Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition

Single-player fantasy action RPG shaped by choices and companions

BioWare · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jun 4, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 7,707
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 99 in 30 days
Playing now: 92; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition?

A third-person, single-player fantasy action RPG set mainly in Kirkwall. As Hawke, a refugee from Ferelden, you fight alongside three companions, choose dialogue responses, manage relationships, and make decisions across a story spanning a decade; combat can play in real time or pause for individual orders.

For you if...

+you value character-driven stories and party banter
+you prefer fast combat with optional tactical pauses
+you want dialogue choices that shape companion relationships

Not for you if...

−you expect varied environments throughout every quest
−you dislike repetitive fights built around enemy waves
−you want multiplayer or cooperative play

What players say

81% of 7,707 reviews are positive · 77% of 99 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the companion writing, party banter, personal story, and faster combat. Common gameplay complaints cite heavily reused environments and repetitive enemy waves, while recent players also report crashes, EA launcher and account problems, and DLC that fails to unlock.

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Dragon Age II: Ultimate Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater; AMD Athlon 64 X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8 GHz or greater
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB; NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB cards
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

OS: Windows Vista with SP3, SP2 or windows 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Processor or equivalent; AMD Phenom II X3 Triple core 2.8 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater; NVIDIA 8800 GTS 512 MB or greater
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: EA on-line activation and Origin client software installation and background use required.
Third-party account: EA Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Trading cards
Age rating: 17+