Dragon Age: Origins
- Released
Nov 3, 2009
6,205 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Mac
- PS3
- Xbox 360
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 21, 20096,157 days ago
- Mac
- Nov 3, 20096,205 days ago
- PC
- PS3
- Xbox 360
About
Dragon Age: Origins is a third-person role-playing game described as a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights franchises. Players create their own character by customizing gender and appearance as well as choosing a race and class. Combat is in real time with the ability to pause at any moment: tactical options include an editor which allows the player to give the AI detailed instructions on how to behave in every possible situation. Although the main storyline is the same for every character created, the game features six unique prologues, two for each race. Dragon Age: Origins received critical acclaim upon release, with praise mostly directed at its story, setting, characters, music and combat system.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 1,999 players- Main story
- 40 h
- Main + extras
- 58 h
- Completionist
- 87 h
Reviews
Game info
- Released
- 2009 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person · Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Eclipse Engine (BioWare)
Editions, DLC & expansions
Expansions 1
DLC 7
Dragon Age: Origins - Witch Hunt2010 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - Warden's Keep2009 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - Return to Ostagar2010 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - Darkspawn Chronicles2010 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - The Stone Prisoner2009 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - Leliana's Song2010 · DLC
Dragon Age: Origins - The Golems of Amgarrak2010 · DLC
Editions & bundles 1
Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood, Intense Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Sexual Themes
- PEGI18Violence
- CERODSexual Content
- USK18No content descriptors
- GRAC19+No content descriptors
- CLASS IND16Violência (Violence)
- ACBMA 15+No content descriptors
Languages
9 languagesCzech, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and 3 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechčeština | – | ||
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | |||
| GermanDeutsch | |||
| ItalianItaliano | – | ||
| Japanese日本語 | – | ||
| PolishPolski | |||
| RussianРусский | |||
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Fantasy
- Open world
- animal companions
- anti-villain
- atheism
- british accent
- character creation
- dialogue trees
- dwarves
- ea app
- elves
- games with gold
- mercenary
- multiple endings
20 more tags
- pausable real time combat
- playstation plus
- potion
- pseudo non-linear
- racism
- real-time combat
- recruitable characters
- sexual content
- sex work
- shape-shifting
- side quests
- single-player only
- slavery
- user generated content
- using dialogue to avoid combat
- warriors
- werewolves
- wizards
- women in refrigerators syndrome
- xbox one backwards compatibility
Story & names
Set in the fictional kingdom of Ferelden during a period of civil strife, the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, mage, or rogue coming from an elven, human, or dwarven background. The player character is recruited into the Grey Wardens, an ancient order that stands against monstrous forces known as Darkspawn, and is tasked with defeating the Archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion.
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Also known as
- DAOAcronym
- Dragon Age 1Alternative title
- Dragon Age: PoczątekPolish title
- Dragon Age™: OriginsStylized title
- Dragon Age: НачалоRussian title
- 龙腾世纪: 起源Chinese title - simplified
- 闇龍紀元: 序章Chinese title - traditional
Release dates by region
The Dragon Age series
All 9 games
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.