OG Baldur’s Gate Lead Designer Turned Down Opportunity To Make Baldur’s Gate 4: ‘I Wouldn’t Want To Compete Against That’
Kotaku | 01.07.2026 04:30
Larian Studios, makers of the staggeringly acclaimed Baldur’s Gate 3, famously turned down the opportunity to work on a follow-up to that game. But, as it turns out, Larian head Swen Vincke wasn’t the only lead on a previous Baldur’s Gate game to turn down the chance to develop Baldur’s Gate 4, as James Ohlen, lead designer for Baldur’s Gate and co-lead designer for Baldur’s Gate 2, also refused Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast’s offer to work on a new game in the series.
