Divinity will be a turn-based RPG and see Larian “unleashed”, declares CEO Swen Vincke, replacing the D&D system with one “made for a video game”

Larian CEO Sven Vincke confirmed that the studio's next game, Divinity, will be a turn-based RPG, calling the game “us unleashed.”

Divinity was unveiled at The Game Awards last week.after an elaborate stunt with a demonic statue in the desert. This will be the studio's next game after its huge success Baldur's Gate 3which was also step-by-step.

“I think this will lead us to freedom,” Vincke said. Bloomberg. “It's a turn-based RPG that takes everything you've seen from us before, but takes it to the next level.”

Vincke confirmed that Divinity will also be an Early Access release, just like Baldur's Gate 3, although it is unknown when that might launch.

Vincke explained that the studio originally planned to work with Wizards of the Coast again on a Dungeons & Dragons game, but the developers weren't keen on it.

“Conceptually, all the ingredients for a really cool game were there, except the hearts of the developers,” he said.

That's why the studio is now returning to Divinity, the franchise it was built on. Previous games in the series have featured real-time combat, although the two Original Sin games were turn-based, leading fans to speculate as to what this new Divinity game will feature.

“Baldur's Gate 3 was a good game and I'm proud of it, but I think this one will be much better,” Vincke said. He noted that the tabletop Dungeons & Dragons systems are difficult to translate into a video game. “Here we are creating a system designed for video games. It's much easier to understand.”

Moreover, the studio will use a new game engine and enhance the cinematic storytelling. The developers also want to expand the narrative.

“The idea is that when you talk about the game with fellow journalists, you'll hear very different stories,” Vincke said. “I think we're doing a couple of things that you haven't seen in role-playing games before.”

Following Divinity's announcement at The Game Awards, Larian released current generation update Divinity: Original Sin 2 For Switch 2PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.