Play Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 5 playedRelease order. Origins and Awakening, Dragon Age II, Inquisition with Trespasser, then the Veilguard.
Origins
- 1 Dragon Age: Origins Start here for the full choices chain across the series.
- 2 Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Direct expansion. Short campaign set after the Blight ends.
Dragon Age II
- 3 Dragon Age II Story DLC Legacy and Mark of the Assassin are optional extras.
Inquisition
- 4 Dragon Age: Inquisition Play the Trespasser DLC last; it ends the story and leads into the Veilguard.
The Veilguard
- 5 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Latest release. No story DLC planned.
About Dragon Age
BioWare's Dragon Age is a dark fantasy RPG series where each entry follows a new hero: the Warden in Origins, Hawke in Dragon Age II, the Inquisitor in Inquisition and Rook in the Veilguard. Choices carry across games through save imports, and the Trespasser epilogue to Inquisition sets up the Veilguard directly. Release order is story order.
Start with Origins, including the Awakening expansion, for the full choices chain. Players who want modern combat can begin with Inquisition instead, then read a plot recap of the first two before the Veilguard.
Good to know
No new Dragon Age has been announced as of Sept 2026. BioWare confirmed the Veilguard would get no story DLC, ending support with small patches, then moved the team to the next Mass Effect after layoffs in early 2025. Series veterans David Gaider and Mark Darrah have said publicly they doubt EA will approve another entry, but EA has not officially shelved the franchise.
