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Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

You are Hawke, a refugee seeking to escape the darkspawn-plagued land of Ferelden and become Champion of Kirkwall. Rise to power and fight epic battles while making decisions that determine the course of civilization.

What works

  • Strong character-driven story
  • Memorable companions and relationships
  • Fast-paced and engaging combat
  • Meaningful player choices
  • Complete edition with all dlc

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive environments and reused maps
  • Limited exploration and world variety
  • Some technical issues and crashes
  • Lack of tactical camera and limited customization
  • Forced use of ea app/origin launcher

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mass Effect 2 (2010) Edition

  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™

  • Fate/Samurai Remnant

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

  • Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

More exploratory

Games that feels like Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • Divinity II: Developer's Cut

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • ELEX II

  • DARK SOULS™ III

Less intimate

Games that feels like Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition but with less focus on close relationships

  • Legacy of Kain: Defiance (2003)

  • Game of Thrones

  • Of Orcs And Men

  • Ryse: Son of Rome

  • DYNASTY WARRIORS 7: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition

  • FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

  • STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™

  • Jade Empire™: Special Edition

  • Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

  • Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition

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Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026