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Play Overview
You play a Grey Warden of the country of Ferelden in Thedas, and must defend the land from an evil uprising of savage Darkspawn creatures. You explore the land and fight monsters, meeting and recruiting characters along the way and making choices about what to say and do.
You choose from different classes of characters and level up your skills by interacting with characters you meet to take on combat and missions which offer upgrades to your character. When you are in conversation with other citizens of Thedas, you can choose from a variety of responses. Get this right and characters you meet can join your party. Get this wrong and you can find yourself with a new enemy. Each person's opinion of you is affected by your dialogue choices and actions, meaning no two play-throughs are the same. Depending on your choices, some characters may be allies or obstacles. Combat is tactical, and you must direct your companions to attack in a cohesive strategy against your enemies.
The result is a game that gives you the freedom to live out a medieval adventure in whatever way you want. In many ways inspired by Middle Ages Europe and its folklore, it offers a chance to inhabit a fantastical world and play through challenging combat scenarios, all while making meaningful in-game decisions that shape the course of your story, interactions and even the ending.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Dragon Age: Origins 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 11 weeks ago.
Play Style
Duration
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature Accompanied (MA 15+) for Strong Violence.
Rated 18 by the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) for Strong Bloody Violence.
Skill Level
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. The game is quite complex and requires you to manage lots of different systems. The ability to form an overall strategy in combat quickly is also important.
Costs
Dragon Age: Origins
![]() | Xbox One | £14.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
![]() | PC | £14.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
![]() | PC | £24.99 | – | – |
![]() | PC | £24.99 | – | – |
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
The first game, Dragon Age: Origins, has an add-on that can be purchased and costs £10. It acts as a prequel to the main game and has a new storyline and plot to follow. You can also purchase the game and the extra content in one version: The Ultimate Edition, which costs £25.
There have been three games in the main series, which were released on consoles and PC:
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009) PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Dragon Age II (2010) PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
There have also been several spin-offs and tie-in games:
- Dragon Age: Journeys (2009) Web Browser
- Dragon Age Legends (2011) Web Browser
- Heroes of Dragon Age (2013) Android, iOS
- Dragon Age: The Last Court (2014) Web Browser
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Game Details
Release Date: 03/11/2009, updated in 2009
Out Now: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Role-Play (Adventure, Fighting and Narrative)
Accessibility: 24 features
Components: 3D Third-Person
The Dragon Age Franchise
Dragon Age: Origins is part of the Dragon Age franchise of games: