Dragon Age: Origins takes about 40 hours for the main story, according to a HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal; side quests and completionist play take longer. EA currently lists the game for Windows through the EA app and Steam, and for Xbox. To carry choices into Dragon Age: Inquisition, use a Dragon Age Keep world state rather than importing an Origins save file directly.
How long does Dragon Age: Origins take to finish?
HowLongToBeat estimates displayed by IsThereAnyDeal put the base game’s main story at 40 hours, a main-story-plus-side-content run at 58 hours, and completionist play at 88 hours. These are community estimates, not official EA timings or a guaranteed finish time; your pace and what you count as complete will affect the result.
| Edition | Main story | Main story plus sides | Completionist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base game | 40 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 | 58 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 | 88 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 |
| Ultimate Edition | 49 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 | 71 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 | 105 hours, HowLongToBeat estimate displayed by IsThereAnyDeal, accessed 2026 |
The Ultimate Edition figures cover a larger package, not a controlled comparison of the same playthrough: Steam says the edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, the Awakening expansion, and nine content packs.
What platforms can you play it on?
EA’s current product listing names Windows through the EA app and Steam, as well as Xbox. The Microsoft Store page lists Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Cloud Gaming as play options. These are the platforms shown on the cited storefronts; availability and service support can change, so check the relevant store for your region before buying.
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The Steam Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition bundles the base game, Awakening, and all nine content packs. On Xbox, Awakening and other add-ons appear separately in the store. If you want the expansion and content packs, compare the edition contents on your chosen storefront rather than assuming every listing includes them.
EA’s product page says an EA Account, registration with the enclosed serial code, and an internet connection are required to play and access online features and services. It also warns that EA may retire online features after notice. That storefront caveat does not confirm which particular legacy online features are currently operating.
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Can you carry your Origins choices into Dragon Age: Inquisition?
Yes, through a Dragon Age Keep world state. The Inquisition manual describes customizing choices from earlier games in Keep and importing the resulting world state when starting a new game. It explicitly says Inquisition does not read previous games’ save files directly.
- Sign in to Keep using the account associated with Inquisition, as described in the manual.
- Create or customize a world state, including the choices you want reflected from Origins.
- At the start of a new Inquisition game, import that world state. If you do not create one, the manual says you can use the default starting history.
BioWare’s 2013 announcement described Keep as a way to reconstruct a world state, including when an earlier save had been lost or corrupted. That historical explanation and the manual document how the system was intended to work, but do not establish whether Keep is currently operational. Check the service before relying on it for a new playthrough.
Does this answer how to import a save into Dragon Age II?
No. The documented process above is for carrying choices into Inquisition through a world state; it is not a universal local-save transfer method for Dragon Age II. The sources here do not establish a current method for moving an Origins save into every version or platform of Dragon Age II.
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