Gripping story and writing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the story of this game feels as fresh as ever, and it is truly something that I am glad to have experienced”
Steam review · 69 h played ↗
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%BioWare2010Party-Based RPG · RPG · Adventure
The verdict
A beloved BioWare classic with outstanding story, companions and meaningful choices, but the Steam port crashes constantly on modern PCs and often needs fan patches. Skip it if you don't want to troubleshoot.
Great for
Story-focused RPG fans who enjoy tactical pause-and-play combat and don't mind modding to get it running
Main risk
Constant crashes and unplayable launch on modern PCs, requiring unofficial patches or mods
What changed in the last 30 days
91 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly report constant crashes, unplayable launches and game-breaking bugs on modern PCs. Some also mention the new EA ownership. Likely no new patch; moderately confident.
91 recent reviews
What players love
Memorable, well-written companions
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the game has some of my favorite companions in an RPG that I have played”
Steam review · 60.8 h played ↗
Meaningful choices and consequences
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The most amazing story and choice-heavy game I have ever played”
Steam review · 83.8 h played ↗
Great voice acting, music and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Engrossing story, amazing music, brilliant voice-acting, fun tactical combat.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Deep tactical combat and character building
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“deep CRPG mechanics with combat tactics that actually matter”
Steam review · 181.8 h played ↗
Origin stories and high replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“you have the option of choosing among six different backgrounds that not only influence that way npcs interact with you, but also give you an entire different prologue”
Steam review · 240 h played ↗
What players complain about
Constant crashes and instability
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“The game crashes about every 30 minutes, and it's worst in certain sections, especially the Fade.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
Unplayable on modern PCs without patches
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is 90% off because you have to download a bunch of mods to make it launchable and work on Windows 11.”
Steam review · 51.9 h played ↗
Dated, slow and repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“its clunkiness and slowness combined with the very repetitive battles”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Encountered gamebreaking bug after 50 Hours of playtime which deleted my progress.”
Steam review · 99.7 h played ↗
No controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“First of all, no controller support. What?! it was released on console! Nearly 20 years ago!”
Steam review · 16.4 h played ↗
Russian localization removed
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“You buy the game with Russian localization, then poof, and you play in any language except Russian”
Steam review · translated · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)
Memory1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7)
GraphicsATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB)
Storage20 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X2 Dual-Core 2.7 Ghz Processor or equivalent
Memory2 GB (3GB Vista and Windows 7)
GraphicsATI 3850 512 MB or NVidia 8800GTS 512MB or greater
Storage20 GB HD space
OSWindows XP (SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) or Windows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)
Memory1GB (1.5 GB Vista and Windows 7)
GraphicsATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB)
Storage20 GB HD space
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