Divinity was one of many greatest reveals at the Recreation Awards 2025. Hell, there was a complete demonic statue sitting within the desert for over per week to get folks hyped. Actors have been paid to take a seat within the entrance row of the showcase and get lifted into the air on pulleys to introduce the sport’s first trailer. However what’s it and why must you care? Right here’s the little we all know to date about Larian Studios’ subsequent main RPG.
What’s Divinity?
It’s a brand new recreation from Larian Studios, most well-known for the acclaimed 2023 hit RPG Baldur’s Gate 3. Like that one, Divinity can also be an RPG. In contrast to that one, Divinity takes place in Larian’s personal made-up fantasy universe as a substitute of Dungeons & Dragons‘ Forgotten Realms. Larian’s land of Rivellon continues to be inhabited by people, elves, dwarves, and so forth, although it has some peoples you gained’t discover in BG3 too, and it nonetheless revolves round magic and demonic forces, however there are seven gods and extra spiritual overtones. It began in 2002 with the studio’s first fantasy RPG, Divine Divinity.
“The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.” That’s the tagline for the brand new Divinity, which Larian guarantees will likely be its “most formidable title but” and even bigger than Baldur’s Gate 3. It was revealed at The Recreation Awards 2025 with a large statue and a gnarly cinematic trailer that implies the world of Divinity could also be on the verge of succumbing to some actually depraved hellspawn.
Wait, is that this Divinity: Unique Sin 3?
No, it ain’t. Whereas followers of that turn-based sub-series would like to see Larian return to that stable basis, the corporate’s head of publishing was very clear that this isn’t a direct sequel. “There aren’t at present any plans for a brand new Divinity Unique Sin 3 recreation however as soon as we’re prepared to point out what we’ve been engaged on we are going to,” Michael Douse wrote on X previous to Divinity‘s announcement. However Larian did name-check each Unique Sin video games in its press launch, saying followers of these may have a greater understanding of this new recreation’s world.
Right here’s how director Swen Vincke put it within the announcement: “Regardless of our lengthy historical past with the sequence, that is our first recreation entitled ‘Divinity.’ We’re able to carry every little thing we’ve achieved beforehand into one place. This marks the start of one thing with extra breadth, depth, and intimacy than something we’ve created earlier than. We’ve been constructing towards this second ever since we took our destiny into our personal palms. That is the Divinity we’ve at all times needed to make and also you’re going to have a great deal of enjoyable with it.”
Will Divinity be turn-based?
That’s one of many nice debates raging amongst followers as alleged rumors flow into that Divinity would possibly not be turn-based. That will be a giant departure from Larian’s final decade of tasks which have all been that manner. Again at first, nevertheless, the Divinity franchise was a real-time motion sequence that performed like Diablo. It’s not exhausting to see Larian going again to that, particularly if Divinity is working on a grander scale than previous tasks. Possibly it’ll be third-person motion extra within the vein of recent Dragon Age? Nonetheless, the studio has a historical past of sticking to what works and iterating from there. If I needed to wager cash, I’d say it’s in all probability nonetheless turn-based.
Is that previous man getting Wicker Man’d within the trailer essential?
Most likely! Followers on the Divinity subreddit have been debating who it could be. One principle is that it’s a personality known as Lucian who’s the canonical hero for the unique Divine Divinity, finally getting godly powers and being worshiped. He additionally adopts a baby named Damian who finally ends up being a vessel for demonic entities. Right here’s one fan’s principle:
“The implication of this trailer appears to be that the folks of Rivellon stopped worshipping the lifeless gods and dedicated, moreover the seven lethal sins, the Unique Sin of killing the powerless Lucian, which causes the Hellstone to spawn, because the final remnants of the gods and Supply have been destroyed that manner.”
A lot of this interpretation is dependent upon the place within the present timeline the brand new Divinity takes place. Is it after Unique Sin 2 or a prequel to the whole franchise? Or possibly someplace within the center? Whoever is being tortured within the recreation’s first trailer, it appears clear that each one isn’t properly in Rivellon and the demons are coming to take over.
When is Divinity popping out?
There’s no launch date but. Not even a launch window or a whisper of 1. Divinity: Unique Sin II was made in three years. Baldur’s Gate 3 took six. So much will rely on whether or not that is the one recreation Larian has in manufacturing or it’s engaged on one thing else alongside it. Both manner, we in all probability gained’t see it out within the wild till 2027 or past.
What platforms will Divinity launch on?
PC looks as if a protected wager. Possibly even an Early Entry launch like Larian did with Baldur’s Gate 3. It may very well be far sufficient away to be a cross-gen console launch on each PlayStation 5 and PS6. Identical for Xbox. Hopefully it runs properly on PC handhelds and Valve’s Steam Machine. Possibly it’ll even come to Change 2? Larian’s solely different recreation to launch on a Nintendo platform was Divinity: Unique Sin II.
