Larian Studios
Independent Belgian RPG developer and publisher founded in 1996 in Ghent by Sven Vincke. Known for the Divinity series (Divinity: Original Sin and Original Sin 2) and Baldur's Gate 3. Fully independent and self-publishing; besides the Ghent headquarters, operates studios in six other countries: Quebec City, Dublin, Kuala Lumpur, Guildford, Barcelona and Warsaw. larian.com live as of Sep 2026.
- Type: Publisher and Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: Belgium
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Porting services, Publishing, Development, Game development and engineering, Localisation services, Marketing and consulting services
- Credited games in the group: 57
Group structure
- Larian GCL Sdn Bhd (Service Provider)
- Larian Québec (Service Provider)
- Larian Studios Games Limited (Service Provider)
- BlitWorks (Larian Studios Spain) (Service Provider)
- Larian Guildford (Service Provider)
- Larian Studios Saint Petersburg (Service Provider)
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Klei Entertainment — Development, Porting services, Publishing, 5 shared credits, 2015–2022
- THQ Nordic — Porting services, Publishing, 4 shared credits, 2016–2017
- Squad — Development, Porting services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2019
- Fictions — Porting services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2018–2019
- Spike Chunsoft — Game development and engineering, Porting services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2015–2017
- Frictional Games — Development, Porting services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2015–2022
- Take-Two Interactive — Porting services, Publishing, 3 shared credits, 2018–2019
- Crackshell — Development, Porting services, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2017–2020
- Soedesco — Porting services, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2016–2017
- Double Damage Games, Inc. — Development, Porting services, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2015–2020
- SNEG — Porting services, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2015–2020
- Flazm Interactive Entertainment — Development, 2 shared credits, 2022–2023
- Riotloc — Localisation services, 2 shared credits, 2016–2020
- Elverils — Porting services, 2 shared credits, 2016–2020
- H2 Interactive — Porting services, Publishing, 2 shared credits, 2015–2020
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- Pearl Abyss admits AI assets slipped into Crimson Desert's final release (2026-03-24)
- Larian built Baldur's Gate 3 into an HBO property - and owns none of the upside (2026-02-06)
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/larian-studios