Larian Studios has announced it will return to Kickstarter to crowdfund another Divinity RPG.

The studio is saving the game’s feature announcements for the Kickstarter campaign, but it is calling Divinity: Original Sin 2 its most ambitious project ever.

“For a long time, we've dreamed of making something even bigger, better, and more engaging than Divinity: Original Sin, and now it might finally be within our reach,” it wrote in a post to backers of Original Sin.

“However, we can't reach that dream without your help.”

The Kickstarter will commence on August 27, but for now the studio is asking fans to tell it which direction they want to see the franchise go.

“Divinity: Original Sin wouldn’t be the game it was without the input from our Kickstarter backers and Steam Early Access players,” wrote Larian founder, creative director, and CEO Swen Vincke.

“There were a lot of them and they pushed us forwards in directions we hadn’t anticipated when we started development. To this day, our entire team is incredibly grateful for this. Our community was a critical factor for the success of the game.

“Without having that same community on board, I think it’s going to be very hard for us to achieve the goals we have with Divinity: Original Sin 2, and so we’ll do our very best to convince them to back us once again. The result at the end will be so much better if they do.”

Because it will build on the foundations of Original Sin, the sequel will allow Larian to focus on gameplay, world building, fine tuning, and experimentation, said Vincke.

The work Larian put into the enhanced editions of Original Sin will also prove valuable for its sequel, he said.

“Put simply, if you were to compare what we’re doing to what Bioware did back in the day with Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate 2, D:OS 2 is to be our Baldur’s Gate 2 — building further on our equivalent of Baldur’s Gate; D:OS,” Vincke added.

In early 2013, Divinity: Original Sin raised US$944,282 via Kickstarter. The game was delayed several times, but upon release was greeted with critical acclaim.