and decided to flip it. ...It was North America. It's been North America all along.
neutral · AI labelView post →I love it that the traders and merchants in this game want to buy my rotten eggs, severed heads, bloodied arms and legs, dismembered torsos, rotten chunks of flesh, and panties.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Divinity announced, the next RPG from Larian Studios "Their biggest game ever" #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't let these morons that are crying about the use of AI (in a game that isn't this one, and is no where near release) review bomb a literal masterpiece of a game. Just a bunch of losers that know nothing about the industry, and have to virtue signal over new technologies because someone on social media told them to.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the mystery statue for the Game Awards? It's the Hellstone, and it's part of Larian's new Divinity game that will be "even larger than Baldur's Gate 3"
neutral · AI labelView post →Welp, I can tell that they unveiled a new Divinity game because there's a bunch of people on my timeline grousing about how much Baldur's Gate 3 sucked and how Larian have never made a good game. There's something about the game awards that just brings the misery bubbling to the surface.
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly, a Korean developer creating a Legend of Heroes III remake makes a lot of sense. Falcom has had a strong presence in Korea for decades and Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch is considered a classic there. The game has even inspired other KRPGs like Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity.
neutral · AI labelView post →1890 Hours Later – Still the Standard After 1,890 hours, I’m not writing this as someone who “really liked” the game. I’ve tested it. I’ve broken it. I’ve cleared it solo in multiple ways. And I still consider it the best CRPG ever made. 1. Build Freedom That Actually Holds Up My favorite runs were: Solo Summoner Solo Deathknight (lifesteal melee) Those two builds play nothing alike. The Summoner is about battlefield control. Positioning, tempo, surface awareness, scaling an ally into…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you haven’t already, I highly recommend Divinity Original Sin 2 if you’re interested in Larians new game Divinity!
positive · AI labelView post →'Divinity' will be turnbased and Larian aims for a much shorter dev cycle than 'Baldur’s Gate 3'. They will not use gen ai (for stuff in the final game) and everything will made by humans. 'Divinity' will be an early access game. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
neutral · AI labelView post →My first experience with this type of game was Baldur's Gate 3, which I absolutely loved. I had never played anything like it before, so I had completely ignored Divinity: Original Sin 2 when it came out. The announcement of Larian's next Divinity game was also a big factor in finally deciding to give DOS2 a try. And it did not disappoint. I really enjoyed it. It is noticeably inferior to Baldur's Gate 3 in terms of quality of life, which can sometimes make DOS2 feel a little frustrating…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Larian boss Swen Vincke said that they use generative AI tools to explore new game ideas, develop concept art, create placeholder text, and for PowerPoint presentations. The next Divinity game will not contain AI-generated content.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's like BG3, but without the cutscenes, and everything is constantly on fire.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"No great genius has ever existed without a touch of madness." – Aristotle Divinity Original Sin 2 is easily one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. It truly encourages you to break its systems, experiment, and even cheese encounters from time to time not because it’s poorly designed, but because it’s intentionally creative and free flowing in how its mechanics interact. The game constantly rewards clever thinking. The fact that you can kill story important NPCs and still have the narrative…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I guess while I'm posting controversial video game takes: Baldur's Gate III is a landmark achievement in CRPGs and absolutely phenomenal as a game, but it's much more of a Divinity: Original Sin game than a Baldur's Gate game. Pillars of Eternity feels more suitable as a third Baldur's Gate game.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game's pretty sick. You can kinda just do whatever you want, you know? Wanna be a necromantic Thief in heavy armor? Cool ranch kid, ♥♥♥♥ it up. Wanna be a mage archtype that can grow wings, fly, and wield a massive 2-hander, sure dude, whatever. Just play the game, why are you even reading reviews? Nerd.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a big fan of Baldur's Gate 3 and after seeing that trailer for the next Divinity game during the Game Awards I figured I'd give Divinity 2 a chance and it did not disappoint. The companions although a smaller group than BG3 were just as well intricately written and compelling. The combat and levelling system was honestly better than BG3 due to not being constricted by D&D rules although there are elements of both that are great and hopefully the next game takes inspirations from both. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[SOLVED] [Bazzite] Most Steam games refuse to run from secondary drive. Both drives formatted BTRFS. Windows has never been installed on either drive.. Edit: Thank you, u/[email protected], and everybody else who gave some solid advice. >The problem is the drive is mounted with the noexec flag, which is why nothing on it will run. You’ll need to change /etc/fstab to fix that. I used Gnome Disks to add the exec flag and now everything seems to be working. -- I have a desktop PC, not a…
neutral · AI labelView post →Larian Studios announced a new Divinity game is in development. No platforms, but Geoff says it's a bigger game than Baldur's Gate 3.
neutral · AI labelView post →GOATED studio making GOATED games since 2010s. 10/10 game. Absolutely love it! NPCs are very responsive and adapt intuitively to your fighting style. I'm impressed by the depth of combat moves AI can pull of at times. Larian studio, please, keep making more quality games like these. 😎 Edit: I realize Larian has been making games long before 2010s as some of you pointed out, my mistake, to be clear i should have stated that i've been enjoying the divinity series since 2010s and admit my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Catching up on the Game Awards announcements and the Divinity trailer looks sick af, cannot wait for this one to drop
positive · AI labelView post →mourning Divinity man i was so excited for that game why did they have to use fuckin AI man
negative · AI labelView post →Swen's speech was absolutely fantastic. Glad he got to actually give it this year. His game development story is absolutely inspirational and I'm so glad I got to do the documentary on Divinity: Original Sin to help share it. It's on the old channel, but give it a go.
neutral · AI labelView post →Inspired from my game last night, I started painting up the start of my Fallen Divinity. Got one of the two hounds done #hobbystreak 1171
neutral · AI labelView post →I love BG3 and the Divinity rpgs, but if they have ai generated content in their next game I will never buy it or play it.
negative · AI labelView post →yeah yeah game of the year yeah yeah 33 etc FUCKIN DIVINITY IS BACK BAYBEEEE
positive · AI labelView post →And I sincerely hope that with Larian's new Divinity game, the same doesn't happen again that did with BG3. The first third of the game was super polished and thanks to the years-long early access, but it started falling apart on a technical and game balance level from the second act onward.
negative · AI labelView post →I just recently reinstalled the game because of the Games Awards trailer. I played the heck out of this game when it first came out, and it's the reason why I gave Baldur's Gate a try. It took me a while to get the hang of turn-based combat, but now it's my favorite style to play. I can't recommend it enough!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeping it together, Bree? I'm alright, as long as I don't think about it too much. You're safe among friends. Never forget it. Smells worse over here than a dozen rotten eggs dropped in a vat of vinegar. Then don't come over! Not like you're buying anything. If I don't come visit ya, Thun, who will? Wouldn't you like to know! Arx is still a free city, last time I checked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New Divinity: Original Sin trademark spotted ahead of The Game Awards, but no plans for third game says Larian www.eurogamer.net/new-divinity...
neutral · AI labelView post →Custom art for "Young Gods". A Narrative Game of Lost Divinity and Hope. by @HammerCityGames Comms are open
neutral · AI labelView post →I tried so hard to like this game, but my list of grievances grew far too long that I just couldn't recommend it. This review is a (long) expression of that frustration. I played on classic mode and made it through to early act 4. The first two attempts at playing were co-op at the behest of friends already familiar with it. Do not do this. It is a terrible way to learn the mechanics, follow the story, or immerse in the world. It might be better if none of you know it, but given it is possible…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is soooo good so far i cant believe i was sleeping on it for so long lol. All my friends if u have played BG3 and liked it you HAVEEE TO TRY THIS ASAP!!!. i absolutely love this game so far and im only in act 1. GIVE THIS A TRY!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Put together a Fallen Divinity which I'm planning on painting in stages, and got a game in as OD into my friends Dweg on TTS #hobbystreak 1118
neutral · AI labelView post →Divinity: Original Sin 2 is one of the closest experiences a video game has ever come to a full Dungeons & Dragons campaign, offering total freedom of choice and real consequences — just without the struggle of getting everyone to show up on time. The game focuses on meaningful decisions, highly strategic turn-based combat, and creative elemental interactions, where every mistake becomes a lesson (or a reload). The narrative is mature, layered, and filled with moral dilemmas and memorable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought Baldurs Gate 3 due to the hype and was honestly not that impressed. Divinity 2, however, does what in my opinion that game didn't. It's characters and their story lines are much more interesting, the world is gray and thought provoking, much of the 'evil' in the world has rational reasons or justifications. On top of that, the combat is fun and has so many synergies and play styles and doesn't feel overly RNG based or frustrating. Play with a guide on hand though, as some stuff is very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NEW: I spoke to a trio of Larian Studios leaders about Divinity, the status of the game, design goals, how Larian boss Swen Vincke delivers feedback, and... whether the game "comes in front of you" At one point, Vincke's face turned bright red A fun chat! www.gamefile.news/p/divinity-l...
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly this is a well made game despite the gimmic fights. Its just not for me. Its for the player who loves punishing combat strategy puzzles and puzzles with little or no clues. I just want a game with a cool story, cool fights and shiney loot. I did learn one thing above the rest tho and that is when it comes to cRPG games, do some research before buying. I might finnish this game, but ill prolly look for a mod that lets me skip gimmic fights , i really dont like having to bake a cake…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It only took me like 9 years, but I was finally able to escape Fort Joy. Attaining divinity afterwards was actually a walk in the park in comparison! Gosh, this is one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Period.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best RPGs ever made, deep systems, incredible characters, and endless room for creativity. A masterpiece of modern role-playing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing! I first played this game with family, and it ended up being one of the most interesting and unique gaming experiences that i have ever had. i swear, every time someone picked up some new piece of awesome loot our cats would run and hide because we would all start screaming at each other because everyone wanted the special gear for our builds. its just so much fun when, as a family, you slaughter an entire group of enemies with the most disgusting and evil blood magic,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, all 80 hours is playing the tutorial over and over again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is, with out any doubt whatsoever, one of the best games of all time. There is no "ai slop". There is only hard work, vision, creativity, and love put into this game. My console hours are not recorded here, but its well over 500 hours easily. As far as tactical rpgs go this rivals baldurs gate 3 for different reasons. The characters are very awesome and loveable. The environmental combat is unique. This game kicks all sorts of ass and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves tactical…
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