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Dragon Age: Origins

2009 · BioWare

Shape a party and an alliance through tactical encounters, origin stories and difficult political choices.

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GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score92
Hidden Gem85
Revival Potential82

GAME DNA

experience
Role immersion · Strategic planning · Player agency · Companion journey
genre
RPG
mood
Epic · Thoughtful
gameplay
Role Playing · Character Building · Exploration
difficulty
Medium
era
2000s
pacing
Slow
perspective
Third-person · Isometric
structure
Hub-based

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EpicThoughtfulRole PlayingCharacter BuildingExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Shape a party and an alliance through tactical encounters, origin stories and difficult political choices.

Shape a party and an alliance through tactical encounters, origin stories and difficult political choices.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2009. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2009
Developer
BioWare
Publisher
Electronic Arts

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2000

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VERY STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Companion journey · Role immersion · Strategic planning77% distinctive overlap · 60.8 / 79.0 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Hub-based100% distinctive overlap · 29.8 / 29.8 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Isometric68% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 11.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

2004

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STRONG MATCH

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WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Epic / Thoughtful mood; Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches) and Role immersion experiences (inhabiting and developing a character within a world); RPG genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Player agency · Role immersion37% distinctive overlap · 25.9 / 70.4 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Hub-based100% distinctive overlap · 29.8 / 29.8 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person23% distinctive overlap · 2.0 / 8.7 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

1997

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75% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Strategic planning · Player agency · Epic · Thoughtful · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Strategic planning experiences (weighing resources and planning consequential decisions) and Player agency experiences (shaping outcomes through consequential choices or approaches); Epic / Thoughtful mood; RPG genre.

A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Player agency · Role immersion · Strategic planning74% distinctive overlap · 56.9 / 77.3 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 27.7 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Isometric68% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 11.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

1998

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74% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Strategic planning · Role immersion · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Epic / Thoughtful mood; Strategic planning experiences (weighing resources and planning consequential decisions) and Role immersion experiences (inhabiting and developing a character within a world); RPG genre.

A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Role immersion · Strategic planning43% distinctive overlap · 32.0 / 74.2 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Hub-based100% distinctive overlap · 29.8 / 29.8 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 12.1 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points

2007

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STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Companion journey · Player agency · RPG

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

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A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Companion journey · Player agency42% distinctive overlap · 31.1 / 73.7 points
  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
  • genre: RPG100% distinctive overlap · 19.5 / 19.5 points
  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Hub-based100% distinctive overlap · 29.8 / 29.8 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 11.1 points
  • perspective: Third-person32% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 8.4 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2000s100% distinctive overlap · 3.6 / 3.6 points

1999

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STRONG MATCH

Epic · Thoughtful · Player agency · Role immersion · RPG

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  • mood: Epic · Thoughtful100% distinctive overlap · 47.3 / 47.3 points
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  • gameplay: Character Building · Exploration · Role Playing100% distinctive overlap · 21.7 / 21.7 points
  • structure: Hub-based100% distinctive overlap · 29.8 / 29.8 points
  • pacing: Slow100% distinctive overlap · 10.1 / 10.1 points
  • perspective: Isometric68% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 11.9 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.0 points