Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Origins is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise. Set in the fictional kingdom of Ferelden during a period of civil strife, the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, mage, or rogue coming from an elven, human, or dwarven background. The player character is recruited into the Grey Wardens, an ancient order that stands against monstrous forces known as "Darkspawn", and is tasked with defeating the Archdemon that commands them and ending their invasion. The game is played from a third-person perspective that can be shifted to a top-down perspective. Throughout the game, players encounter various companions, who play major roles in the game's plot and gameplay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2009
- Developer
- Not recorded
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 3 November 2009 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Not recorded |
| Publisher | Electronic Arts |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q735926, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Dragon Age: Origins? How long to beat it
Total play time for Dragon Age: Origins is about 87.7 hours to do everything, and around 40.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 40.2h | 499 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 58h | 1,042 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 87.7h | 272 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Dragon Age: Origins sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Dragon Age: Origins lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 73ahead of 26% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 57ahead of 94% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Dragon Age: Origins
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Common questions about Dragon Age: Origins
What platforms is Dragon Age: Origins on?
Dragon Age: Origins is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. It first released in 2009.
How long does it take to beat Dragon Age: Origins?
about 40.2 hours for the main story, 58 hours with the main extras, 87.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.