Memorable companions and banter
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the party banter alone is worth the price of admission”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%BioWare2020RPG · Adventure · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A story-and-companion-driven RPG with faster combat, held back by heavily recycled maps and wave fights. Skip it if you need Origins-style tactics or can't tolerate EA launcher and DLC authorization trouble.
Great for
Story-focused RPG fans who value companions, banter and romance and can forgive reused dungeons
Main risk
EA launcher and Ultimate Edition DLC not authorizing, plus repetitive maps and wave combat
What changed in the last 30 days
40 recent reviews
Most recent negative reviews complain about the forced EA launcher, license errors and DLC that won't authorize, with EA servers reportedly down. The game itself is mostly praised in those reviews, so the drop looks tied to access problems.
40 recent reviews
What players love
Personal, well-written story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The writing HARD carries the entire game”
Steam review · 86.5 h played ↗
Faster, more fun combat than Origins
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“combat is a massive improvement over the first game”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
Kirkwall and time-skip structure
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“after a while Kirkwall itself feels like another character, you learn the streets, the shops, the people living in it.”
Steam review · 364.4 h played ↗
Choices, rivalry system and Origins imports
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I liked the friendship/rivalry mechanic, where you can even build a romance through rivalry.”
Steam review · translated · 24 h played ↗
Voiced protagonist Hawke
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Hawke is a great protagonist and the companion writing is some of the best in the series.”
Steam review · 53.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
EA launcher and account required
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the only way to play this game without it instantly crashing via the EA launcher (which is FORCED onto your computer upon installation, AND is a startup app. WHYYY????)”
Steam review · 28.1 h played ↗
Step down from Origins in RPG depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“It betrays everything that was great about Dragon Age Origins”
Steam review · 58.6 h played ↗
Reused maps and dungeons
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The biggest issue that overshadows everything else is the environmental reuse.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Ultimate Edition DLC won't authorize
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I've put over 30 hours into just trying to get the DLC authorized and its still not working”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Repetitive wave combat, enemies spawn from nowhere
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“enemies spawn out of nowhere with no reason to be there and no reason to be hostile to you in the current moment”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards
Storage7 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent; AMD Phenom II X3 Triple core 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsATI 3850 512 MB or greater; NVIDIA 8800 GTS 512 MB or greater
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards
Storage7 GB available space
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