Owlcat Games Is Open to the Challenge of Baldur’s Gate 4, but It Would Build Its Own Version

Owlcat Games has not announced plans to develop Baldur’s Gate 4, but the studio is willing to consider the challenge if the opportunity ever appears.

Studio co founder Alexander Mishulin described the idea as both an honor and a difficult creative task. He acknowledged that taking responsibility for the next Baldur’s Gate game would require confidence, ambition, and a willingness to accept enormous expectations from players.

The discussion follows Larian Studios’ decision to move away from the Baldur’s Gate series and return to its own Divinity franchise. Baldur’s Gate 3 became a major commercial and critical success, selling more than 20 million copies and setting a high standard for future games in the series. That success has made the search for another developer especially complicated.

Mishulin believes the next studio should not attempt to reproduce Baldur’s Gate 3. In his view, that game reflects Larian’s experience, design philosophy, combat systems, cooperative play, and approach to Dungeons and Dragons. Another developer trying to copy those qualities would likely produce a weaker imitation.

Instead, he believes Baldur’s Gate 4 should reflect the identity of whichever studio eventually receives the project. An Owlcat version would therefore be different from Larian’s work, with its own systems, storytelling priorities, and interpretation of the setting.

Owlcat has the experience, but its development schedule is already crowded

Owlcat is regularly mentioned by fans because of its history with complex role playing games. The company developed Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. These games helped establish the studio as one of the most experienced developers working on modern computer role playing titles.

Its existing experience would make it a reasonable candidate, but several practical obstacles remain. Owlcat has grown to roughly 600 employees, yet those developers are currently divided across major projects.

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is particularly important for the company. It represents Owlcat’s first major attempt at a third person, action focused game and could help the studio reach an audience beyond traditional computer role playing fans. Its design has already drawn comparisons with Mass Effect, a series whose audience continues to look for a similar science fiction experience.

If Dark Heresy and Osiris Reborn perform well, Owlcat may prefer to continue both properties rather than move a large portion of its workforce to Baldur’s Gate. A project of that scale could require hundreds of developers and several years of production.

No developer has been officially selected

For now, there is no confirmation that Owlcat has held formal discussions about Baldur’s Gate 4. Mishulin’s comments show interest rather than an active publishing agreement.

The pressure surrounding the sequel may also limit the number of studios willing to accept it. Even experienced developers understand that the next game will be compared directly with Baldur’s Gate 3, regardless of its creative direction. That comparison could make a cautious studio decline the project.

Owlcat appears more comfortable with the risk, although its leaders also understand that a successful sequel would need its own identity. The studio’s history suggests it could deliver deep character building, detailed choices, and complex role playing systems, but that does not mean it would recreate Larian’s style.

The future of the franchise therefore remains uncertain. Owlcat is a credible possibility, but its current workload and long term plans may keep it focused on its existing games. Until an official developer is chosen, Baldur’s Gate 4 remains a project defined more by expectations than confirmed details.