Dragon Age Video Game Series

A series of RPG games set in a dark fantasy universe. The series was started and is being developed by Canadian studio BioWare, known, among others, for such projects as the first two games under the banner of Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Jade Empire or the brand Mass Effect. Signature productions Dragon Age come primarily to personal computers and consoles.

A brief history of the Dragon Age series

Canadian screenwriter and video game developer David Gaider is considered the "father" of the Dragon Age series.. The first game in the series, ie. Dragon Age: The Beginning, was released in 2009. The title, whose release was handled by BioWare's parent company Electronic Arts, was an artistic and commercial success. Forging iron while hot, the authors in a short time prepared not only a number of expansions to their masterpiece, but also its full-fledged sequel - Dragon Age IIwhich was released in March 2011. The third part of the series, i.e. Dragon Age: Inquisition, debuted in November 2014. For the full-fledged fourth installment of the series, titled Dragon Age: The Veilguard, fans had to wait as long as 10 years, until 2024.

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Dragon Age Series Evolution

2024

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

2014

Dragon Age: Inquisition

2013

Heroes of Dragon Age

2011

Dragon Age: Legends

2011

Dragon Age II

2009

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

PCPlayStationXbox

RPG

October 31, 2024

Fourth main installment of the popular RPG series. Dragon Age: The Veilguard follows the events from DA: Inquisition, allowing us to play as Rook from the titular Veilguards. We lead a party of heroes and go on a journey in Thedas, solving quests, exploring, and defeating enemies.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: Inquisition

Dragon Age: Inquisition

PCPlayStationXbox

RPG

November 18, 2014

Dragon Age: Inquisition is the third part of a cRPG series, which started in 2009 with the debut of Dragon Age: Origins. Once again BioWare took on the development of the production in cooperation with Electronic Arts. The game is set in a fantasy world of Thedas, and the main theme of the plot is a demon invasion. The player becomes a leader of the Inquisition burdened with two tasks: stopping the creatures invading from spirit world - the Fade, and finding the ones responsible for bringing them to the world of mortals. The gameplay is based on classic cRPG solutions with a focus on world exploration, tactical combat, team-building, and making ethical choices that affect the course of the story. On the technical side, Dragon Age: Inquisition employs the Frostbite 3 engine (known for Battlefield 4, among others) which provides high-quality audiovisual environment.

Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: The Last Court

Dragon Age: The Last Court

PC

Adventure

November 9, 2014

Dragon Age: The Last Court is a text adventure game by Failbetter Games. Production allows us to assume the role of a ruler of a small region and our task is to manage estates and subordinates and lead political games at the court.

Dragon Age: The Last Court
Heroes of Dragon Age

Heroes of Dragon Age

PCMobile

Strategy

December 5, 2013

A miniature wargame, set in the fantasy universe of the popular RPG series by BioWare. The title is based on the free-to-play model with microtransactions and was developed by EA Capital Games. Heroes of Dragon Age allows the players to create their own party that consists of the characters known from all the major installments of the Dragon Age series. In the title, they are represented as digital figurines that are sent to battles against enemy forces just like in a classic tabletop game. The pool of available heroes can be expanded by buying in-game packs. What’s more, characters gain experience with each battle and thus advance to higher levels. Clashes are loosely connected by a campaign in which the player moves between locations and faces various challenges. Apart from a single player mode, the title also offers a multiplayer for two players in various game modes. Heroes of Dragon Age features spectacular three-dimensional graphics.

Heroes of Dragon Age
Dragon Age: Legends

Dragon Age: Legends

PC

RPG

March 16, 2011

Action/cRPG game set in the world known from games from the Dragon Age series, realized in the convention of social production on Facebook. The game offers two-dimensional graphics and a turn-based combat system that places a strong emphasis on the tactical aspects of battles. The whole system uses a free model with micropayments.

Dragon Age: Legends
Dragon Age II

Dragon Age II

PCPlayStationXbox

RPG

March 8, 2011

A third-person perspective RPG sequel to the greatly received game from 2009. It’s another installment of the series that is considered as a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate. It was developed by the creators of the legendary series – BioWare studios. The story takes place in the well-known dark fantasy world and it concentrates on a completely new character – a refugee named Hawke who becomes a legend and a hero of Kirkwall. What’s interesting, the plot is presented as a set of stories told by various bards. In difference to the first game, in Dragon Age II the player can become only a human character. The lack of choice is compensated by a much more advanced character development system. Combat system was improved as well, and the dialogue system was changed. The graphics of the game are not only much better than in the predecessor, but they also have a different, more comic book-like style.

Dragon Age II
Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins

PCPlayStationXbox

RPG

November 3, 2009

A classic cRPG developed by the famous Canadian studio BioWare – the creators of such iconic RPGs as Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and Mass Effect. The game is set in a typical fantasy universe inhabited by several non-human races. Long ago, in response to a demonic Blight, the elite brotherhood of Grey Wardens is created to fight the spreading evil. Now, as the Blight returns under the reins of an arch-demon, you have to gather an army and personally take command of up to 4 characters to stop it once again. Gameplay is built around real-time combat with active pause and story quests, featuring many dialogues, interesting characters, and moral choices, whose consequences become evident later in the game. While playing, you can choose between the classic isometric view – typical of earlier BioWare games – and modern third person perspective.

Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Journeys

Dragon Age: Journeys

PC

Strategy

October 22, 2009

A kind of "prelude" to Dragon Age: The beginning realized in the form of a free browser game. Together with our companions we walk through the dark corridors of the Deep Paths, fighting against the dark manure.

Dragon Age: Journeys

Dragon Age Series News

EA always favored Mass Effect over Dragon Age, says co-creator of RPG series. „They never knew what to do with DA”

EA always favored Mass Effect over Dragon Age, says co-creator of RPG series. „They never knew what to do with DA”

According to Dragon Age series writer David Gaider, the franchise has always faced an uphill battle at Electronic Arts, which never hid its preference for the Mass Effect series.

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Adrian Werner

April 14, 2025

EA always favored Mass Effect over Dragon Age, says co-creator of RPG series. „They never knew what to do with DA”
Baldur's Gate brand owner confirmed news of hiring Dragon Age: The Veilguard director

Baldur's Gate brand owner confirmed news of hiring Dragon Age: The Veilguard director

The director of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, who left BioWare in January, has officially found a job. She is currently working at Skeleton Key, owned by the owners of the Baldur's Gate brand.

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Martin Bukowski

March 27, 2025

Baldur's Gate brand owner confirmed news of hiring Dragon Age: The Veilguard director
Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA FC 25 could be coming to Game Pass soon

Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA FC 25 could be coming to Game Pass soon

Xbox Game Pass may soon add two major 2024 releases from Electronic Arts' catalog, including an RPG from BioWare studio.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 24, 2025

Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA FC 25 could be coming to Game Pass soon
Former BioWare and EA Devs Release Trailer for ARPG Cloudheim

Former BioWare and EA Devs Release Trailer for ARPG Cloudheim

The new trailer for Cloudheim has just been released. This action RPG from a former BioWare designer has a vibrant look and allows up to four-player co-op.

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Matt Buckley

February 6, 2025

Former BioWare and EA Devs Release Trailer for ARPG Cloudheim
„Follow Larian's lead.” Legendary developers commented on EA head's words about reasons of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's failure

„Follow Larian's lead.” Legendary developers commented on EA head's words about reasons of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's failure

The co-creators of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, among others, commented on the EA CEO's words regarding the reasons for the failure of DA: The Veilguard. These aren't positive statements.

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Martin Bukowski

February 6, 2025

„Follow Larian's lead.” Legendary developers commented on EA head's words about reasons of Dragon Age: The Veilguard's failure
CEO of EA gave reason for Dragon Age: The Veilguard failure. In his opinion, RPG didn't offer players features they desire

CEO of EA gave reason for Dragon Age: The Veilguard failure. In his opinion, RPG didn't offer players features they desire

The CEO of Electronic Arts believes that the failure of The Veilguard is due to a failure to adapt to „evolving player demands.” In his view, they expect game-service elements.

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Martin Bukowski

February 5, 2025

CEO of EA gave reason for Dragon Age: The Veilguard failure. In his opinion, RPG didn't offer players features they desire
Baldur's Gate 3 publisher criticized EA and BioWare decision-makers. „On a pirate ship, they’d toss the captain overboard”

Baldur's Gate 3 publisher criticized EA and BioWare decision-makers. „On a pirate ship, they’d toss the captain overboard”

Michael Douse from Larian Studios commented on the layoffs at the BioWare studio. He believes that they happened too quickly and that the consequences should also be borne by those higher up in decision-making positions.

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Martin Bukowski

January 31, 2025

Baldur's Gate 3 publisher criticized EA and BioWare decision-makers. „On a pirate ship, they’d toss the captain overboard”
More developers are leaving BioWare. Writers, producers, and designers are looking for work

More developers are leaving BioWare. Writers, producers, and designers are looking for work

The announced restructuration of the BioWare studio by Electronic Arts concealed layoffs of employees.

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Martin Bukowski

January 30, 2025

More developers are leaving BioWare. Writers, producers, and designers are looking for work
Dragon Age: The Veilguard received patch 5. BioWare made major change to side quests

Dragon Age: The Veilguard received patch 5. BioWare made major change to side quests

BioWare has released another update for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The patch isn't very extensive, as the developers will now focus mainly on „spotting bugs that cause crashes.”.

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Michal Harat

January 24, 2025

Dragon Age: The Veilguard received patch 5. BioWare made major change to side quests
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's expectations. Result is worse than expected by half

Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's expectations. Result is worse than expected by half

Electronic Arts revealed its financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year. It explicitly admits that Dragon Age: The Veilguard did worse than expected.

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Martin Bukowski

January 24, 2025

Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's expectations. Result is worse than expected by half