How to play all Dragon Age games in order

With Dragon Age: The Veilguard, a fresh wave of new players ia headed to the Dragon Age universe. There are hundreds of hours of lore to explore and quite a few previous games that you can play through, but figuring out the order can be troublesome. 

There are a total of nine games, including spin-offs, set in the world of Dragon Age. While it’s not strictly necessary to play all of them, it can be useful if you want to immerse yourself in the lore. 

Before getting into the games that you can actually still play, here are a few honorable mentions for Dragon Age games that have been lost to the aether:

• Dragon Age Journeys (2009)
  • A Flash-based web browser game that was sadly canceled after the release of the first chapter.
• Dragon Age Legends (2011)
  • A Facebook game that remained playable for roughly a year before being taken offline. For a time, an offline version was available to download, but this no longer seems to be the case.
• Heroes of Dragon Age (2013)
  • A free-to-play mobile game that remained online for a decade before servers were disconnected on January 23, 2024.
• Dragon Age: The Last Court (2014)
  • A free-to-play browser game set between the events of Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition. It remained online until November 17, 2020. 

All Dragon Age games in order

Dragon Age: Origins (2009)

Dragon Age: Origins was first released on Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the release for Mac OS X coming roughly a month afterward. This was the first dive into Ferelden and gave players the choice between not only classes (Warrior, Mage, or Rogue) but also their genetic background (Elven, Human, or Dwarven). The adventure revolved around being recruited into the Grey Wardens to take down the threat that is the Darkspawn. 

Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010)

Technically, Awakening was the expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, which added a whole new campaign that took place after the event of the original game and was available on all of the same platforms. If you want to purchase Dragon Age: Origins now, you’ll likely only find the Ultimate Edition, which includes all of Awakening’s content as part of your purchase.

Dragon Age II (2011)

The first proper sequel to the original, Dragon Age II came two years later in 2011. This time, players were thrust into the role of Hawke, who was always a human but had the choice of being a Warrior, Mage, or Rogue once more. Hawke, accompanied by various companions who felt differently about them depending on their choices, strove to become Champion of Kirkwall amid the chaos of conflict. 

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, players were thrust into the role of the Inquisitor, and they had all of the previous choices, along with a chance to play as the newly added “Qunari” race. After surviving a devastating event that left a Breach in the sky, releasing a whole bunch of demons into the world, the Inquisitor is deemed by some to be the “chosen one” thanks to a mark on his hand and must battle to stop Corypheus and close the Breach.  

Dragon Age: The Veilguard (2024)

The latest in the line of Dragon Age games comes a whole decade after Inquisition. Although I haven’t quite gotten around to playing through the story in the hours since I woke up this morning, I do know that The Veilguard takes place approximately 10 years after the events of the previous games and centers around a character known as Rook, who must take down Solas before he can complete his ritual to tear down the Veil.