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Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.

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Czech	—	—	Y
French	Y	—	Y
German	Y	—	Y
Hungarian	—	—	Y
Italian	—	—	Y
Polish	Y	—	Y
Russian	Y	—	Y
Spanish (Spain)	—	—	Y

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Steam User 6324STEAMRecommended

Моя улюблена класика, де планка якості настільки висока, що будь-який ремейк викликає страх.
Ваші вчинки реально змінюють світ не тільки цієї гри, а також 2 та 3 частини. Кожне проходження — це нові емоції на 100+ годин. Зручна система, жодного "пекельного борошна" на повторних забігах і повний релакс від саундтреку. Графіка 2009 року не ідеальна, але густий дух темного фентезі затьмарює будь-які технічні огріхи. Це гра з душею, яку неможливо просто скопіювати.

Mar 20, 2026·244h·Verified

Steam User 8401STEAMRecommended

es un juego con muchos años, sus batallas digamos que no se ven bien, pero lo compensa con una trama y un dinamismo pocas veces visto, apartado artistico genial, secretos varios y historia que se toma enserio.
vale 100% la pena

Mar 19, 2026·12h·Verified

Steam User 5500STEAMNot recommended

Dragon Age: Origins is an absolute masterpiece, I’ve replayed it multiple times. However, i cannot recommend this version on modern PCs, as it suffers from numerous technical issues. It runs terribly in 2560x1440 (16:9): the text is tiny and unreadable, and the skill bar at the bottom doesn’t work at all. You’ll need to download mods just to fix these basic issues. The game will also crash constantly unless you follow guides on applying a patch to allow the game to use enough RAM. Basically, the developers didn’t bother to include the most basic fixes.
On top of that, in 2021, EA removed the original version of Dragon Age: Origins, the one that included localizations like French, Polish, Russian, Czech, and Hungarian, leaving only the Ultimate Edition available.

Mar 19, 2026·50h·1·Verified

Steam User 4039STEAMNot recommended

No longer works for me. The launcher loads, but once I click play, the game simply doesn't start and Steam detects nothing is running. I cannot be bothered to deal with faffing around trying different things to get it working any more. I'd rather just start another game up.

Mar 19, 2026·15h·Verified

Steam User 1640STEAMRecommended

Great story, incredible world building, some interesting characters. Some companions arent that interesting.
Combat system is a bit janky and dated, AI is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
Needs some patching before playing to avoid constant crashing.

Mar 18, 2026·69h·1·Verified

Steam User 1085STEAMRecommended

A solid game though I'm probably a minority of the CRPG fans who grew up with the older RPGs like Baldur's Gate 1 + 2 who didn't really love it like so many other CRPG fans seemed to. In fact, I easily put Dragon Age 2 + Inquisition over it (yet to play any others).

I mainly replayed this since it was the first time playing on Steam (I've played on Origin, GOG, and wherever it was when released). A big thing that I would caution about is that the game is annoying to set up as for whatever reason, you still need to have it linked to Origin to play (though as far as I noticed, you only had to do it once) and then you had to do all sorts of things to get all the DLC and addons working probably (the dragon age wiki can help). Honestly, the GOG version probably works best out of the box though I highly recommend looking up various fixes like Qwinn's and Dain's.

As for why I mostly found the game okay? Honestly, there's just far too many areas that are just tedious. The Fade is a big one (there's a reason there's a skip the fade mod), but I honestly hated Orzammar, Deep Roads, and Brecilian forest (as much as people get on Dragon Age 2 for reused dungeons, I honestly preferred that over these dungeons). I also thought it weird how Origins is all about a new Blight against the Darkspawn, yet it felt like you barely fight them overall? Dialog options were pretty bad at times to. Sure, there were times where it felt good to tell someone I didn't care, I was beating them anyway, there were so many times where I looked at the options and thought none of the options were what I would say as a good-aligned person and then sit there as the character chastises me for a response I didn't necessarily agree with).

I'm also not really sure what to think of the fact that you pretty much need to unlock all Specializations and a lot of good gear by playing the game and all DLC. I love playing mages. I like the Arcane Warrior + Blood Mage combo - it might be my favorite thing of the game and one of my favorite builds, but it's a bit tedious to unlock the first time if you don't know how - and if you don't, you are likely to spend most of the game without them or many other specializations.

I wasn't particularly enamored with any of the Companions either. I guess I found Wynne, Shale, and Leliana fine in Origins. The Mabari Hound was also amusing in some banter, but the rest were honestly not really to my liking (mostly because I play a "good" character and prefer "good" companions. Sigrun might have been my favorite, but she's only in the Awakening DLC which isn't even that long.

All in all, I don't regret playing it once more, but given the effort to modernize it a bit and fix the bugs for a game I'm not particularly overwhelmed by, I'm not seeing it as a game I would return to any time soon.

Mar 18, 2026·93h·Verified

Steam User 5628STEAMRecommended

Played this years ago on Playstation with the controller. I struggled because I was approaching it wrong. Now playing on a PC using the full keyboard and the top-down tactical view and it's going much more smoothly. Got the whole franchise during a sale and am very happy that I treated myself.

Mar 17, 2026·20h·Verified

Steam User 8877STEAMRecommended

Хороша рпгшка як на її вік, проте потрібно ставити фікс, щоб не вилітало. + поки Українізатор лише ШІшний знайшов.

Mar 17, 2026·35h·Verified

Steam User 6023STEAMNot recommended

What a shame. Started to get hooked and then it crashed. I'm not spending hours troubleshooting—I bought the game to play, not to become a developer myself. If you don't want the hassle, get it from GOG instead

Mar 17, 2026·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 2983STEAMRecommended

legit the best rpg for the girlies pre bg3, i think about dao on the reg since downloading in 2016.

Mar 16, 2026·196h·Verified

Steam User 3650STEAMRecommended

If you enjoy story-heavy RPGs where choices matter, Dragon Age: Origins is still absolutely worth playing. Despite its age, the writing, characters, and role-playing depth make it one of the best RPG experiences available.

The graphics definitely show their age now, especially character models and environments. However, the art design and atmosphere still help the world feel immersive. Mods can help with this though.

I have played this game thousands of times over the years, and with each playthrough, I fall in love with it again and again, and I will continue to do so.

Mar 16, 2026·41h·1·Verified

Steam User 7195STEAMNot recommended

До Dragon Age выходили различные РПГ игры, некоторые из которых мне очень нравятся, и, за исключением отдельных моментов, их геймплей и сюжет меня вполне устраивают и сейчас. Например, ужасный третий фолыч с его отвратительным "деревянным геймплеем". Сам факт, что для некоторых людей игры беседки ощущаются слишком "деревянными", но при этом DA для этих же игроков - пиздатая гомза - уже говорит о многом.

Но ведь РПГ - это не про геймплей, это про возможности отыгрыша. Что ж, может быть в DA можно свободно выбрать любую сторону конфликта? Не идти строго по одной палке сюжета, где ты обязан помогать тем, кого выбрал разраб? Подкреплять свои варианты ответов в диалогах реальными выборами? Гсоподи ♥♥♥♥♥ в начале игры тебе дают варианты диалогов, через которые ты можешь отыграть, будто твой персонаж в рот ♥♥♥♥ вообще становиться Серым Стражем. Ты можешь проявлять неуважение к королю и всячески показывать, что тебе плевать на него, и ты не хочешь здесь находиться. Но можно ли сделать реальный выбор в этих ситуациях? Присоединиться к другой фракции, не мстить за короля? В конце концов, можно ли присоединиться к злу и пройти игру "по-плохому"? Вопросы, конечно же, риторические, а DA - великая РПГ.

Возвращаясь к геймплею. Третий фолыч - игра нон-таргетная. Понятное дело, что в таких РПГ геймплей будет ощущаться намного бодрее, и сравнение не совсем корректное. Как жаль, что за 5 лет до выхода DA не существовало никакой таргетной ММО-РПГ игрушки с рабочим автотаргетом и переключением целей по нажатию одной кнопки, и в которой у твоего персонажа было больше четырех ♥♥♥♥♥ кнопок, наносящих урон. Действительно жалко, что такого не было.

"Игра то пиздатая, просто старая очень. Тебе зумерку не понять, тебе нужно чтобы все сверкало и пердело"

Да нет, не нужно. Игра не старая, она просто говно.

Mar 16, 2026·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 4448STEAMRecommended

My fav video game of all time and it was my first time playing, so nostalgia not clouding my opinion. I found the story more engaging than Baldur’s Gate 3 and was surprised how I prefer real‑time pause combat. Despite the game being more than 15 years old, it aged well. I love the fantasy elements, characters, lore, and the world feels very immersive.

Now for the cons, the launcher and DLC seem like a headache so I did not bother on my first playthrough to figure it out. It was crashing at some points because of memory issues; it was rather minimal but I found disabling autosaves and tinkering with graphics was enough for me. I did not have to use the 4GB mod. I use the most basic MSI Claw for reference; but it seems like it depends on your system if you encounter game‑breaking crashes.

It look about 50 hours for me to finish main story <3. Its a steal when it is on sale!

Mar 16, 2026·57h·Verified

Steam User 2180STEAMNot recommended

Love this game. Logged lots of hours on my PS3 back in the day. Which makes it all the more perplexing that it has zero inbuilt controller support, making it rather difficult to play. (Steam Deck user)

Mar 16, 2026·1·Verified

Steam User 5254STEAMRecommended

One of the best RPGs ever made. The world building is deep and the companions are incredibly well written. The choices feel meaningful and the story is gripping throughout. Combat takes some getting used to but rewards patience.

Mar 16, 2026·111h·3·Verified

Steam User 1801STEAMRecommended

Pushing through the infuriating bugs is 100% worth it so see Alistair flustered and being a goofball, and to piss the hell out of Morrigan just by existing.

Mar 16, 2026·19h·5·Verified

Steam User 2595STEAMRecommended

Jedna z najlepszych gier swojego typu, pomimo swoich lat ciągle grywalna i wciągająca
9,5/10

Mar 15, 2026·79h·Verified

Steam User 1387STEAMRecommended

Amazing story, frustrating at times mechanics, but I grew to enjoy them. The game can be complicated at times.

Mar 15, 2026·57h·1·Verified

Steam User 9140STEAMRecommended

once you get it to run its incredible. Best of Bioware not like there recent woke trash

Mar 15, 2026·3h·Verified

Steam User 3313STEAMNot recommended

I love this game very much, but you should try to avoid this train-wreck of a series and it's company.

It isn't fair that the game is still being sold when it's clearly very broken and unstable.

Mar 15, 2026·103h·Verified

Steam User 3320STEAMNot recommended

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. I'm playing it on a 4070 and it crashes constantly. It's a real testament to the executives over at EA not caring about the gaming community in the slightest that they can't even be bothered to roll out a patch for a game they have the audacity to put up for sale. It's not just ANY game, mind you. This game is considered by many to be the gold standard for RPGs, and deserves to be preserved. PATCH THE GAME! or take it off of Steam. It took me 2 hours of gameplay time for it to start crashing, so I'm unable to request a refund. Fortunately, I was able to get it on deep sale.

Mar 15, 2026·7h·7·Verified

Steam User 3263STEAMNot recommended

I love Dragon Age: Origins, I love all the different origin stories that the Hero can be. Unfortunately the game itself crashes a lot. It seems like it is an issue with newer computers. That in itself should be a big reason for EA to make a remastered, but sadly they never will.

Mar 15, 2026·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 6835STEAMRecommended

10/10
Story-driven RPG gold. Brilliant writing, unforgettable companions, tactical combat, and choices that truly matter. Dated graphics can’t hide the timeless charm. Classic.

Mar 14, 2026·11h·1·Verified

Steam User 0215STEAMRecommended

El mejor de todos los juegos de la saga, con historia que engancha, con progreso en la dificultad que te hace sufrir y disfrutar a la vez, con la gestión del campo de batalla.
Muchos personajes jugables maravillosos, con personalidad, personalización con stats y habilidades etc.
No puedo decir nada malo, salvo que ojalá le hagan un remaster
11/10

Mar 14, 2026·1h·1·Verified

Steam User 7809STEAMNot recommended

Liebe das Spiel auf meiner XBox, aber hier funktioniert es einfach nicht, habe etliche Sachen probiert, vergebens. :(

Mar 14, 2026·Verified

Steam User 8997STEAMRecommended

This game is what got me into video games and rpgs. The graphic might be outdated, and the game might crash a lot on modern hardwares but it's still an amazing experience to play. Definitely check this out.

Mar 14, 2026·8h·Verified

Steam User 6102STEAMRecommended

The game is great. Its pretty old which means that some of the mechanics will not leave everyone thrilled. But I really enjoyed it. The characters are interesting and has this grey and obscure line not clarifying which side can be considerate good and what is considered bad.

My only issue (for the lack of a better term) is the lore. This is merely an opinion, nothing more, I did not find the lore to be interesting. I found myself skipping the texts and avoiding to ask questions about the history of the world.

That said, Its a shame how BioWare has changed.

Mar 14, 2026·82h·Verified

Steam User 7796STEAMNot recommended

Seems like a fun game, it's a shame it began consistently crashing as soon as I left the tutorial section. There seems to be some major unaddressed issues running this game on a newer PC, and even trying the various troubleshooting methods I found online I can't play more than a few minutes without a CTD.

Mar 14, 2026·5h·3·Verified

Steam User 8036STEAMRecommended

An RPG that still holds up years later.
The writing, companions and worldbuilding are incredible.
Also this game gave us Alistair, and honestly that says enough.

Mar 13, 2026·91h·Verified

Steam User 4073STEAMNot recommended

crashes left and right cant enjoy this game unfortunately

Mar 13, 2026·12h·Verified

Steam User 5559STEAMNot recommended

Unable to play with my up date computer .Steam should put a warning before buying

Mar 13, 2026·43h·3·Verified

Steam User 3779STEAMRecommended

The quest giver said it would be dangerous.
My party said they were ready.
The darkspawn disagreed.

Mar 12, 2026·66h·Verified

Steam User 9045STEAMRecommended

I love this game I've loved it since I first played years ago i just wish the i could play on my steam deck and have access to ll of the free promo items again. In all 3 of the games

Mar 12, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 5224STEAMRecommended

12/10 but unfortnately with the bugs and shoddy optimization in 2026. I rate it 10/10

Mar 12, 2026·91h·Verified

Steam User 1071STEAMRecommended

The things I had to do to make this game simply run on steam, but it's one of my favourite games, they have some of the best companions in this game. Wynne and Alistair might be my favourite video game characters ever, if you can get it to run, and play a bit of an older game, you wont be disappointed.

Mar 12, 2026·28h·Verified

Steam User 4380STEAMRecommended

Great companions along with choice and consequence. Needs mods to play on modern hardware.

Mar 11, 2026·87h·Verified

Steam User 3940STEAMRecommended

Love this game. After many hundreds of hours of gaming on EA play I decided to support this game developers directly and buy it here on Steam. I think it is the best part from all three of them.
For the time it was released it had amazing graphics, I love the dialogs and storyline. And the gameplay is just fabulous. As someone who grew up on Diablo I, of course, wanted to try all three classes and all "subclasses". Btw my winners are Arcane warrior mage and Rogue duelist. If you've never played this classis, this is a must in your game library and story you cant miss.

Mar 11, 2026·80h·Verified

Steam User 4978STEAMRecommended

龙腾世纪的开山之作，但是山开的有点太高了，导致之后一路都在下山...

Mar 11, 2026·54h·3·Verified

Steam User 4656STEAMRecommended

One of the last CRPGs before the dark ages (2009-2015) . A great game and tries to bridge the divide between old school and new. You will need some mods to run it on modern systems so if you don't want the headache, get it on GOG.

Mar 11, 2026·72h·Verified

Steam User 1005STEAMNot recommended

i want to give a thumbs up sooo much love the game but its garbage on PC it keeps randomly shutting off completely without warning or anything its prolly the trash EA launcher it runs thru most games powered thru EA launcher do this to me and irregular timing makes the game highly unplayable on PC sometimes it wont do it for hours others it will do it every 3 mins depends on the mood of the EA launcher and we all know EA doesnt fix anything been doing this for 5 years for me, if it ran thru steam only without EA launcher it would prolly be 10/10 like it was on the xbox 360

Mar 10, 2026·53h·Verified

Steam User 3168STEAMRecommended

Dragon Age: Origins es una obra maestra. Es, sin duda, el mejor de los DAO, y por lejos. La historia es la más épica e interesante de todas; además, es el más oscuro de la saga con diferencia.

En cuanto al gameplay, es el más difícil de todos, a mi parecer. Más de una vez tendrás que usar la cámara táctica y pensar bien qué vas a hacer, o no vas a pasar de zona. No es un juego para ir corriendo a lo loco pensando que vas a ganar. La vas a pasar mal.

Los únicos puntos negativos que le veo son la falta de logros —sin duda sería una buena razón para rejugarlo— y que el juego a veces crashea, ya que tengo entendido que no hace buen uso de la memoria RAM. Pero no es un gran problema. No seas un llorón e instala el parche; el juego no merece una reseña negativa por eso. Es un juego antiguo y hay que entenderlo.

El día que este juego tenga un remake rompe el internet.

Mar 9, 2026·57h·Verified

Steam User 7879STEAMRecommended

One of the best games in the RPG genre and a fantastic start to what is (almost, ignore Veilguard) a truly great series.
- Story and Choices
The story is interesting and offers great variability. The sheer amount of different paths and choices lets you play your Warden (PC) exactly as you see fit, making each playthrough feel unique to the Warden you chose.
- Gameplay and Atmosphere
Gameplay is a perfect example of the genre. While some might call it "dated," I believe it has aged well and stands as a great example of classic RPG mechanics. The graphics may look old by today's standards, but they add immensely to the atmosphere. I couldn't imagine playing this game with a polished, generic Unreal Engine look. It would lose so much of its charm and atmosphere, not present even in the later parts of the series.
- Companions and Writing
All the companions are wonderfully written and a joy to talk and listen to. The banter alone is worth bringing different party members with you, just hearing them interact makes exploration and combat so much more enjoyable. (I would even recommend a part banter mode to make it more frequent)
- Technical Aspects and Mods
Personally, I haven't encountered any game-breaking bugs that would make my experience bad. That said, mods are necessary for the best experience. The console version feels like a compromised experience, and I wouldn't recommend suffering through it. For a solid list, just google "required mods for DA:O" there are good compilations all in one download (Qwinns Fixpack on Nexus). This is the best way to play the game today.
- Overall
A great entry to the series and one of the best RPGs ever made. Highly recommended, especially with the right mods to solve any remaining issues from what is obviously and old game.

Mar 8, 2026·557h·1·Verified

Steam User 6316STEAMNot recommended

This game does not load past the configuration menu. It worked fine a while ago, not sure what changed as I'm using the same computer with the same specs and it just will not load. Just get the console version, it's the only way you'll actually be able to even get to the main menu.

Mar 8, 2026·13h·Verified

Steam User 5712STEAMRecommended

This game is an amazing RPG game with actions effecting every little thing there are countless options and this is truely a master peice

Mar 7, 2026·38h·Verified

Steam User 1020STEAMRecommended

It is hard. Quite a lot. But it has good story and the game at least feels like a challenge.
Just started, but I like it a lot.

That said, it would be litererily impossibe to play, if these random internet people would not help me with constant crashing of the game and unavailability of DLC content.
My sincere thanks to The Gent, Martin (youtube) and Alex Faithman / Warralek (nexusmods).
If you are having simmilar "minor inconveniencies" with the game, just watch those two videos, do as instructed and thank those people (prefrabely by liking and commenting their videos).

https://youtu.be/yRopnU5efZY?si=VihDLYKXhxHhvrAQ

https://youtu.be/Q_gYsy-Pn4M?si=xC1Ac_o-meremOKG

The game is great, but the same can not be said about its (official) support...

Mar 7, 2026·15h·Verified

Steam User 3519STEAMRecommended

лучшей рпг игры в этом сеттинге еще создали и судя по современному гей мдеву врядли создадут
это на уровне высоцкого и фалаута2

Mar 7, 2026·131h·Verified

Steam User 0624STEAMRecommended

My pc crashed multiple times while playing this game and some textures don't load. 10/10

Mar 7, 2026·91h·Verified

Steam User 6732STEAMNot recommended

If this game was in any way playable I would give it a positive review, but in its current state I simply cannot.

Even with fan patches, community troubleshooting it is incredibly unstable and crashes. If you install it and play it as is it refuses to even run. AAA game from a AAA publisher/studio and it doesnt function on the most basic level.

One of my favourite games growing up and this is the state of it. Damn shame

Mar 6, 2026·29h·4·Verified

Steam User 4507STEAMRecommended

世界观太牛逼了，每个种族有着不同的信仰和生活方式，不同种族之间还会有歧视，加上文本质量很高，光看每个种族的文本都能看上许久。剧情也挺不错的，剧情的选择很多，自由度很高，不同的出身都会有不同的剧情。一些支线而可以改变主线的流程。龙腾世纪最牛逼的还是人物塑造，这是我见过最牛逼的人物塑造了，甚至在一定程度上超过了质量效应，每个人物就像是活生生的人一样和你一起旅行一起冒险，在冒险途中队友和队友之间会不断地聊天，有些甚至会因为性格不同而争吵，他们会评判你主线和支线做过的事情。龙腾世纪起源的队友战斗逻辑，你可以调整每个队友的战术，在遇到不同的情况下队友会放不同的技能来应对。龙腾世纪起源绝对是当之无愧的神作，和莫丽甘、蕾莉安娜以及阿历斯泰的传奇冒险太让人难以忘怀了。

Mar 6, 2026·96h·2·Verified

Steam User 7612STEAMRecommended

I started for the romance option, stayed for the gameplay.

Mar 6, 2026·63h·2·Verified

Steam User 8610STEAMNot recommended

This game would be brilliant if it didn't crash every 15 mins.
Like how is this allowed to be sold in it's current state.

Mar 5, 2026·44h·3·Verified

Steam User 1541STEAMRecommended

I am not exaggerating when I say this game has absolutely rewired my brain. Though it may be old and that comes with certain setbacks, the story of Origins is imo the best in the series

Mar 4, 2026·477h·Verified

Steam User 2792STEAMRecommended

Still the best of all the Dragon Age Games. The others have never even come close. Probably one of the best OG Bioware games, period, in fact. Full stop. (Ok, ok, Top 3, but I really can't choose an actual order between Mass Effect, KOTOR or DAO).

Mar 4, 2026·174h·Verified

Steam User 7625STEAMNot recommended

After finally getting this game to work, which itself took several hours of trouble shooting due to an obscure issue, I finally played enough of Origins to give up on it.

There is a lot of mediocre stuff that I was really in the mood for, from Biowares classic likeable but ultimately simple party members, the edgy fantasy setting and the plastic doll character models and grey brown setting. What did me in was the combat. I went in ready and excited for pauseable real time, a genre I am just now learning to like but was put off by two things. Firstly, by how repetitive and copy pasted a lot of the encounters are (three near identical bandit encounters in the capital city followed by lot of bandits in a big tunnel ultimately killed my last play session). Secondly, the lack of expression in character building and the inherent lack of choice in the moment to moment combat that follows it. Warriors, of which my PC was one, felt slow, samey and anemic. Rogue seemed like they get off the ground eventually (even if Lillianas DLC was needed to help me see that). Mages are the ones like they were making the most interesting and influential choices at any given moment in combat. Maybe I should have made one of those instead, oh well.

Mar 4, 2026·10h·Verified

Steam User 5078STEAMNot recommended

Ho apprezzato la narrazione e in particolar modo le interazioni tra i personaggi del gruppo. Il gioco però è pieno di bug e spesso andava in crash, penalizzandone molto la fruizione.

Mar 3, 2026·110h·Verified

Steam User 4535STEAMNot recommended

I've loved this game since it first came out, but it's unplayable on Steam. Literally. It had been working just fine, but then all of a sudden it crashes every single time I try to play it. While this may be an issue with something on my computer, I don't use mods, and there should be some kind of assistance regarding troubleshooting for the games off of Steam but there's no assistance that I can find. I've tried re-installing it. I've deleted everything and started from scratch which worked one time then didn't let me play.
I'd recommend buying it for console not Steam.

Mar 3, 2026·207h·2·Verified

Steam User 3353STEAMRecommended

O mais puro suco do CRPG. Baldur's Gate andou pra esse jogo correr, e esse correu pra BG3 voar. Role-play na sua maior essência. Época boa em que a BioWare era sinônimo de qualidade e excelência.

Mar 3, 2026·136h·1·Verified

Steam User 6284STEAMRecommended

The game has noticeably aged in both gameplay and visual fidelity, but I still consider it to be the best Dragon Age game. The plot and RPG elements really just aren't matched in any of the sequels. The other games are worth your time too, but starting here absolutely justifies the little bit of modding needed to get it running well on modern hardware.

Mar 3, 2026·43h·Verified

Steam User 6555STEAMRecommended

I want a remaster for this one. Amazing mechanics, story, companions. The only flaw of this game is that I can't romance Morrigan as a female character :(

Mar 1, 2026·82h·5·Verified

Steam User 4241STEAMRecommended

Great game, it is worth playing through a couple of times even. I just wish it had achievements. I moved to on from console life and would love to re-earn them here. Not that they are required to enjoy the story. Just developed the same addiction to earning achievements that everyone else did at the time.

Mar 1, 2026·4h·Verified

Steam User 9796STEAMRecommended

For a game from 2009 it holds up pretty well. Graphics are a bit outdated which is to be expected but they're not off-putting enough to ruin the game, far from it! Can be challenging with party tactics and attack strategies but that has been one of the best aspects of the game to me thus far. Overall, highly enjoyable and very cool world.

Mar 1, 2026·47h·Verified

Steam User 4225STEAMRecommended

很多人都说阿历斯泰是耀祖，实际上如果你打了mod，和阿历斯泰恋爱（男主控）你会发现你什么好处都拿了，你才是真正的耀祖，我就说为什么没阿历斯泰南通路线，哈哈，你都拿了，阿历斯泰拿啥，最后剧情太搞笑了，要和莫丽甘OOO，嗯很诡异的是，我最开始攻略的就是莫丽甘，前妻正妻都是我的。这集很耀祖，这集全都拿

Mar 1, 2026·33h·Verified

Steam User 1231STEAMRecommended

Crash de 5 em 5 minutos. Precisei ficar fechando e abrindo de novo pra conseguir carregar um novo mapa. Tem bugs que impedem a gente de completar missão... eu sei que é um jogo de décadas atras, mas não precisava ser tão mal otimizado. Dito isso, 10/10, jogaria de novo. Um dos melhores rpgs já feitos. História complexa, mundo bem construído, personagens cativantes, mapas vivos. Tem um monte de coisa pra fazer e nada parece repetitivo ou cansativo demais.

Óbvio que por ser um rpg vai cansar e tem muito texto. Morri umas mil vezes em batalhas aleatórias e fiquei pensando por que que esse jogo de estratégia me deu mais trabalho que dark souls, mas não acho que isso é um defeito, faz o jogo ser mais desafiador. Você realmente precisa saber o que está fazendo, não apenas clicar em botões.

Mar 1, 2026·92h·Verified

Steam User 1740STEAMRecommended

Timeless classic for the RPG category. One of the best stories of any RPG. This game is enjoyable with a vanilla play or you could just uses glitches and get double of the best weapon in the game and poop on everything its your choice 9/10

Mar 1, 2026·7h·Verified

Steam User 6186STEAMNot recommended

If the only OS you have is Window 11 - forget about this game. It's not optimized there and crashes each few minutes. I heard about external soft which might help. But it's not from Windows or official studios so can't trust it.
In case of Windows 10 (where I played it) - it works a bit better (sometimes crashes once per day, sometimes each time you reach some milestone or/and load last Save). Load of not the last Save - might help a bit, but not always.

Previously I played this game about 15 years ago. On Win 7 - it was quite good.

What I noticed during last play on Win 10: Graphics is outdated, Scripts (in some places) are still buggy.
Several plot twists - are cool. Atmosphere - is cool too, reminded me my first walkthrough.

Final decision is up to you)

I don't recommend this game - only because of not optimized soft on nowadays OS versions - so new users might take a look on rates and read comments before buying the game.

Feb 28, 2026·151h·3·Verified

Steam User 0137STEAMRecommended

Графіка атмосферна. Бойова система тактична як у першому відьмакові. Світ темного фентезі продуманий до деталей, діалоги живі. Якщо любите глибокі RPG з виборами, наслідками та персонажами, яких не хочеться відпускати — беріть без роздумів.
10/10 темних пород.

Feb 28, 2026·124h·2·Verified

Steam User 0539STEAMRecommended

Back when the franchise had the perfect balance between dark and humor. I will gladly (and have many times) go through the hell that it takes to make this playable on modern devices <3

Feb 28, 2026·160h·Verified

Steam User 8769STEAMNot recommended

The game does work in 2026, but this is not the Ultimate Addition, This is the base game only, but the achievements work internally. If you are hoping for all the rest of the DLCs it is going to be difficult to obtain them, because Bioware no longer has a their servers to provide the download, this is a Steam preserved copy. i still love the game but I can not give it a thumbs up until the advertisement is changed.

Feb 28, 2026·90h·3·Verified

Steam User 9103STEAMRecommended

the best one in the entire saga, is a pity how failguard destroy Dragon Age.

Feb 28, 2026·3h·Verified

Steam User 2627STEAMRecommended

Es sin duda mi juego favorito por todo lo que no es el combate. Me encantan los origenes y como estos son totalmente distintos e influyen en la historia mas adelante, el lore y las decisiones tan importantes para el mundo que puedes tomar. El juego plantea dilemas complejos en ciertos casos. Los compañeros son muy buenos, en especial sten y morrigan. Parecen convivir entre ellos teniendo dialogos durante la aventura y el campamento es genial para poder interactuar con ellos, con escenas unicas en ocasiones. La historia principal esta muy bien con un rollo adulto grimdark muy guay y con mucho humor. La trama no es muy sorprendente pero es mediante las decisiones que tomas que la haces tuya. Los dlcs estan bien, el despertar que es una expansion de la historia principal y el de caza de brujas que es cortito pero interesante. El resto sinceramente sin mas. A mi personalmente me encanta el apartado artistico del juego aunque es feucho y se nota que no habia una direccion concreta, como ya vemos en las secuelas. El combate bueno... no es mi estilo de juego favorito la verdad, soy mas de juegos tipo souls por ejemplo, tampoco tengo entendido que sea especialmente bueno segun la gente que si le gusta este rollo. A mi este juego me hace click por muchas cosas la verdad y espero que la gente le de una oportunidad, aunque haya mas entregas se puede, y se deberia, jugar como un juego sin secuelas, total para lo que hicieron despues. Solo por los origenes y ver como estos influyen en la percepcion del resto de personajes y los dialogos e interacciones unicas, este juego me ha dado demasiadas horas

Feb 27, 2026·163h·1·Verified

Steam User 2245STEAMNot recommended

We're talking about one of the most famous and beautiful games of all time, an unrivaled masterpiece... which I would recommend with my eyes closed. So why is it not recommended? The game currently has obvious stability and performance issues on modern systems (Win 11, etc.), and even after applying the famous Laa patch and various mods, the problems persist and appear randomly throughout the game. It's shameful that the game is sold broken and, above all, that BioWare hasn't released an official patch for it. SHAME!
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Stiamo parlando di uno dei giochi più famosi e belli di sempre, un capolavoro inarrivabile... che consiglierei a occhi chiusi. Allora perchè è sconsigliato? Il gioco ad oggi su sistemi moderni (win 11 etc) ha evidenti problemi di stabilità e performance e anche se applicate la famosa Laa patch e mods varie i problemi rimangono e si presentano randomicamente nel corso della partita. E' vergognoso che il gioco sia venduto rotto e soprattutto che Bioware non rilasci una patch ufficiale apposita. VERGOGNA!

Feb 27, 2026·168h·Verified

Steam User 1527STEAMNot recommended

Crashes after making a new game and character. Useless waste of money. I expect a game that I purchase should work.

Feb 26, 2026·4·Verified

Steam User 2317STEAMRecommended

I love this game, it's absolute peak DnD to me and I've been in love ever since I was first introduced to it. It's amazing how older games feel so powerful even so long after release!

Feb 26, 2026·54h·Verified

Steam User 4941STEAMNot recommended

Not enjoyable to play. Probably best to watch a recap before the next installment instead of playing.

Feb 25, 2026·3h·1·Verified

Steam User 3319STEAMRecommended

Crashes constantes (mesmo com o 4gb patch LAA + reduzindo as texturas e gráficos para evitar vazamentos de memória), combate sucateado (diversas inconveniências que estragam a experiência, desde efeitos sonoros infernais até mecânicas que simplesmente não funcionam), limitações que jogos lançados 9 anos antes não tinham(por algum motivo esse jogo tem toggle run/walk mas não tem toggle highlights), e por fim, a necessidade de ativar as DLCs manualmente através dos arquivos locais do game... sem nenhum aviso. É claro que vários desses problemas podem ser corrigidos com mods, mas a comunidade de mods desse jogo não é tão ativa, então você vai ter que recorrer a mods cavernosos que podem fazer o seu game crashar mais do que ele já vai sem mod nenhum.

Mas nem tudo é um mar de fezes, a história é legalzinha, o que me pegou mesmo foi a ramificação de eventos/diálogos que é extensa, o jogo te dá a liberdade pra ser um paladino da justiça bondoso ou o anticristo (ou os dois), e seus companheiros vão reagir às suas escolhas, de acordo com o a própria bússola moral deles.

Dito isso, jogaço da porra.

Feb 25, 2026·133h·1·Verified

Steam User 4623STEAMRecommended

Dragon age is a classic example of 2000's era game design and is peak story telling and narative design.the reviews based on crashing is easily fixed by following 1 or 2 guids. defs worth it and is different enough each run to go agian.

Feb 25, 2026·111h·Verified

Steam User 2550STEAMRecommended

人类女贵族起源，主线加dlc全流程通关，老式crpg优秀作品，生软又一部巨作，剧情设计巅峰，人物塑造完美，后期有点通马桶，堆怪严重，但是没有开拓者多，瑕不掩瑜，每个角色起源代表不同线路、立场，有自己独特的支线，老资历用心之作，打了很多mod才能运行，最后，阿历斯泰我老公，蕾莉安娜我老婆靴靴，不能开后宫差评，做王后好评，永远忘记不了蕾莉安娜唱歌呜呜呜

Feb 25, 2026·75h·Verified

Steam User 3526STEAMRecommended

The beginning !
rich story in an old game setting

There is bugs... there is things that make no sense... youw ill look for hours for the dwarves kindome...

But you will understand the past of this serie and it's so.... wonderfull !

Your choice still mater ! but the game is quite linear. What ever you do you will end up at the end.

Still highly recommended !

(contain the 2 first game and the possibilité to keep the same charater !)

Feb 24, 2026·211h·Verified

Steam User 0827STEAMNot recommended

this game crashes every 5 to 10 minutes and nothing i do works to fix it. I paid for a broken game and need to figure out how to fix the issue or get my money back cause i feel steam scammed everyone with this

Feb 23, 2026·27h·4·Verified

Steam User 4584STEAMRecommended

Никогда не являлся фанатом игр подобного рода - тех, где нужно продумывать стратегию, тактику и прочие вещи. Однако именно к Драгон Ага у меня возникла какая-то неописуемая тяга. В ней присутствует то, что раньше меня отталкивало, а теперь, наоборот, притягивает.

Можно бесконечно говорить о том, насколько чудесна атмосфера этой игры. Здесь действительно ощущается тот самый вайб дарк фентези. Каждая локация имеет своё настроение, свою неповторимую и трудноописуемую красоту - хочется исследовать каждый уголок и читать буквально каждую записку, чтобы глубже погрузиться в лор.

Что касается лора, его я полюбил не меньше, чем все остальные аспекты игры. Яркие и отлично прописанные персонажи - у каждого свой характер, и это прекрасно чувствуется даже в диалогах между сопартийцами. Алистер постоянно подкалывает Морриган, а та, подобно злой ведьме, пугает его своими порчами; или же Огрен, который не прочь кинуть палку даже в сторону уже немолодой магички. Немалую роль в погружении играет и одновременно прекрасная и ужасная русская локализация, над которой будут прикалываться ещё долгие годы из-за её кривизны и многочисленных косяков - но именно этим она и стала по-своему легендарной.

Не менее интересен и сам геймплей. Разнообразия билдов здесь более чем достаточно: даже игра за человека-воина со временем перестаёт быть скучной, когда открываются подклассы, появляются редкие предметы экипировки - как для себя, так и для всей партии. Можно выбрать и другую расу для персонажа (Dragon Age 2 привет :/ ).

Проведя в игре 118 часов, я остался крайне доволен этим экспириенсом. Я уверен, что вернусь к ней ещё не раз. Сейчас я прохожу следующие части серии, и становится немного грустно, потому что в дальнейшем разработчикам так и не удалось повторить тот самый успех, атмосферу и магию, которые подарила эта игра.

Feb 23, 2026·118h·Verified

Steam User 8329STEAMRecommended

尽管游戏老画面差，操作不舒服，尽管堆怪严重，必做的主线圣灰任务和矮人任务地图走几步就一群怪，还有恶心的血法师大范围各种元素伤害，搭配压力牢笼这类让人原地立正的恶心控制，直接暴毙团灭，但剧情和角色塑造就是有能让人玩下去的欲望

Feb 23, 2026·59h·Verified

Steam User 0712STEAMRecommended

Bestes RPG seiner Zeit? - Bestes RPG seiner Zeit! Ich bin mit Dragon Age Inquisition gestartet, finde aber Origins nochmal anders und mehr fesselnd, bin ich komplett drauf hängen geblieben und hat meine Liebe zum DA-Universum noch mehr gefestigt. :D
Kann man auch heute noch durchsuchten - klar, die Grafik ist veraltet, aber das Gameplay und Storytelling ist immer noch erste Sahne - wenn nicht sogar deutlich besser, als bei aktuellen Titeln.

Feb 23, 2026·183h·Verified

Steam User 4183STEAMRecommended

Несколько устаревшая, но все же классическая рпг, у игры безусловно есть недочеты, но для меня они незначительны

Feb 22, 2026·80h·Verified

Steam User 8232STEAMRecommended

Ja, was soll ich da denn sagen? Das Spiel hat seit Tag 1 Legendenstatus.
Wer Strategie, gute Story und freie Entscheidungen mit entsprechenden Konsequenzen liebt, wird kaum ein besseres Spiel finden.

Dragon Age Origins (nicht die Nachfolger!) gehört für mich mit Gothic 1 und 2 zu den besten Spielen, die jemals kreiert wurden.

Feb 22, 2026·57h·Verified

Steam User 0975STEAMRecommended

One of the greatest games of all time. I understand why people are not recommending this right now, it's practically unplayable on the new systems, and yet it's so worth it to find a way to play it. Whether that's slogging through the crashes or finding mods to help fix it, know it's very very much worth it. As of this comment I have 148.8 hrs on this game and almost all of that is entirely from one run. I started a run so many years ago and lost that save, so I was frustrated and that made me wait a few years before trying it again. That run went so long that, despite it being a fantastic, stupendous, amazing game, I needed to take a break from it before coming back to do my next run through. Only to find it crashes all the time now.

This is all to say that this game is amazing and worth all the effort it takes to make it work. I'm currently looking into getting it working for myself because I found myself craving more fantastic worldbuilding, storytelling, characters, like this game has. You can tell the devs cared. Even better, you can tell that they had fun. that they had PASSION. That they wanted to make this good and fun and make your choices matter SO MUCH because they wanted to make something GOOD. And they did. Oh they did. This is one of those games that you discover and it blows your mind, takes your breathe away, you'll never be the same after playing it. I greatly admire the devs that made this. We need more people like them. Ones that care. So yes, despite how broken it is now that it's not all that compatible with modern systems, I am recommending it. Because there are work arounds and this game, of all the games out there, deserves it.

Feb 22, 2026·149h·Verified

Steam User 4191STEAMNot recommended

I loved this game when I had it on Playstation years ago, but never finished it because my console was stolen. At first I had IMMENSE fun replaying the start of the game, but it started crashing CONSTANTLY after the first part, which has made the game completely unplayable. I have lowered settings, repaired, uninstalled, etc, nothing fixes it. I even redownloaded it after I forgot about the issues I had, only to be sorely reminded after a couple years why I deleted it off my computer to begin with. Amazing game, absolutely trash PC port that crashes on a gaming PC I purchased just last year. Sad and dissappiointing, but could be great if the game just got a proper optimization patch.

Feb 22, 2026·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 0682STEAMNot recommended

Usually I do not write reviews, but I am so dissapointed with this game. I've had it - and I'm sick of it. It just simply does not work. Constant crashes, and now it doesn't even go past the launcher. Tried everything. Why put up a product for sale when it's full of bugs, and not optimized for modern PC's? It should work right from the get-go. It's not my job to do mental gymnastics/acrobatics and download "fixes" from shady forums and then tinker with the options.

So the review is negative, but the game itself is a truly - a gem. Story, visuals, music, atmosphere. It's just sad to see a cash grab for a product that does not work.

*now I know that on other platforms DA:O is sold repaired and fixed. sigh.

Feb 21, 2026·12h·6·Verified

Steam User 1338STEAMRecommended

The best dragon age, the rest of the trash is EA's fault. just get worse from here.

Feb 21, 2026·5h·Verified

Steam User 7928STEAMNot recommended

I have heard it's a great game. But it keeps on crashing after the introduction.

Feb 21, 2026·8h·2·Verified

Steam User 2868STEAMRecommended

Has some of the best companions of all time. My two favourites being Morrigan and Shale.

What a masterpiece. A prime example of great storytelling.

Feb 21, 2026·59h·2·Verified

Steam User 7731STEAMNot recommended

Awsome game but alas it will not stay running and bugs out every few minutes

Feb 20, 2026·9h·4·Verified

Steam User 4040STEAMRecommended

好玩，虽然画面没那么精致，但是该有的都有了，正反馈给得很足，让人忘记已经是个快20年前的游戏。好喜欢温妮和泽弗兰，简直是妈妈和小狐狸，两个人的互动也特别有意思。不知道为什么，Z虽然是轻浮役但是恋爱线完全没有让人不安，虽然满嘴跑火车，该好好说话的时候一点也没含糊呢。
如果我不是女的话，游戏体验大概会更好一点.....深刻了解到之前游戏厂商丝毫不考虑女性玩家死活的做法了，玩个女精灵在新手村已然被侮辱10086次，后期也没有变好，主打一个如影随形，一条狗上来都要踹一脚女精灵。[spoiler] 相比之下阿历就很像耀祖，什么好事都轮到他，但是毫无担当可言论 [/spoiler][spoiler] 而且大决战防止死人的方法竟然是两个可攻略队友来一发，生个孩子，甚至还给我看动画。我的天老奶，干什么啊！[/spoiler]
每个疯角色，坏角色，蠢角色都是女性，单薄的工具人。反观男性，都是有苦衷的无敌父权大家长，俺不中嘞，俺不行嘞！
摘掉脑子还是很爽的。

Feb 20, 2026·28h·Verified

Steam User 2035STEAMNot recommended

DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF G4RB4G3, THIS FING GAME DOES NOT WORK AND CRASHS EVERY 5 MINUTES, THE FIX AND PATCHES THEY HAVE DOESNT WORK, WASTE OF MONEY.

Feb 20, 2026·4h·2·Verified

Steam User 9892STEAMRecommended

剧情很有意思，只是经常要二选一，守邪人扮演体感不太好。以及战斗也太堆怪了吧！打法也超级公式化，，，我经常玩着玩着就抱起手机躺一会缓口气。。。。

Feb 20, 2026·58h·Verified

Steam User 1170STEAMNot recommended

Disregard my played hours, i have completed the game and its expansion elsewhere.

Want the short version of the opinion of a gamer with more than 3 decades of hardcore gaming experience and who grew up with the original Baldur's Gate? Skip this. No reason to play it. Yes it goes regularly on a very low sale but even then, your time is more valueable than this.

This game was mediocre even at the time of the release. Console kids back then praised it a lot because they knew no better. This game was badly designed in all aspects and only wowed people back then because of production values and cinematic feeling. Remember, back in the early PS3 days console kids weren't exactly spoiled by choice, the only experience they had was with childish and mediocre jrpgs....

Why this game is bad? First, the combat system is extremely bad and tedious. The game has an identity crisis: It wants to be console-friendly and have a low barrier of entry for the masses, but at the same time wants to pretend to be tactical and close to Baldur's Gate. It failed on both accounts, creating a monstrocity that is neither action or tactical, just boring and tedious and a waste of time.

Second, the story: It is a mediocre generic Lord of the Rings copycat. Honestly, you couldn't get more vanilla and boring high fantasy than this. And the characters are mostly mediocre as well, with few exceptions like Morrigan. You are not losing much if you do not play this.

Seriously, this was a 8/10 game for 2009 standards but for some reason it has earned a very undeserved reputation. It is not even the best Dragon Age game (that honor goes to II).

Feb 20, 2026·1h·Verified

Steam User 4355STEAMRecommended

DAO fans be like: "Origins is a masterpiece. It’s the only game in the series that you should play."
Also DAO fans: "Can't imagine myself playing wthout installing ''Skip the Fade,' 'Skip Ostagar,' and 'Skip the Deep Roads' because those parts totally suck! Actually, the Brecilian Forest is a slog too, graphics are dated, game is buggy as hell, and combat is boring. But yeah... best game of all time."

It's still good. Combat is actually fun, but sometimes I wonder if people who praise this game so damn much ever played it.

Feb 19, 2026·440h·32·Verified

Steam User 7339STEAMRecommended

I first played Dragon Age Origins when I was probably too young to fully understand it. The opening cutscenes and early story moments stayed with me anyway. They imprinted themselves somewhere deep. Revisiting it as an adult, I finally experienced the game the way it was meant to be played, and I loved it.

Even today, the storytelling rivals modern RPGs in the genre. The dwarven city arc stands out as a highlight. The politics, moral tension, and weight behind your decisions feel substantial. Alistair is easily my favorite companion. He is funny without being obnoxious and sincere without feeling forced. His dialogue feels human in a way many modern RPG characters struggle to achieve.

The choices feel meaningful. They are not perfect, and I do wish their consequences echoed more dramatically across later parts of the story, but for its time the system was impressive and it still holds up.

Combat is not incredible, but it works. Coming from first person RPGs like Skyrim, the tactical style took some adjustment. Once it clicked, it became enjoyable. Rogue was my favorite class. I do wish the leveling system offered more depth and build variety.

The tone is one of the game’s biggest strengths. It is dark, grounded, and mature, with light touches of comedy that enhance immersion rather than break it. The early quests with Duncan are unforgettable, especially on a first blind playthrough when you do not yet know where the story is heading.

There are flaws. Travel can feel awkward, and some random battle placements on the world map feel disconnected from the narrative. In 2026 I would absolutely recommend modding. The modding scene is strong, and a few quality of life and personalization mods go a long way.

This game is part of what pushed me toward Baldur’s Gate 3. If you loved BG3, you should experience where a lot of that DNA was refined.

It is not perfect. But it is special. I only wish there was more of it.

Feb 18, 2026·102h·Verified

Steam User 6966STEAMRecommended

喜欢上了一个马上完蛋的公司的一个已经完蛋的系列，让我想起小时候第一次看迈克尔杰克逊演唱会的盗版碟，越是兴奋就越是遗憾

Feb 18, 2026·30h·Verified

Steam User 3590STEAMRecommended

Probably the best BioWare game I've played. I installed a few quality of life and bug fix mods, and it was an excellent experience. BioWare used to be the kings of RPGs, and this game is evidence of that. The story is amazing, the lore and history of Thedas is very well-written and is masterfully tied to the world state in-game and the different races and the politics going on between the different regions and races, the companions are some of BioWare's absolute best, the choices actually mean something and affect the story and world state in meaningful ways, and the gameplay, while it is a bit janky, is very good, with a lot of build variety and min-max potential. I loved my time with this game, and I'm so excited to jump into the post-game DLCs.

I wish this game would get a remaster though cuz it has some issues, like pretty bad memory leak issues that require restarting the game every 20 minutes during the late-game due to causing constant severe stuttering and minute long load times, a few issues with textures being blurry or flickering, and bugs that can't be fixed by mods like the legs of characters disappearing if they wear the leg armor of the Templar set without the chestplate from the same set, but I have a feeling that won't happen cuz EA probably won't invest in anything Dragon Age related after The Veilguard was declared a flop due to not having live-service elements (their words, not mine.)

Still, the game is very much worth playing through even with its issues, it is a genuinely great game, and mods like Qwinn's Ultimate DAO Fixpack and Dain's Fixes are easy to install and improve the experience by fixing a lot of the issues the game has without changing the overall game mechanics or vanilla content in any way that wasn't intended (well, Dain's Fixes have some files that change some mechanics a little, but it's a fully customizable mod so you don't need to install them for the fixes and QOL elements to work.)

Regardless of the performance issues, this is the best game I've played in like a year. As stated, I loved my time with it, and I will definitely return to it for more playthroughs after playing the other games. I give it a 10/10.

Side note: My Steam playtime is inaccurate cuz Steam doesn't consider the game as running if you apply the 4GB patch (which is basically required for the game not to crash all the time) and the 17 hours listed are from a mix of a previous unmodded and unfinished playthrough and idling in the launcher. The in-game timer is at 50 hours on my finished save file of the base game.

Edit after playing all the DLCs (apart from The Darkspawn Chronicles, I'm saving that for another playthrough):

The Stone Prisoner: The new companion and the equipment you get are all pretty good (in the early game in terms of equipment, Shale is good throughout the entire game), but the storyline was a little basic, it was a little short, and I think it shouldn't have been DLC in the first place. Overall: 6/10

Warden's Keep: This was my favorite base game DLC and second favorite DLC overall. The storyline was really cool, and getting to learn more about the history of the Grey Wardens in Ferelden was also really cool. And you get some fantastic equipment throughout the DLC and the possibility of some really good rewards at the end, like one of the best swords in the game (according to me anyway lol) if you got an ore from a random map encounter. Still a bit short, but it's a solid DLC. Overall: 8/10

Return To Ostagar: This *really* shouldn't have been DLC. It gives closure on the events of "Act 1" as I like to call it that you straight up just don't get in the base game. Sure, the dialogue is good if you take characters who were at Ostagar with you, and the rewards are amazing, but I really don't agree with releasing it as DLC. It also basically had no story, and is very short and a little boring, despite the awesome equipment you get and the feeling of returning to Ostagar. Overall: 4/10, and the equipment, random dialogue, and getting closure are pretty much the only reasons it didn't get a 2 from me lmao.

Leliana's Song: This was alright. Nothing really good, and the third weakest DLC overall, but I like Leliana, and seeing her backstory was prety cool. It was a little unnecessary, but it added some depth at least. And if you play it before Awakening, you get a small sneak peek at some Awakening locations, so that's cool. And you get an excellent reward for completing the side quest about collecting material that I used until like the end of Awakening, really good rogue armor. Overall: 6/10. Fun, but not essential.

Awakening: This is the best DLC in the game, and it's not even close tbh. And it's not really that surprising as it's by far the most expansive. An entire new 10-20 hour sequel campaign with new locations, enemies, companions, and a really damn good story. The added lore in Awakening is also, like the base game, really well written and it adds a lot to the experience. The new companions are also really cool, I wish you could interact with them more though. You also get what might be the coolest armor set in the entire game, the Sentinel set. Love it. The new skills and specializations added a lot of extra depth to builds and the combat as well, just really good overall.

The only thing I don't like about Awakening is that the dialogue after the attack on Vigil's Keep before you head out to the land around the keep was a little slow and weirdly written, and the ending kinda sucked. Everything up to the final boss was so sick, I had to make some genuinely hard choices, the combat encounters were tense, and I was looking forwards to the showdown with the final boss. The fight itself, however, was awful imo. It could have been cool with a different combat system, but I genuinely don't know what they were thinking making it tentacle and childer HELL. And no melee characters stood a chance against the boss itself cuz it just slaps them away and cancels their action, even with a high physical resistance stat and fully level combat expertise perks. Just poorly designed and unfun to me. Maybe I didn't build my characters well enough or something, I don't know. And after the fight you get a 10 second cutscene killing the boss and walking away, and it just cuts to a slideshow with ominous music playing in the background. No fanfare, no epilogue, no real sense of finality, just "Okay, you're done now." Really disappointing ending to an otherwise fantastic DLC. I'd still give it a 9/10, I loved my time with it, but it could've been a 10/10 if it wasn't for that ending.

Golems Of Amgarrak: This is the only DLC I didn't finish because it was just too hard, even on normal. I probably had a bad build, so I got demolished by basically everything after entering Amgarrak. And after looking at a playthrough of it, it seems like I didn't miss much aside from a really cool looking boss. Can't really rate it as I didn't play it enough. I'd probably rate it pretty low if I did though, one of the combat encounters is 4 Arcane Horrors and a Revenant, and like, who wants that lol. A lot of it looked like spamming tough enemies together for the hell of it to me.

Witch Hunt: This one was pretty good. Fun dungeons, some good banter with the new companions, the Lights of Arlathan quest was really fun, and the final area had a really cool boss fight. The end dialogue was nice too since I befriended Morrigan in the base game. I didn't like the ending though, like Awakening it felt a bit too abrupt with little to no real closure aside from confronting Morrigan, which can apparently end in one of 4 ways, that's kinda cool. Not really a lot to speak about though, I found it to be a bit disappointing as an epilogue to the entire game, but it was good for what it was. Overall: 7/10

Feb 18, 2026·17h·Verified

Steam User 3241STEAMRecommended

Dragon Age: Origins — Ainda é um dos melhores RPGs já feitos? (Spoiler: sim.)

Se você gosta de RPG raiz, Dragon Age: Origins não é apenas recomendado — é obrigatório. Aqui você assume o papel de um recém-formado Guardião Cinzento tentando impedir o Flagelo, uma ameaça que parece uma verdadeira guerra entre o inferno e todas as raças do mundo. A premissa é clássica, mas a execução é o que transforma o jogo em algo especial.

A gameplay é estratégica, mais lenta e até “travada” para padrões atuais, além de ser desafiadora. Não é um jogo que segura sua mão. Se quiser sofrer menos, jogar de mago facilita bastante graças ao controle de grupo. Os gráficos são claramente datados, mas depois de algumas horas você simplesmente para de notar — porque o verdadeiro destaque está nos personagens e nos diálogos. As interações entre companheiros ainda hoje são melhores que muitos RPGs modernos.

O começo é absurdamente épico, o meio da campanha perde um pouco o ritmo e pode cansar, mas o final compensa totalmente, entregando decisões e consequências memoráveis.

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Awakening
Mais do que uma DLC, é praticamente uma continuação. Expande tudo que o jogo base faz bem: novas habilidades, builds mais interessantes e uma história que prende do início ao fim. Com cerca de 15–20 horas, é essencial para quem quer a experiência completa.

Golems of Amgarrak
Curta, focada em dungeon e com pouca ligação narrativa. Porém, prepare-se: a dificuldade aqui é EXTREMA. Provavelmente o conteúdo mais difícil de todo o jogo. Recomendo fortemente ir de mago. Dura cerca de 2 horas.

Witch Hunt
Um verdadeiro epílogo. Curta, direta e muito importante para fechar a jornada do seu personagem. Boa história e ótimo clima de encerramento. Aproximadamente 1 hora de duração.

Leliana’s Song
Uma ótima surpresa. Mostra o passado da Leliana e melhora muito a personagem na campanha principal. Curta, divertida e vale totalmente a pena.

The Darkspawn Chronicles
Um “e se…” onde você joga pelo lado da Prole das Trevas. Não é canônico e funciona mais como fan service. Opcional, mas curioso.

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Veredito final
Dragon Age: Origins envelheceu na parte técnica, mas continua gigante onde realmente importa: narrativa, escolhas e personagens. Poucos RPGs fazem você sentir que suas decisões realmente importam como aqui.

Se você nunca jogou, jogue.
Se já jogou, provavelmente sabe exatamente por quê ele ainda é lembrado.

OBSERVAÇÃO: pesar de excelente, o jogo NÃO roda em computadores atuais sem alguns ajustes. É altamente recomendado instalar o patch/mod que simula o uso de 4GB de RAM, pois isso reduz travamentos e crashes, principalmente em áreas mais pesadas e durante batalhas grandes.
Também vale a pena conferir os mods disponíveis aqui na própria Steam, onde a comunidade disponibiliza correções de bugs, melhorias de estabilidade e pequenos ajustes de qualidade de vida que deixam a experiência muito mais fluida.

Feb 18, 2026·127h·5·Verified

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