Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the latest spin-off of Bioware’s Dragon Age games. You can read everything about the release, release date, gameplay and companions of the action RPG here.
What is Dragon Age: The Veilguard? The game comes from the game developer Bioware. It is the fourth part of the main series after Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition. The game was originally known as Dragon Age: Dreadwolf.
During the Summer Games Fest 2024, the game was announced with a new trailer as Dragon Age: The Veilguard for a release in the same year:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard introduces your companions in the trailer
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Release, release date and platforms
When will Dragon Age: The Veilguard be released? The release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is scheduled for fall 2024. A specific date is currently not known.
In August 2024, a post briefly appeared on X.com, indicating a release at the end of October. You can read more about the rumor from our colleagues at GameStar and GamePro.
On which platforms will the game be released? Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be playable on PC via Steam and Epic, as well as on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
From what age is the game suitable? Dragon Age: The Veilguard currently has no age rating.
What editions will Dragon Age: The Veilguard be released in? At the moment, the game can only be wishlisted in a standard version for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in the respective digital stores. It is not known whether there will be Collector’s Editions.
Is there a demo for the game? There is currently no publicly available demo for Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
What engine is the game based on? The engine of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Frostbite by DICE.
Will Dragon Age: The Veilguard be on GamePass? There is currently no concrete information as to whether and when the game will be available in Xbox GamePass.
Here you can see the first gameplay:
Dragon Age: The Veilguard shows 20 minutes of gameplay of the new fantasy adventure
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Everything about the story, companions and factions
What is Dragon Age: The Veilguard about? The game’s world, Thedas, is shaken by the return of two corrupt gods. You take on the role of the character Rook, whom you can customize as you wish and assign to one of three classes.
To prevent the gods from destroying the world, you recruit seven fighters for the so-called Veilguard.
Which classes can you play? In Dragon Age: The Veilguard you can choose from three different classes:
Which companions are there in the game? In total, you can recruit seven companions in Dragon Age: The Veilguard:
You can read everything about recruitment and details about companions in our dedicated guide:
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What kind of factions are there? In the world of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, there are six different factions that influence the player character’s backstory:
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Everything about multiplayer and co-op
Does the game have multiplayer? Dragon Age: The Veilguard will not have multiplayer. According to Bioware, there was a time during development when a multiplayer aspect was planned, but this was scrapped because it would not have allowed Bioware to return to its roots.
Is there co-op in Dragon Age: The Veilguard? It is currently unknown whether there will be a co-op mode in the game. However, since the multiplayer mode was scrapped, there will probably not be any multiplayer elements such as a co-op mode.
It’s probably still a few months until the game is released. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is a big Dragon Age fan. He is quite positive about Dragon Age: The Veilguard: For 10 years I was worried about the next part of my favorite role-playing game – now it looks better than hoped