Dragon Age Veilguard: Can you control companions? Dragon Age Veilguard guide, walkthrough

The Dragon Age series is known for its ability to switch between characters during gameplay, taking on the role of your companions. Is it the same with Dragon Age Veilguard? That's what you'll find out in our guide.

Last update: 29 October 2024

Companions are an essential part of the Dragon Age gameplay. Taking their opinion into account is very important. Without them, certain missions would be virtually impossible to complete. While they may be entirely AI-controlled, the earlier parts allowed you to control them during exploration or in combat. Is it the same in the newest Dragon Age Veilguard? You will find out on this page of the guide.

Can I play as my companions in Dragon Age Veilguard?

After choosing your team, which consists of two additional characters, you can start exploring the game world. Unfortunately, while in previous parts it was possible to control a character other than the main one, this is not the case now.

You can still give them orders, which they will always carry out, or choose which spells to cast, but taking overall control of them, even for a short moment, is unfortunately impossible.